VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX (VLO) Open Interest

VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX (VLO) has 57,045 call contracts and 45,991 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.81. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where VLO positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Jul 10, 2026, 8:00 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$281.50
52-week range
$131.79 – $284.10
ATM IV (30d)
38.6%
IV rank
32 / 100
Low
Expected move
±$21.30 (±7.6%)
Put/call OI
0.81
Max pain
$230
↓ 18.3% below close
Next earnings
Jul 27, 2026

VLO Open Interest by Strike

02.2K4.5K6.7KSpotMax painCall wallPut wall215230245257.50270282.50295320

VLO open interest by strike, all expirations combined — calls in green, puts in red.

Total call open interest57,045
Total put open interest45,991
Put/call OI ratio0.81
Open interest rank (31 day)64 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$300
Put wall (largest put OI)$220
Top volume strike$290
Volume / OI ratio0.42

VLO Open Interest Trend

30.8K45.1K59.3K73.6K87.9KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Jul '26

VLO total call vs. put open interest, past year.

0.530.771.011.251.49Feb '26May '26Jul '26

VLO put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.81 means calls and puts are outstanding in roughly typical proportions. In total, 57,045 call contracts and 45,991 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has fallen from 1.26 in Feb '26 to 0.81 today.

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VLO Options FAQ

What is VLO's put/call ratio?

VLO's put/call open interest ratio is 0.81 as of Jul 10, 2026, with 45,991 put contracts and 57,045 call contracts outstanding.

Which VLO strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Jul 10, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $300 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $220 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is VLO open interest unusually high right now?

VLO's total open interest ranks 64 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Jul 10, 2026 — in the middle of its recent range.

Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.

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