Valero Energy (VLO) Options Chain

NYSE: VLOEnergyIntegrated oil CompaniesUSD

433.75-10.05 (-2.26%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Expiration date

Expiration: Oct 16, 2026
Days to expiration: 5
Share price: $433.75
Put/call ratio (OI): 2.27
Put/call ratio (volume): 2.25
ATM implied volatility: 51.6%
Expected move: ±$26.22
Open interest (C / P): 10.08K / 22.92K

VLO options summary

The VLO options chain for the October 16, 2026 expiration lists 64 call and 62 put contracts, with 5 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 10,080 calls and 22,920 puts, a put/call ratio of 2.27, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $432.50 strike is 51.6%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$26.22 (6.0%) in Valero Energy stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $520.00 call (1.15K contracts) and the $300.00 put (5.80K contracts).

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

VLO options chain · October 16, 2026

VLO calls and puts by strike price. Shaded cells are in the money.
Calls							Puts
OI	Vol	IV	Last	Bid	Ask	Strike	Bid	Ask	Last	IV	Vol	OI
13	2	319.6%	224.60	231.60	235.10	200.00	0.00	0.40	0.13	244.3%	1	2
4	2	305.2%	210.00	221.70	225.20	210.00	0.00	2.15	0.05	290.1%	8	3
6	1	276.5%	171.70	211.70	214.90	220.00	0.00	2.15	0.05	273.4%	9	8
2	1	264.0%	157.40	201.70	205.00	230.00	0.00	2.15	0.05	257.4%	—	2
6	4	254.9%	204.01	191.70	195.20	240.00	0.00	0.45	0.05	193.4%	9	212
6	2	233.2%	193.76	181.70	185.00	250.00	0.00	0.10	0.03	153.9%	3	129
4	1	224.6%	183.90	171.70	175.20	260.00	0.00	2.15	0.66	212.9%	2	64
6	1	204.6%	173.95	161.80	165.00	270.00	0.00	2.15	0.03	199.2%	3	50
9	1	193.7%	163.65	151.70	155.10	280.00	0.00	2.15	0.70	185.9%	4	184
3	1	177.8%	140.75	141.70	145.00	290.00	0.00	2.15	0.35	172.9%	2	798
18	1	164.9%	143.11	131.70	135.00	300.00	0.00	0.70	0.05	133.9%	17	5,802
13	1	157.0%	134.90	121.70	125.20	310.00	0.00	2.15	0.01	148.2%	2	169
27	2	148.4%	124.80	111.60	115.40	320.00	0.00	0.05	0.01	82.8%	125	4,184
15	1	130.4%	104.30	101.80	105.10	330.00	0.00	0.40	0.10	95.1%	11	1,191
123	3	114.8%	105.30	91.70	94.90	340.00	0.00	0.15	0.05	76.0%	85	1,208
2	1	112.8%	98.15	86.80	90.10	345.00	0.00	0.20	0.10	74.4%	7	123
239	3	111.9%	89.12	81.80	85.40	350.00	0.10	0.15	0.15	72.2%	73	2,282
2	1	104.1%	57.20	79.40	82.60	352.50	0.00	0.20	0.19	68.2%	1	12
0	1	102.9%	63.50	76.90	80.20	355.00	0.00	0.80	0.30	80.5%	5	206
—	—	—	—	—	—	357.50	0.00	1.05	0.49	81.7%	2	25
735	4	90.5%	79.12	71.80	74.80	360.00	0.00	0.70	0.40	74.0%	14	620
—	—	—	—	—	—	362.50	0.00	2.30	0.55	89.5%	2	19
1	—	94.2%	32.60	66.90	70.40	365.00	0.00	2.30	0.15	86.7%	829	968
2	—	91.3%	40.85	64.50	67.90	367.50	0.00	2.30	0.30	84.0%	5	17
249	12	84.2%	66.57	61.80	65.10	370.00	0.15	0.80	0.20	68.1%	57	1,044
5	1	84.1%	46.15	59.60	62.80	372.50	0.00	2.35	0.37	78.9%	1	10
32	1	85.0%	50.68	57.10	60.60	375.00	0.20	0.40	0.35	58.5%	65	356
35	3	80.8%	52.65	54.50	58.00	377.50	0.00	2.45	0.25	74.1%	8	40
265	6	80.2%	65.90	52.10	55.70	380.00	0.10	0.55	0.42	54.7%	41	670
176	3	77.2%	52.47	49.70	53.20	382.50	0.00	1.15	0.37	58.2%	6	166
167	1	74.2%	57.94	47.30	50.70	385.00	0.45	0.60	0.51	54.7%	17	90
15	5	73.2%	34.30	44.90	48.40	387.50	0.05	2.70	0.47	64.8%	1	20
246	22	69.2%	43.75	42.40	45.80	390.00	0.30	1.15	0.67	53.3%	74	402
25	5	51.9%	51.82	40.60	43.50	392.50	0.55	1.15	1.00	52.6%	399	150
530	9	53.2%	52.00	38.50	41.20	395.00	0.65	1.35	1.70	52.0%	38	244
17	2	65.2%	44.20	35.40	38.90	397.50	0.85	1.80	1.20	53.0%	34	57
735	25	62.7%	34.55	33.30	36.50	400.00	1.25	1.55	1.45	50.9%	107	430
44	1	61.7%	34.75	31.00	34.30	402.50	1.50	2.05	1.24	51.5%	11	38
69	8	64.5%	29.85	28.70	32.70	405.00	1.85	2.20	2.08	50.6%	36	176
11	6	59.6%	27.75	26.70	30.00	407.50	1.85	3.30	2.00	51.6%	15	28
792	16	50.9%	30.78	25.30	28.10	410.00	2.60	3.10	2.90	50.2%	121	181
57	10	57.2%	38.14	22.50	25.80	412.50	2.35	3.80	3.22	52.8%	23	23
268	12	54.5%	21.70	20.60	23.50	415.00	3.50	4.70	4.10	50.8%	365	79
41	16	55.0%	21.47	18.70	21.80	417.50	3.40	5.70	4.57	55.8%	25	17
960	44	54.9%	18.40	16.80	20.10	420.00	4.80	5.70	5.40	51.6%	290	94
50	3	52.1%	19.15	15.10	17.90	422.50	4.80	7.60	5.43	56.8%	475	21
103	28	52.8%	14.93	13.50	16.50	425.00	6.20	7.30	6.69	50.7%	57	15
33	36	51.8%	19.50	12.00	14.80	427.50	7.10	9.40	8.72	50.4%	12	5
255	35	51.3%	12.31	11.50	13.30	430.00	8.30	10.00	9.23	53.3%	152	63
219	2	51.8%	12.20	9.50	12.10	432.50	9.50	10.80	8.95	51.5%	9	30
VLO $433.75
69	104	52.3%	9.87	8.30	11.00	435.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
22	5	51.5%	7.58	7.20	9.70	437.50	11.70	14.70	11.20	50.4%	27	4
530	244	50.4%	7.60	7.60	8.40	440.00	13.30	15.70	13.80	55.2%	44	127
103	134	50.5%	5.57	5.60	6.60	445.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
445	445	49.6%	4.38	4.00	4.90	450.00	19.90	22.70	19.40	50.4%	20	12
55	42	49.6%	3.00	2.55	3.70	455.00	23.60	26.60	24.40	50.5%	3	2
188	87	50.1%	2.14	1.85	2.80	460.00	27.20	30.70	29.20	60.3%	47	5
44	50	49.7%	1.74	0.80	2.00	465.00	32.10	35.20	82.00	52.8%	—	1
147	42	56.0%	1.80	0.75	2.15	470.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
53	66	52.5%	0.92	0.60	1.25	475.00	40.80	44.20	81.60	52.5%	1	36
104	48	53.3%	0.65	0.35	0.95	480.00	45.50	49.00	85.20	53.9%	1	3
—	—	—	—	—	—	485.00	50.40	53.80	83.50	56.0%	2	2
158	36	52.9%	0.25	0.00	0.90	490.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
90	25	58.1%	0.18	0.15	0.60	500.00	65.10	68.60	66.20	63.1%	1	0
9	4	58.8%	0.01	0.00	0.40	510.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1,148	1	74.4%	0.08	0.00	1.00	520.00	85.60	88.50	119.60	80.9%	1	1
280	13	73.6%	0.15	0.00	0.55	530.00	95.00	98.50	96.20	80.8%	2	0

In-the-money callsIn-the-money puts. IV = implied volatility, OI = open interest (contracts). Each contract covers 100 shares. Quotes delayed at least 15 minutes.

Frequently asked questions

What is the VLO put/call ratio?

For the October 16, 2026 expiration, the VLO put/call ratio based on open interest is 2.27 (22,920 puts vs 10,080 calls), and 2.25 based on today's volume. A ratio above 1 means more puts than calls.

What is VLO's implied volatility?

At-the-money implied volatility for VLO options expiring October 16, 2026 is about 51.6%, an annualized estimate of how much the market expects Valero Energy stock to move.

How many VLO option expiration dates are there?

VLO has 15 listed expiration dates, from Oct 16, 2026 to Jan 19, 2029.

What does "in the money" mean?

A call is in the money when the strike price is below the current share price; a put is in the money when the strike is above it. In-the-money contracts have intrinsic value and are shaded in the table.