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 30, 2026
Days to expiration: 19
Share price: $433.75
Put/call ratio (OI): 1.86
Put/call ratio (volume): 0.72
ATM implied volatility: 50.4%
Expected move: ±$49.84
Open interest (C / P): 958 / 1.78K

VLO options summary

The VLO options chain for the October 30, 2026 expiration lists 55 call and 44 put contracts, with 19 days until expiration. Open interest stands at 958 calls and 1,778 puts, a put/call ratio of 1.86, which is more bearish, with puts outnumbering calls. At-the-money implied volatility near the $435.00 strike is 50.4%, which implies the market expects a move of about ±$49.84 (11.5%) in Valero Energy stock by expiration.

The most open interest sits at the $460.00 call (95 contracts) and the $340.00 put (201 contracts).

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

VLO options chain · October 30, 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
2	1	144.7%	207.40	237.10	241.00	195.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	1	139.1%	167.20	227.10	231.10	205.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
3	—	129.3%	203.00	222.10	225.90	210.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	—	124.4%	176.49	212.10	216.00	220.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
2	1	127.3%	171.00	207.20	211.20	225.00	0.00	2.25	0.14	146.4%	—	2
1	—	102.7%	166.60	202.20	205.50	230.00	0.00	2.25	0.89	142.0%	—	0
1	1	104.1%	209.70	197.30	200.50	235.00	0.00	2.25	0.37	137.7%	—	2
1	—	100.9%	141.40	192.30	195.50	240.00	0.00	2.30	0.30	134.1%	—	2
3	—	115.6%	142.40	187.30	191.30	245.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
1	3	106.9%	143.70	182.30	186.00	250.00	0.00	2.30	0.30	125.9%	—	1
1	—	105.2%	138.90	177.30	181.10	255.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	1	104.7%	122.70	172.30	176.30	260.00	0.00	2.30	0.50	118.0%	4	40
3	—	90.8%	132.30	167.40	170.60	265.00	0.00	2.30	1.13	114.2%	—	38
2	1	87.7%	170.10	162.40	165.60	270.00	0.00	2.30	0.95	110.4%	4	3
1	1	86.6%	106.90	157.40	160.70	275.00	0.00	2.30	1.47	106.7%	—	1
2	2	91.2%	152.61	152.40	156.20	280.00	0.00	2.35	0.98	103.4%	—	0
—	—	—	—	—	—	285.00	0.00	2.35	1.95	99.8%	2	3
2	2	79.3%	156.10	142.50	145.70	290.00	0.00	2.35	0.50	96.3%	1	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	295.00	0.00	2.40	1.99	93.1%	—	1
—	—	—	—	—	—	300.00	0.00	2.40	0.55	89.7%	1	47
—	—	—	—	—	—	305.00	0.00	2.40	1.63	86.3%	1	2
0	1	71.2%	125.60	122.60	125.90	310.00	0.00	2.40	1.51	82.9%	2	2
—	—	—	—	—	—	315.00	0.00	2.45	1.85	79.9%	1	13
3	1	67.3%	126.01	112.70	116.00	320.00	0.00	2.50	0.05	76.9%	1	23
3	2	65.2%	108.38	107.80	111.00	325.00	0.00	1.10	0.40	63.5%	1	89
1	1	63.8%	116.60	102.80	106.20	330.00	0.00	1.05	0.40	60.1%	51	96
—	—	—	—	—	—	335.00	0.00	2.60	0.50	67.7%	2	29
2	1	60.5%	106.61	93.10	96.30	340.00	0.05	2.10	0.59	62.0%	1	201
5	4	59.2%	79.05	88.20	91.50	345.00	0.00	2.85	0.80	62.5%	2	70
7	1	58.1%	95.14	83.40	86.70	350.00	0.30	1.30	0.95	52.7%	4	110
7	1	58.4%	84.48	78.60	82.30	355.00	0.20	3.20	1.50	58.4%	1	42
23	1	53.6%	65.13	73.80	76.70	360.00	0.90	2.80	2.80	56.3%	1	93
3	1	53.4%	82.25	69.20	72.10	365.00	1.00	3.60	1.98	56.1%	3	37
7	4	54.2%	76.09	64.60	68.00	370.00	1.25	3.90	1.80	54.3%	5	45
52	1	55.8%	71.00	60.50	64.00	375.00	1.55	4.20	3.02	52.5%	1	66
8	3	52.1%	67.87	55.70	58.80	380.00	2.95	4.00	2.60	52.0%	6	169
9	1	51.5%	40.34	51.40	54.50	385.00	3.80	5.70	4.30	53.9%	5	69
52	3	52.7%	46.40	47.40	51.00	390.00	4.50	5.90	4.50	51.7%	3	38
38	10	52.2%	46.63	43.40	47.00	395.00	5.70	7.10	5.77	52.0%	5	70
43	4	51.1%	43.90	39.60	42.70	400.00	6.30	8.50	5.50	51.1%	13	81
20	1	50.9%	47.87	36.00	39.00	405.00	8.00	10.50	7.90	52.4%	22	71
53	2	50.9%	41.90	32.60	35.60	410.00	9.20	11.90	10.20	51.4%	1	91
20	1	50.6%	31.90	29.30	32.30	415.00	10.90	12.90	12.45	50.2%	15	9
33	5	50.5%	29.00	26.40	29.10	420.00	13.10	15.30	14.60	51.1%	5	23
14	3	50.2%	26.55	23.40	26.20	425.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
44	12	50.3%	30.68	20.90	23.50	430.00	17.60	19.80	19.00	50.9%	35	46
VLO $433.75
11	2	50.4%	25.25	18.50	21.10	435.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	12	50.3%	18.80	16.40	18.70	440.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	11	50.5%	15.50	14.30	16.80	445.00	25.80	28.50	22.50	51.3%	25	27
59	12	50.4%	15.60	12.40	14.90	450.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	2	50.2%	16.00	10.60	13.20	455.00	32.00	34.80	30.70	50.9%	1	21
95	4	51.0%	14.50	9.30	12.00	460.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	52	50.7%	9.64	8.40	10.00	465.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	2	51.3%	9.40	6.90	9.40	470.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	5	51.4%	9.63	5.90	8.30	475.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
9	6	51.7%	9.26	5.00	7.40	480.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	10	51.8%	5.10	3.40	5.80	490.00	58.90	61.80	90.90	55.4%	—	1
57	3	52.7%	3.80	2.50	4.60	500.00	67.60	70.60	90.13	56.2%	1	2
7	32	51.5%	3.95	0.90	3.80	510.00	76.50	79.80	121.60	57.6%	—	1
33	1	53.5%	3.05	0.50	3.40	520.00	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	80	54.0%	1.25	0.35	1.45	530.00	—	—	—	—	—	—

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 30, 2026 expiration, the VLO put/call ratio based on open interest is 1.86 (1,778 puts vs 958 calls), and 0.72 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 30, 2026 is about 50.4%, 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.