Option ideas by ticker / VLO

VLO cash-secured puts & covered calls

Quotes as of Oct 22, 2026, 4:01 PM ET, from the latest completed scan. Screening data from OptionClaw’s scan of the full options chain, sized on a $100k reserve.

Cash-secured puts

Contracts screened: 73
Highest annualized among these contracts: 63.5%
Widest cushion: 46.0%
Nearest expiry: 2026-11-27

Balanced 10 · Special review 63

Sample contract — highest-quality bucket, then score (not the richest premium)

Expiry: 2027-03-19 (148d)
Strike: $360.00
Bid: $22.70
Annualized: 15.6%
Cushion: 15.5%
Breakeven: $337.30
Open int.: 260
Bucket: Balanced

Earnings date unknown — event risk not screened

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Covered calls

Contracts screened: 26
Highest annualized among these contracts: 55.7%
Most upside to strike: 12.5%
Nearest expiry: 2026-11-27

Balanced 12 · High premium 3 · Special review 11

Sample contract — highest-quality bucket, then score (not the richest premium)

Expiry: 2027-01-15 (85d)
Strike: $430.00
Bid: $38.90
Annualized: 39.2%
To strike: 9.1%
Breakeven: $387.21
Open int.: 454
Bucket: Balanced

Earnings date unknown — event risk not screenedLittle upside room above spot

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OptionClaw is software, not a broker or adviser. These rows are screening output, not recommendations: selling a put obligates you to buy 100 shares per contract at the strike, and a covered call caps your upside at the strike. Quotes can be delayed; verify with your broker before trading.