Valero Energy Unusual Options Activity For October 09

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Valero Energy.

Looking at options history for Valero Energy VLO we detected 20 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 45% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 55% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $566,015 and 13, calls, for a total amount of $709,401.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $115.0 to $140.0 for Valero Energy over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Valero Energy options trades today is 203.57 with a total volume of 3,371.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Valero Energy's big money trades within a strike price range of $115.0 to $140.0 over the last 30 days.

Valero Energy Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is Valero Energy Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 2,064,004, the price of VLO is up 1.04% at $127.85.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be oversold.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 17 days.

What The Experts Say On Valero Energy:

• Mizuho has decided to maintain their Buy rating on Valero Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $159.
• Raymond James has decided to maintain their Strong Buy rating on Valero Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $156.
• Raymond James has decided to maintain their Strong Buy rating on Valero Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $164.
• Piper Sandler has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Valero Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $171.
• B of A Securities has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Valero Energy, which currently sits at a price target of $161.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

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