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VLO · Valero Energy Corporation

$304.93 latest stored close

Detected setup Trend Only

Watch · Quality 91/100

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Valero Energy Corporation

Valero Energy Corporation is a large-cap Oil Refining/Marketing company in the Energy Minerals sector with a market cap of $91B.

Strong Buy · 99 Energy Minerals Oil Refining/Marketing stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 3+ Data 2h 0m ago

$304.93 latest close

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Council read · 6 methods

Watch — evidence is building

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Earnings-risk mode

Normal technical setup

Thursday, July 23, 2026 Time not confirmed No sourced report session or clock time

Deterministic evidence

VLO+0.80%

Broad market · SPY+0.02%

Same completed session window ending 2026-07-27. +0.78 points vs SPY. Price bars, sourced event fields, and benchmark math only. This can adjust displayed short-term conviction; it does not change the stored scanner score or readiness.

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Price $304.93 Jul 27 close

52W High $320.24 -4.8%

52W Low $130.78

Wks Since High 0w

Base Depth -7.7%

Base B3

SMA 50 $266.20

SMA 200 $215.67

Avg Vol 3,033,970

RS Rank 95

RS vs High -2.3%

RS Slope +14.8% ▲

Grp Rank #2/64

ADR% 3.5%

ATR(14) $11.40 (3.7%)

Rel Vol (today) 0.78×

Vol Pace N/A

U/D Vol 1.05

A/D Days 15A / 11D

A/D Rating A

VDU Bars 0/10 d

Power Trend 22d

Earnings past

$130.78

$320.24 92%

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Setup Quality B 4/7 signals

Score trend

✓ Stage 2 · Advancing ✓ Power Trend 22d ✗ RS New High ✓ Trend 8/8 ✗ No Pattern ✓ Gatekeeper Base #3 (C)

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$VLO · $304.93 · as of 2026-07-27 · multi-factor read

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Strong Buy

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▲ Uptrend

Weekly ▲ Uptrend

Monthly ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$266.20 ↑

100-day$252.47 ↑

200-day$215.67 ↑

Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading64.3 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish

Histogram+0.378

Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram contracting.

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width71% · 25.3%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.05 · Neutral

Rel volume0.78×

Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.

Support & Resistance

R · $320.2452-week high

Price · $304.93now

S · $232.97swing level

S · $227.25swing level

S · $214.71swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$287.37

38.2%$267.04

50.0%$250.60

61.8%$234.16

78.6%$210.77

Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.

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Daily uptrendWeekly uptrendMonthly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishRS 94 (leader)

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Legend Verdicts 6 methodology checks

Who would consider this setup, why it qualifies, and what blocks it — calculated from the same deterministic methodology rules used across Legend AI.

Council consensus: 🟡 5 of 6 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.

Minervini

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Minervini B

Trend-template read: 8/10 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

Passing evidence

1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $304.93, MA150 $230.57, MA200 $215.67

1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $230.57 vs MA200 $215.67

Failing evidence

2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+10.5% QoQ

2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY-2.8% YoY

8/10 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

O'Neil

Avoid

O'Neil D

CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence

L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 94

A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev -2.8% | ROE 17.6%

Failing evidence

C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+10.5% QoQ

S: Volume ≥ 40% above average on breakoutVolume ratio 0.78x

4/8 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Weinstein

Watch

Weinstein C

Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.

Passing evidence

Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)

Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $304.93 vs MA200 $215.67

Failing evidence

Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.78x

Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base

5/7 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Livermore

Watch

Livermore B

Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$304.93

Relative strengthRS 94

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.78x

Pivotal point cleared on expanding volumeNot confirmed

4/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Darvas

Watch

Darvas B

Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$304.93

Relative strengthRS 94

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.78x

Box top broken on heavy volumeNot confirmed

4/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Wyckoff

Watch

Wyckoff B

Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$304.93

Relative strengthRS 94

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.78x

Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volumePrice hasn't cleared the pivot yet — confirmation pending

4/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Breakout Health

No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?

🕯 Latest candle: Bullish Engulfing — Today's up candle fully engulfs yesterday's down candle — a classic bullish reversal, strongest after a pullback to support.

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RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▲ Rising

Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +4 A

Minervini · Grade Card

Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 4/7 met

B 4/7 SEPA

Separate score from the 8-point Trend Template (8/8): the Trend Template grades the price structure, this grades the company & leadership (earnings, sales, margins, RS rank). A stock can ride a clean trend while its fundamentals lag, so the two often differ by design — they are not the same checklist.

✗ EPS acceleration ≥25% QoQ +10%

✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY -3%

✗ Gross margin ≥30% 6%

✓ ROE ≥17% 18%

✓ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 94

✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2

✓ Within 25% of 52W high -4.8%

Method Playbook

📋 Trade it like Minervini EXACT LEVELS · PRO

Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff

Minervini B · Watch — The deterministic methodology check is Watch; wait for the failing or incomplete criteria to improve before the trigger can qualify.

Pivot

Pro level

Published-method rule: Use the tight base's structural pivot; the setup must retain Trend Template leadership into the trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Entry trigger

Pro level

Published-method rule: Require a decisive move through the pivot with volume confirmation, and do not initiate more than 5% above it.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Initial stop

Pro level

Published-method rule: Start at the tighter structural invalidation; the initial loss limit must not exceed roughly 7–8% from entry.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Trail

Rule-based

Published-method rule: Hold the initial stop until the trade proves itself; near +1R move to breakeven, then trail a higher low or rising 10/21-day average once well extended.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.

Exit / invalidation

Pro level

Published-method rule: Exit when the structural stop or a meaningful higher-low/short-term trend violation fires; never widen the stop.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

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Pattern Analysis

Trend Only

91.2 score

RS Score 94

Trend 8/8 ✓

Why This Setup?

Trend Only

Gatekeeper 8/8 | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (94) | Power Trend | Stage 2

The Universal Edge Check

The panel is uneasy

Too many universals unmet — this leans closer to a guess than a trade.

2/7 universals met

In a confirmed uptrend Stage 2 · Trend 8/8
Risk is defined No stop — undefined risk
Asymmetric reward No target set
Not chasing (in range) Pivot distance unknown
Volume confirms 0.8× average — light
Clear of earnings in -5 days — event risk
A relative-strength leader RS 95

Why these seven? → The Universal Edge

Minervini Trend Template

8/8

Grades the price structure — moving-average stacking, distance from the 52-week high/low, and relative strength above the ≥70 uptrend bar. This is the technical trend check; the company's fundamentals and ≥80 RS leadership are scored separately in the Grade Card.

Price above SMA 150 & 200 $304.93 vs SMA150 $230.57 / SMA200 $215.67

SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $230.57 vs SMA200 $215.67

SMA 200 trending up Slope +12.47 over 20 days

SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $266.20

Price above SMA 50 $304.93 vs SMA50 $266.20

30%+ above 52W low +133.2% from $130.78

Within 25% of 52W high -4.8% from $320.24

RS score above 70 RS 94

Fundamentals

52W Range

92%

Mkt Cap SEC

90.5B

EPS QoQ

+10%

Rev YoY

-3%

ROE

18%

Gross Margin

D/E

0.45

EPS TTM

$7.57

P/E TTM

40.3x

Float

297M

Insider

No Buy

Company

Legend AI snapshot

Valero Energy Corporation

VLO · NYSE · Energy Minerals · Oil Refining/Marketing

$304.93latest close $90.5Bmarket cap 95RS rank 91setup score

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars

W. Trend

8/8

W. RS

100

W. Support

$176.50

W. Resist

$320.24

Weekly Structure

Trend Neutral

Tight Weeks 0

Confirmation Neutral

Scan History

20× streak

Jul 28

Trend Only ✓ Gate

Jul 27

Trend Only ✓ Gate

91 0.0%

Jul 24

Trend Only ✓ Gate

92 +0.8%

Jul 24

Trend Only ✓ Gate

92 +0.8%

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