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Setup score 80, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
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VLO · Valero Energy Corporation
$385.43 -0.91% Sep 10 close
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Valero Energy CorporationValero Energy Corporation is a large-cap Oil Refining/Marketing company in the Energy Minerals sector with a market cap of $111B.
Verdict · setup score 80/100 · data Sep 10 close · 1 session old
Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 80, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
Earnings
Normal technical setup
Next earnings
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Before market open
Exact clock time not supplied by source
Deterministic evidence
VLO-0.91%
Sector proxy · XLE-0.58%
Broad market · SPY-0.60%
Session internals Weak
Rule: closed flat-to-down and in the bottom third of the range. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.
Vs prior close-0.91%
From the open-2.06%
Range position29%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (-1.06%)
SMH confirmationConfirming (-2.44%)
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More stats
52W Low
$153.60
Tight Wks
0
Base
B3
SMA 200
$242.77
RS Line vs High
-0.3%
RS Line Slope
+15.4% ▲
Group Rank
#1/58
ADR%
2.8%
ATR(14)
$10.55 (2.7%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
U/D Vol
1.21
A/D Days
20A / 14D
A/D Rating
A+
VDU Bars
0/10 d
Power Trend
23d
Earnings
in 39d
VLO Chart
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$VLO · $385.43 · as of 2026-09-10 · multi-factor read
98
/ 100
Reference read from price & volume only — the verdict at the top of the page decides the action.
Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly
Daily
▲ Uptrend
Weekly
▲ Uptrend
Monthly
▲ Uptrend
Moving Averages
50-day$322.43 ↑
100-day$285.13 ↑
200-day$242.77 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading77.0 · Overbought
Overbought — buyers extended; watch for a pause or pullback.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+1.956
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram contracting.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width96% · 17.4%
Near the upper band — buyers in control.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol1.21 · Neutral
Rel volume1.2×
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is expanding versus its baseline.
Support & Resistance
R · $393.5452-week high
Price · $385.43now
S · $335.00swing level
S · $292.83swing level
S · $232.97swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$351.34
38.2%$325.23
50.0%$304.12
61.8%$283.02
78.6%$252.98
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 bullishRSI overbought
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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.
Watch
Minervini C
Trend-template read: 9/13 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $385.43, MA150 $264.87, MA200 $242.77
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $264.87 vs MA200 $242.77
Failing evidence
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%From SEPA scan
2. ROE ≥ 17%From SEPA scan
Avoid
O'Neil D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 95
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high2.1% below high | RS line new high: True
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%CANSLIM grade N/A
S: Volume ≥ 40% above average on breakoutVolume ratio 1.20x
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 $385.43 vs MA200 $242.77
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 1.20x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
Watch
Livermore B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$385.43
Relative strengthRS 95
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.20x
Pivotal point cleared on expanding volumeNot confirmed
Watch
Darvas B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$385.43
Relative strengthRS 95
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.20x
Box top broken on heavy volumeNot confirmed
Watch
Wyckoff B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$385.43
Relative strengthRS 95
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.20x
Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volumePrice hasn't cleared the pivot yet — confirmation pending
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through
No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?
Latest candle: Bearish Engulfing — Today's down candle engulfs yesterday's up candle — a bearish reversal warning, most significant after an extended advance.
RS Line vs SPY
52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH
NH
Accumulation / Distribution
last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol
Net +3
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 3/7 met
C
3/7 criteria
Separate score from the Minervini 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
—
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
—
Gross margin ≥30%
—
ROE ≥17%
—
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
95
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-2.1%
Method Playbook
Trade it like Minervini
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Minervini C · Watch — The deterministic methodology check is Watch; wait for the failing or incomplete criteria to improve before the trigger can qualify.
Pivot
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-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.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
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Pattern Analysis
Pocket Pivot
Historical replay: +20% before −8% within 40 sessions: 27% (n=139) · source bars 2025-03-17–2026-09-04 · avg +3.0% per setup (+0.37R)
⚠ Late-stage base (#4)
80
setup score
RS Score
95
Trend template
8/8 ✓
CANSLIM
— (N/A)
volume ratio: 1.64
near moving avg: ✓
upper close: ✓
shooting star: ✗
price past buy range: ✗
vol beats down: ✓
bars since signal: 1
signal close: 388.95
validation reason: valid pocket-pivot
multi tf evaluated: ✓
multi tf reason: weekly trend template 8/8 confirmed + no fresh 13-week low
Why This Setup?
Pocket Pivot · schematic
Up vol 3,208,852 vs max down vol 1,956,617 (near MA), upper_close=yes, bars_ago=1 | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (95) | High-confidence pattern (90%) | RS at new high | RS Blue Dot | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 84/100 (actionable) | CANSLIM N/A (N/A) | ⚠ Late-stage base (#4)
The Universal Edge Check · context only
What the setup still has going for it, recorded for later. The verdict above stands — these principles do not overrule it.
3/7
universals met
- Risk is defined — not met No stop — undefined risk
- Asymmetric reward — partly met No target set
- Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
- Volume confirms — partly met 1.2× average — light
- A relative-strength leader — met RS rank 93
- Clear of earnings — met in 39 days
- In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 8/8
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
$385.43 vs SMA150 $264.87 / SMA200 $242.77
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $264.87 vs SMA200 $242.77
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +18.20 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $322.43
Price above SMA 50
$385.43 vs SMA50 $322.43
30%+ above 52-week low
+150.9% from $153.60
Within 25% of 52-week high
-2.1% from $393.54
RS score above 70
RS 95
Fundamentals
52W Range
97%
Mkt Cap SEC
111.0B
EPS TTM
$7.57
P/E TTM
50.9x
Float
288M
Company
Company profile
Valero Energy Corporation
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
N/A
— CANSLIM
C · Curr. EPS
100
A · Annual EPS
100
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
100
L · Leader RS
95
I · Inst. Spons.
100
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
8/8
W. RS
100
W. Support
$213.83
W. Resist
$375.11
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
0
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
20× streakSep 11
Pocket Pivot
✓ Gate
80
Sep 10
Pocket Pivot
✓ Gate
80
0.0%
Sep 09
Pocket Pivot
✓ Gate
80
-0.9%
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