VLO MEX Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Valero Energy Corporation · Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

Latest close 5,423 MXN
-0.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 30.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.1%, after a 16.0% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 59/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 74 out of 100
Latest Close 5,423 MXN 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.1% latest completed week
4W Return 16.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 38.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 94.2% 49 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 49-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 38.72% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 30.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 99.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.1%, after a 16.0% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.8512-week average 0.85

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.85Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 16.0% over four weeks, 38.3% over 12 weeks, and 99.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 49 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.1%
4W16.0%
12W38.3%
26W73.9%
52W99.8%
Active trend streak49 weeks
Active weeks in one year49
Trend breadth94.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.02Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change338.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership45.27Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change48.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.

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No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.

05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.

20 positive · 34 neutral · 3 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-0.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.0%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.0%Week of 6 Mar.
Worst week-11.5%Week of 8 May.
Latest week-0.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains4
Flat weeks2
Modest losses6
Sharp losses4
Recent vol7.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.8% / -3.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

IndustryMX Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
4-week rank2 / 3
Group average23.0%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS100.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20265,423 MXN-0.1%4,155 MXN2,920 MXN1.0245.271.2KOn
24 Jul 20265,429 MXN1.6%4,071 MXN2,899 MXN0.6448.34119On
17 Jul 20265,342 MXN14.2%3,995 MXN2,878 MXN0.1947.191.2KOn
10 Jul 20264,676 MXN0.0%3,922 MXN2,857 MXN-0.3030.580On
3 Jul 20264,676 MXN4.8%3,871 MXN2,839 MXN-0.4330.40208On
26 Jun 20264,463 MXN9.1%3,819 MXN2,822 MXN-0.4125.3416On
19 Jun 20264,089 MXN-8.5%3,778 MXN2,806 MXN-0.3214.950On
12 Jun 20264,467 MXN-2.0%3,751 MXN2,792 MXN-0.1425.850On
5 Jun 20264,557 MXN7.1%3,711 MXN2,776 MXN-0.0332.990On
29 May 20264,254 MXN-0.3%3,668 MXN2,760 MXN0.0420.903.4KOn
22 May 20264,267 MXN-1.3%3,625 MXN2,744 MXN0.2222.59166On
15 May 20264,324 MXN10.3%3,582 MXN2,730 MXN0.4125.821.8KOn
8 May 20263,922 MXN-11.5%3,537 MXN2,715 MXN0.5311.827.5KOn
1 May 20264,432 MXN10.4%3,509 MXN2,702 MXN0.6630.79311On
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.