- The trend backdrop is active with a 48-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.
Weekly Investor Report
Valero Energy Corporation · Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 33.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 100.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.6%, after a 21.6% four-week move. The latest news-sentiment score is 59/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 36.59% based on similar historical setup states.
- 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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.
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 33.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 100.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.6%, after a 21.6% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair ValueIs real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 0.1x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price directionActivity 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
12-week confirmation
No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 21.6% over four weeks, 22.5% over 12 weeks, and 100.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 48 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
A published fundamentals and factor snapshot is not available for this company.
No published fundamental snapshot is available for this company.
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.
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.
20 positive · 34 neutral · 3 negativeActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signalWhat 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.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
Shape of recent returns
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
Four-week leaders
Four-week leaders
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 68/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis72/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.83; 3 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 36.59%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 36.59% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors50/100No published factor snapshot is available yet.
Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment59/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.
Valero Energy (VLO) Stock Shrugs Off Profit Surge As Peak Cycle Doubts Linger Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | 5,430 MXN | 1.6% | 4,072 MXN | 2,899 MXN | 0.64 | 48.39 | 119 | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 5,343 MXN | 14.2% | 3,995 MXN | 2,878 MXN | 0.19 | 47.22 | 1.2K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 4,677 MXN | 0.0% | 3,922 MXN | 2,857 MXN | -0.30 | 30.60 | 0 | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 4,677 MXN | 4.8% | 3,871 MXN | 2,839 MXN | -0.43 | 30.43 | 208 | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 4,464 MXN | 9.2% | 3,819 MXN | 2,822 MXN | -0.41 | 25.36 | 141 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 4,089 MXN | -8.5% | 3,778 MXN | 2,806 MXN | -0.32 | 14.95 | 0 | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 4,467 MXN | -2.0% | 3,751 MXN | 2,792 MXN | -0.14 | 25.85 | 0 | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 4,557 MXN | 7.1% | 3,711 MXN | 2,776 MXN | -0.03 | 32.99 | 0 | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 4,254 MXN | -0.3% | 3,668 MXN | 2,760 MXN | 0.04 | 20.90 | 3.4K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 4,267 MXN | -1.3% | 3,625 MXN | 2,744 MXN | 0.22 | 22.59 | 166 | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 4,324 MXN | 10.3% | 3,582 MXN | 2,730 MXN | 0.41 | 25.82 | 1.8K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 3,922 MXN | -11.5% | 3,537 MXN | 2,715 MXN | 0.53 | 11.82 | 7.5K | On |
| 1 May 2026 | 4,432 MXN | 10.4% | 3,509 MXN | 2,702 MXN | 0.66 | 30.79 | 311 | On |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 4,014 MXN | 3.1% | 3,464 MXN | 2,686 MXN | 0.77 | 17.23 | 6.0K | On |
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.