Valero Energy VLO

$459.78 +0.73% today close of 2026-10-14

AVOID

Does not pass the entry screen

This stock does not meet the rules for a new entry. This is not a tested recommendation to sell an existing holding.

Already 12% above its 20-day average, so it has run too far to buy now
RSI 77 exceeds this screen’s entry threshold

Chart

Price 20-day 50-day 200-day ▲ buy rules said buy

Key numbers

Past month	+15.8%
Past 3 months	+53.7%
20 / 50 / 200-day averages	$410.71 / $375.96 / $269.90
Above its 20-day average	+11.9% (buy rule: at most +8%)
RSI (overbought above 72)	77
Volatility scaled to 4 weeks	±10.5%

How the buy rules did on this stock

Checking every week since 2021-11-03, buying whenever the rules said buy and following the plan:

Trades that made money	38% of 65
Average result per trade	0.4%
Reached the target / hit the stop	31% / 60%

Costs of 0.1% each way are included. These overlapping hypothetical trades are not a funded portfolio. Daily bars assume stop-first when both levels trade and use the open for gaps. Adjusted historical prices are approximations. The news veto is excluded; this is context, not evidence of predictive skill.

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