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# DATE: 09-23-2026

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# LIFECYCLE

# RECORD STATUS:STOPPED
# SIGNAL SESSION (TARGET DATE):09-23-2026
# RECORD CREATED:09-22-2026 (UTC 2026-09-22 22:36:15)
# DATA AS OF (DATA TIMESTAMP):09-22-2026 (UTC 2026-09-22 22:36:15)
# SCORECARD SCHEMA VERSION:V2 — VERSIONED CONTRACT
# MODEL VERSION:2026.08-production-ranking-v1

THIS IS A SETTLED HISTORICAL RECORD. IT IS NOT AN ACTIVE SIGNAL AND ITS PRICES ARE NOT LIVE MARKET PRICES.

# ELIGIBILITY: RELAXED FALLBACK

THE STRICT SCREEN RETURNED NO ELIGIBLE SIGNAL FOR THIS PRICE TIER, SO THE RELAXED FALLBACK PUBLISHED THE BEST REMAINING CANDIDATE. HARD EXCLUSIONS (PRICE BOUNDS, MINIMUM VOLUME, MINIMUM MARKET CAP, ATR RANGE, RSI RANGE, EARNINGS EXCLUSION, UNIVERSE EXCLUSIONS) STILL APPLIED. THE FOLLOWING STRICT-SCREEN PREFERENCES WERE NOT MET:

  • ▸ 5-day change -5.01% below the strict-screen preference of -3%
  • ▸ quality grade D below the tier minimum (A/B)

THESE SIGNALS SKIP THE FULL QUALITY/STRUCTURAL SCREEN — ELEVATED RISK VERSUS STRICT-SCREEN SIGNALS.

VLO
# COMPANY NAME UNAVAILABLE FOR THIS SNAPSHOT
$377.14REFERENCE PRICE (SIGNAL CLOSE)

# OUTCOME

STOPPED

-1.9%

1 DAY

# BUY BETWEEN:$375.10 — $377.14
# GOAL PRICE:$399.76
# STRETCH GOAL:$433.71
# SELL IF IT DROPS TO:$373.22
# HOW LONG TO HOLD:1-3 WEEKS
# CONFIDENCE:33/100
# RISK LEVEL:HIGH

# SCORECARD

VALUE

0

/25

QUALITY

5

/25

MOMENTUM

2.4

/6

TREND

4.8

/6

TECHNICALS

20

/35

RISK MGMT

14

/20

TOTAL PICK SCORE: 30

TOTAL = CATEGORY TOTAL 39 QUALITY -1. SCORE IS RELATIVE MODEL OUTPUT, NOT A PROBABILITY OR RETURN FORECAST.

SIGNAL AGREEMENT: 4 OF 11 FACTOR GROUPS ABOVE MIDPOINT

# WHY THIS PICK

  • ▸Out of 404 stocks analyzed, this one ranked in the top 50%
  • ▸4 out of 11 signals agree this is a good buy
  • ▸Company quality: below average (20/100)
  • ▸Currently $377.14, trading 10.42% above its 50-day average
  • ▸Has a price floor around $375.1 where buyers tend to step in
  • ▸Potential gain of $22.62 per share vs potential loss of $3.92 — risk/reward 5.77:1
  • ▸Insider activity: 0 buys, 0 sells in 30 days (NEUTRAL signal)
  • ▸Analyst consensus: Strong Buy (487 analysts: 277 strong buy, 96 buy, 98 hold, 12 sell). Target $371.90 (-1.4% upside)
  • ▸MOMENTUM · 1-MONTH — up 8.11% this month
  • ▸TREND · MULTI-TIMEFRAME — and long-term trends all point up
  • ▸TREND — long-term trend recently turned positive
  • ▸TREND · SMA50 — weekly trend also looks strong, 10.42% above its 50-day average price
  • ▸VOLUME · OBV — money has been flowing into this stock
  • ▸VOLUME — strong buying pressure
  • ▸RSI · RSI14 — Buying pressure: price is in a comfortable range with room to grow
  • ▸FUNDAMENTALS — excellent

# WHAT COULD WEAKEN THE THESIS

  • ▸MOMENTUM · 1-DAY — Price down 4.1% today
  • ▸MOMENTUM · 5-DAY — down 5.01% this week
  • ▸MACD — Trend is currently pointing down

# CONTEXT SIGNALS (NEUTRAL)

  • TREND — Short
  • TREND — medium
  • VOLUME — Trading volume is 211% of normal
  • VOLUME — more people are buying/selling
  • BOLLINGER · BANDS — Price is right in the middle of its normal range
  • ADX · ADX14 — Stock is trending in a clear direction

# DATA SOURCES

VLO Price Data — Yahoo Finance

Technical Analysis — StockVera

Fundamental Snapshot — StockVera

# UPDATED: 09-23-2026 (UTC 2026-09-23 22:13:05)