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Valero Energy Has a Huge Upside Price Target

A breakout could soon be at hand for the oil refiner.
By BRUCE KAMICH
Jan 20, 2023 | 10:44 AM EST
Stocks quotes in this article: VLO

Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) is a fixture on a lot of busy roads in New Jersey and Delaware, speaking from personal experience.

The oil refiner is expected to report earnings on January 26 before the market opens. I looked at the charts of VLO this morning and want to share what I found.

In the daily bar chart of VLO, below, I can see a large bullish triangle formation playing out from April. Notice the higher lows from July to September to December and the roughly equal highs in June and November. An upside breakout could soon be at hand. Prices are trading above the rising 50-day moving average line and above the rising 200-day line. Tests of the 200-day line have turned out to be buying opportunities.

The On-Balance-Volume (OBV) line has moved sideways from July and a current rise in January could be foreshadowing continued price gains. The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) oscillator has recently crossed above the zero line for an outright buy signal.

 
In the weekly Japanese candlestick chart of VLO, below, we can see a longer-term bull move underway the past three years. The large bullish triangle is easily seen on this chart. The shares trade above the rising 40-week moving average line.
 
The weekly OBV line just broke out to a new high for the move up and is leading the price action. The MACD oscillator is crossing to the upside for a fresh outright buy signal.
 
 
In this daily Point and Figure chart of VLO, below, I can see that prices have reached an upside price target in the $138 area.
 
 
In this weekly Point and Figure chart of VLO, below, I can see a potential upside price target in the $227 area.
 
 
Bottom-line strategy: Aggressive traders could go long VLO at current levels. Less aggressive traders could go long VLO on strength above $145. Risk to $133. The $227 area is our first price target.
 
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TAGS: Investing | Oil | Technical Analysis | Energy | Earnings Preview

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