Encompass Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Valero Energy Co. (NYSE:VLO) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 150,000 shares of the oil and gas company's stock, valued at approximately $17,595,000.
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NYSE:VLO has exhibited a Pierced Double Top pattern and subsequently retraced. For traders considering this position, it's crucial to note that a weekly close above the established horizontal resistance line will serve as a stop-out level. As always, we emphasize the importance of entering a trade with predefined targets in mind to optimize risk management."
Looking at the VLO Valero Energy options chain ahead of earnings , I would buy the $143 strike price Calls with
2023-2-3 expiration date for about
$4.20 premium.
If the options turn out to be profitable Before the earnings release, i would sell at least 50%.
Looking forward to read your opinion about it.
Last time price got close to the gap zone, it fell away quickly.
This time, price can't be pushed away. If we chew up all the sell orders before running out of bullish momentum we should break right through the gap zone.
The energy sector has been strong and should help pull it up. See the strong correlation to oil prices at the bottom of the chart.
Good news could be coming with the earnings report according to chart analysis, MACD is at a historic low so it's unlikely the price can go much lower. Look out for confirmation of the uptrend.
I will be watching VLO over the next few days and may enter a bullish swing trade if I like the setup. What I will be looking for is a bounce one more time off of the 100 SMA. For the most part, I usually only focus on pure price action when determining whether or not to enter a trade but when looking at the fundamentals for VLO combined with the recent pullback I...
