VLO Valero Energy Corporation
Every five minutes, MKTDATA normalises VLO's recent 5-minute price action and measures it against a library of ten textbook chart patterns — flags, triangles, cups, wedges and breakouts — scoring shape, trendline fit, volume and momentum.
Current pattern matches
Pattern history — last 30 days
| Pattern | Scan appearances | Best match | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cup and handle | 37 | 77% | 2 Oct |
| Bull flag | 22 | 71% | 1 Oct |
| Bear flag | 17 | 78% | 2 Oct |
| Falling wedge | 17 | 71% | 30 Sep |
| Breakout | 8 | 63% | 2 Oct |
| Ascending triangle | 6 | 65% | 2 Oct |
| Breakout retest | 5 | 60% | 2 Oct |
| Double bottom | 3 | 71% | 1 Oct |
| Descending triangle | 2 | 65% | 11 Sep |
| Double top | 2 | 63% | 21 Sep |
Appearances count 5-minute scans in which VLO matched each pattern above the 55-score floor, live sessions only.
Breakout signal record
| Signal | When | Outcome | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cup and handleBULL | 1 Sep 17:10 | loss | -0.98% |
| Cup and handleBULL | 31 Aug 19:25 | expired | -0.23% |
| BreakoutBULL | 28 Aug 16:30 | expired | -0.01% |
| Cup and handleBULL | 10 Aug 15:35 | win | +0.53% |
| Cup and handleBULL | 5 Aug 18:30 | win | +0.45% |
| Cup and handleBULL | 15 Jul 18:10 | win | +0.40% |
Every time one of VLO's patterns first closes through its trigger, the entry price is recorded and the outcome measured automatically: win at +0.75% in the pattern's direction, loss at −0.75% against, expired after 3 hours. Full methodology and site-wide record →
Signal movement — entry to exit
Price-path recording for signals starts with this update — movement charts appear here for every signal tracked from now on (open and resolved), showing entry, target, stop and exit on real 5-minute closes.