Stock Analysis on Net

Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO)

Stock Price Trends


Summary

Key facts

  • The primary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the primary trend is 43.91% per annum.
  • VLO price at the close of April 25, 2024 was $167.13 and was inside the primary price channel.
  • The secondary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the secondary trend is 9.08% per annum.
  • VLO price at the close of April 25, 2024 was higher than the top border of the secondary price channel by $5.63 (3.48%).

Linear Regression Model

Model equation:
Yi = α + β × Xi + εi

Top border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi + 2 × s)

Bottom border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi – 2 × s)

where:

i - observation number
Yi - natural logarithm of VLO price
Xi - time index, 1 day interval
σ - standard deviation of εi
a - estimator of α
b - estimator of β
s - estimator of σ
Exp() - calculates the exponent of e


Primary Trend

Start date: March 11, 2020
End date: April 20, 2023

a = 3.4960

b = 0.0010

s = 0.1423

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × 0.0010) – 1
= 43.91%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.1423) – 1
= 76.71%

March 11, 2020 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y220)
= Exp(a + b × X220 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 320 + 2 × s)
= Exp(3.4960 + 0.0010 × 320 + 2 × 0.1423)
= Exp(4.0998)
= $60.33

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y220)
= Exp(a + b × X220 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 320 – 2 × s)
= Exp(3.4960 + 0.0010 × 320 – 2 × 0.1423)
= Exp(3.5305)
= $34.14

April 20, 2023 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,003)
= Exp(a + b × X1,003 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,455 + 2 × s)
= Exp(3.4960 + 0.0010 × 1,455 + 2 × 0.1423)
= Exp(5.2317)
= $187.11

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,003)
= Exp(a + b × X1,003 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,455 – 2 × s)
= Exp(3.4960 + 0.0010 × 1,455 – 2 × 0.1423)
= Exp(4.6624)
= $105.89

Description

  • The primary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the primary trend is 43.91% per annum.
  • VLO price at the close of April 25, 2024 was $167.13 and was inside the primary price channel.

Secondary Trend

Start date: March 30, 2022
End date: March 8, 2024

a = 4.4802

b = 0.0002

s = 0.0847

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × 0.0002) – 1
= 9.08%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0847) – 1
= 40.34%

March 30, 2022 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y738)
= Exp(a + b × X738 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,069 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.4802 + 0.0002 × 1,069 + 2 × 0.0847)
= Exp(4.9042)
= $134.86

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y738)
= Exp(a + b × X738 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,069 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.4802 + 0.0002 × 1,069 – 2 × 0.0847)
= Exp(4.5653)
= $96.10

March 8, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,225)
= Exp(a + b × X1,225 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,778 + 2 × s)
= Exp(4.4802 + 0.0002 × 1,778 + 2 × 0.0847)
= Exp(5.0731)
= $159.67

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,225)
= Exp(a + b × X1,225 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,778 – 2 × s)
= Exp(4.4802 + 0.0002 × 1,778 – 2 × 0.0847)
= Exp(4.7342)
= $113.77

Description

  • The secondary trend is increasing.
  • The growth rate of the secondary trend is 9.08% per annum.
  • VLO price at the close of April 25, 2024 was higher than the top border of the secondary price channel by $5.63 (3.48%).
Stock Price Trends
  • Discover a new approach to trend analysis.
  • Check the power of mathematical statistics.
  • Price channels have never been so accurately estimated.

Check out VLO and 1,499 other stocks on our new website