{"id":66276,"date":"2026-02-04T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/?p=66276"},"modified":"2026-02-04T08:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:45:02","slug":"valero-fighting-higher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/insights\/2026\/02\/04\/valero-fighting-higher\/","title":{"rendered":"Chart of the Day: Valero Could Be Fighting Higher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valero Energy hit a record high in November, and some traders may expect further upside.<\/p>\n<p>The first pattern on today\u2019s chart is the $176.76 level. It was a weekly and monthly close at the end of November. The oil refiner drifted above it in early December before sliding toward $160. It gapped above it on January 5 and tested it this week before bouncing. Has old resistance become new support?<\/p>\n<p>Second, prices are &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>For more, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/VLO\/ME4zFHN3-Valero-Could-Be-Fighting-Higher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to view the related idea and chart analysis on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradestation.com\/promo\/cash-reward-tv\/\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_66277\" style=\"width: 1845px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66277\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66277\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.tradestation.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/VLO_20260204_TVTN1cCbjU.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1835\" height=\"913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.tradestation.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/VLO_20260204_TVTN1cCbjU.png 1835w, https:\/\/cdn.tradestation.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/VLO_20260204_TVTN1cCbjU-300x149.png 300w, 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