Will Valero recover?

Published on Monday, 23 August 2010 05:44 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

New York, August 23rd (TradersHuddle.com) - Shares of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) closed the trading session at $16.54 below calculated support at $16.60 breaking current long setups, raising concerns by the bulls, as this move might give the bears the upper hand.

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) is an independent petroleum refining and marketing company that owns and operates refineries in the United States, Canada, and Aruba. The Company produces conventional gasolines, distillates, jet fuel, asphalt, and a series of petrochemicals and lubricants.

Valero's stock was trading in a well defined range with support at $16.60 and resistance at $18.39; given that this range was broken traders will be closely monitoring the stock?s price action for clues of direction.

From a technical perspective it can be expected that previous support becomes resistance, as the new range gets defined, however, given that Valero's stock is still near the broken support, traders will be focusing on $16.60 to see if the stock can bounce back and return to its previous range.

Traders wanting to establish a short position in Valero can do so if the stock breaks the intraday low, or if the stock bounces back and selling materializes again at previous support of $16.60. For traders wanting to establish a long position, wait for price action to take the stock back to calculated support, which will provide a best entry point to build the position.