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Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) squeeze history.

Since 2004, VLO has had 1,558 Slingshot setups across 11 timeframes in our own backtest, and 65% of them closed green. A squeeze is a state, not a signal: it tells you compression is building, not which way it resolves.

The history

What the squeeze has done on VLO.

From our own historical backtest of the Slingshot entry, which buys the momentum turn inside a squeeze. History only: it describes the past sample, not the next trade.

65%
of Slingshot setups closed green (1,558 setups)
2004
First year in our record
17
Of those on the daily chart; the rest are on shorter timeframes
April 29, 2026
Last daily Slingshot setup more than 7 days ago

Historical backtest data, before costs. Not a prediction, not financial advice. How the backtester works.

For members

Today on VLO.

Members see, for VLO and every other symbol we cover:
  • Today's squeeze state on all 12 timeframes, updated through the session
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The system record

The verdict comes from 6,555 trades, not one ticker.

Across every symbol we track, the daily Slingshot entry won 68.3% of 6,555 trades since 2004 in our own backtest. Single names produce small samples, so the system-level record, not any one ticker, is why the setup earns a place on the board.

Questions

Straight answers on VLO.

Is VLO in a squeeze right now?

Today's state is on the Squeeze Setups board, which tracks VLO on all 12 timeframes through the session. On this page we only show history: the last daily Slingshot setup on VLO in our record was on April 29, 2026.

How often has the squeeze followed through on VLO?

In our own backtest since 2004, 65% of 1,558 Slingshot setups on VLO closed green, across 11 timeframes. Across all symbols, the daily Slingshot won 68.3% of 6,555 trades. That is history, not a promise about the next trade.

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