May 3rd, 2022
Buying Pressure Sends VLO Higher
Dear Reader,
Yesterday, we looked at a Monthly Price Chart of Unity Software Inc., noting the stock’s 1-Month Price is trading below the 10-Month SMA signaling a ‘Sell’.
For today’s Trade of the Day we will be looking at an On Balance Volume chart for Valero Energy Corp. stock symbol: VLO.
Before breaking down VLO’s OBV chart let’s first review which products and services are offered by the company.
Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells transportation fuels and petrochemical products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol. It produces conventional, premium, and reformulated gasolines; gasoline meeting the specifications of the California Air Resources Board (CARB); diesel fuels, and low-sulfur and ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuels; CARB diesel; other distillates; jet fuels; blendstocks; and asphalts, petrochemicals, lubricants, and other refined petroleum products, as well as sells lube oils and natural gas liquids.
Confirming a Price Uptrend with OBV
The VLO daily price chart below shows that VLO is in a price uptrend as the current price is above the price VLO traded at six months ago (circled). The On Balance Volume chart is below the daily chart.
On Balance Volume measures volume flow with a single Easy-to-Read Line. Volume flow precedes price movement and helps sustain the price uptrend. When a stock closes up, volume is added to the line. When a stock closes down, volume is subtracted from the line. A cumulative total of these additions and subtractions form the OBV line.
On Balance Volume Indicator
● When Close is Up, Volume is Added
● When Close is Down, Volume is Subtracted
● A Cumulative Total of Additions and Subtractions form the OBV Line
Volume flow precedes price and is the key to measuring the validity and sustainability of a price trend.
We can see from the OBV chart below that the On Balance Volume line for VLO is sloping up. An up-sloping line indicates that the volume is heavier on up days and buying pressure is exceeding selling pressure. Buying pressure must continue to exceed selling pressure in order to sustain a price uptrend. So, On Balance Volume is a simple indicator to use that confirms the price uptrend and its sustainability.
The numerical value of the On Balance Volume line is not important. We simply want to see an up-sloping line to confirm a price up trend.
Confirmed ‘Buy’ Signal for VLO
Since VLO's OBV line is sloping up, the most likely future price movement for VLO is up, making VLO a good candidate for a stock purchase or a call option purchase.
Let's use the Hughes Optioneering calculator to look at the potential returns for a VLO call option purchase.
The Call Option Calculator will calculate the profit/loss potential for a call option trade based on the price change of the underlying stock/ETF at option expiration in this example from a flat VLO price to a 12.5% increase.
The Optioneering Team uses the 1% Rule to select an option strike price with a higher percentage of winning trades. In the following VLO option example, we used the 1% Rule to select the VLO option strike price but out of fairness to our paid option service subscribers we don’t list the strike price used in the profit/loss calculation.
Trade with Higher Accuracy
When you use the 1% Rule to select a VLO in-the-money option strike price, VLO stock only has to increase 1% for the option to breakeven and start profiting! Remember, if you purchase an at-the-money or out-of-the-money call option and the underlying stock closes flat at option expiration it will result in a 100% loss for your option trade! In this example, if VLO stock is flat at 116.60 at option expiration, it will only result in a 7.8% loss for the VLO option compared to a 100% loss for an at-the-money or out-of-the-money call option.
Using the 1% Rule to select an option strike price can result in a higher percentage of winning trades compared to at-the-money or out-of-the-money call options. This higher accuracy can give you the discipline needed to become a successful option trader and can help avoid 100% losses when trading options.
The goal of this example is to demonstrate the powerful profit potential available from trading options compared to stocks.
The prices and returns represented below were calculated based on the current stock and option pricing for VLO on 5/2/2022 before commissions.
When you purchase a call option, there is no limit on the profit potential of the call if the underlying stock continues to move up in price.
For this specific call option, the calculator analysis below reveals if VLO stock increases 5.0% at option expiration to 122.43 (circled), the call option would make 38.6% before commission.
If VLO stock increases 10.0% at option expiration to 128.26 (circled), the call option would make 84.9% before commission and outperform the stock return more than 8 to 1.
The leverage provided by call options allows you to maximize potential returns on bullish stocks.
The Hughes Optioneering Team is here to help you identify winning trades just like this one.
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Wishing You the Best in Investing Success,
Chuck Hughes
Editor, Trade of the Day
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