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July 18, 2026

Top 10 S&P 500 stocks by Momentum score

šŸ›¢ļø Valero Energy 100 $VLO
šŸ›¢ļø Marathon Petroleum 100 $MPC

šŸ’» Palo Alto 99 $PANW

šŸ›¢ļø Targa Resources 99 $TRGP

šŸ¢ Welltower 99 $WELL

šŸ›¢ļø Phillips 66 99 $PSX

šŸ’» CrowdStrike 99 $CRWD

šŸ¦ BNY Mellon 99 $BNY

šŸ’» Fortinet 98 $FTNT

šŸ„ DaVita 98 $DVA

Oil refiners Valero and Marathon beat the market on every horizon after the 3-2-1 crack spread (the margin refiners earn turning crude into gasoline and diesel) hit a record high this week.

The driver is a global fuel shortage: Russia banned most diesel exports after drone strikes on its refineries, and the Iran war and tension around the Strait of Hormuz are choking Middle East supply.