SYSTEMATIC APPLICATION OF SLUYMER-STYLE METHOD — NOT SLUYMER'S OWN CALL
SU TSX
Suncor Energy Inc · held position
Last Price (CAD) $103.04
Unrealized G/L +216.6% (+C$28,480)
Fri, Oct 9, 2026 close · CAD; TSX closed Oct 12 (Thanksgiving)
Portfolio weight 2.28% (Canada)
HOLDKeep the full position: trend intact. Take profits only to rebalance ($107.49–107.49); review on a Friday close below $94.60.
Trend health
Trend (8–16 wk)
● Established Up
Leads S&P/TSX and sector; above rising 40-wk.
Opportunity cost (relative strength, weekly)
Leading the S&P/TSX for 9 weeks (+25.4% relative)
Leading TSX energy (XEG) for 5 weeks (+7.4% relative)
Key levels for holders
Breakout Level confirms hold | Friday close above $104.94 | +1.8% | top of R1 (ATH 10-09, 127.2% ext.) |
Profit-Taking Zone rebalance if overweight | $107.49–107.49 | +4.3% to +4.3% | 261.8% ext. |
Trade Breakdown review thesis, no trade | Friday close below $94.60 | -8.2% | floor of first-support band S1 (94.60) |
Trend Breakdown trim/sell if story weakened | Friday close below $92.06 | -10.7% | trend stop; next support $88.91–89.79 |
If broken, then…
Trade Breakdown (Friday close < $94.60): review the thesis (earnings, estimates, guidance). No trade yet.
Trend Breakdown (Friday close < $92.06): trim or exit if the fundamental story has also weakened; RS is still leading the S&P/TSX, so favour a trim over a full exit. Next support $88.91–89.79.
Sluymer's view: Agrees. “SU continues to consolidate near its summer highs with first support in the low-mid 90s” (CB Oct 6).
Watch this week: Fri Oct 16: a Friday close ≥ $91.89 (-10.8%) keeps RS vs the S&P/TSX at Est. Up or better; a Friday close below $94.60 is the Trade Breakdown.
APPENDIX · SU (TSX) · SYSTEMATIC APPLICATION OF SLUYMER-STYLE METHOD — NOT SLUYMER'S OWN CALLHeld-card Trade Breakdown level = floor of first-support band S1 (94.60); the 40-wk SMA 85.79 is below the trend breakdown level, so it can't be the Trade Breakdown.
For adding / new entries (not used for held-position decisions)
| Level | Price | From close | Note |
| Buy zone | $94.60–97.39 | -5.5% to -8.2% | 20-day SMA, wk high 05-22, wk high 07-31 |
| Trading stop · daily close | below $94.60 | -8.2% | trading downgrade one state; re-anchor to S2 92.06–94.17 |
| Breakout Buy Level | close above $104.94 | +1.8% | top of R1 (ATH 10-09, 127.2% ext.) |
| Trading (10–20 day) state | Established Up: Above 50-day; daily RS vs S&P/TSX Est. Up. |
Scores · Trend 80.4
| RS (S&P 20 + sector 10) | 20.0 + 10.0 / 30 |
| Structure | 30 / 30 |
| Coppock (weekly) — positive & rising | 20.0 / 20 |
| Band position | 2.4 / 10 |
| Breadth proxy 38.1 (falling) | 3 / 10 |
| Raw | 85.4 (Established Up) |
| Modifiers (10-yr > 5% rising −3, seasonal −2) | -5 |
| Final | 80.4 Established Up |
| ✔ Fri close above 40-wk SMA 6/6 · ✔ 40-wk SMA rising (4 wks) 4/4 · ✔ No lower high vs cycle high 5/5 · ✔ Fri close above 20-wk SMA 5/5 · ✔ Fri close above 200-wk (4-yr) SMA 5/5 · ✔ 4-mo SMA > 13-mo SMA (completed months, to Sep) 5/5 |
Scores · Trading 79.9
| RS (S&P 20 + sector 10) | 20.0 + 10.0 / 30 |
| Structure | 25 / 25 |
| Coppock (daily) — positive & rising | 25.0 / 25 |
| Band position | 4.9 / 20 |
| Raw | 84.9 (Established Up) |
| Modifiers (10-yr > 5% rising −3, seasonal −2) | -5 |
| Final | 79.9 Established Up |
| ✔ Close above 50-day SMA 5/5 · ✔ 50-day SMA rising (10 d) 3/3 · ✔ Close above 100-day SMA 4/4 · ✔ Close above 200-day SMA 5/5 · ✔ 200-day SMA rising (20 d) 3/3 · ✔ No daily lower high (last two swing highs) 5/5 |
Relative state (weekly RS vs 16-wk SMA + 2-wk slope; daily RS vs 15-d SMA + 3-d slope; Neutral ±0.25%; phase price = next Fri / next close, benchmark flat)
| Horizon · benchmark | State | RS vs SMA | RS chg | Phase-transition price (SU (TSX) close needed) |
|---|
| Trend · S&P/TSX | 1 Established Up (+) → | +13.51% | +7.11% | Est. Up ≥ 91.89 (-10.8%) · Est. Down < 72.13 |
| Trend · XEG | 1 Established Up (+) → | +5.36% | +1.87% | Est. Up ≥ 98.32 (-4.6%) · Est. Down < 84.54 |
| Trading · S&P/TSX | 1 Established Up (+) → | +5.45% | +6.13% | Est. Up ≥ 98.28 (-4.6%) · Est. Down < 81.62 |
| Trading · XEG | 1 Established Up (+) → | +2.18% | +2.81% | Est. Up ≥ 101.30 (-1.7%) · Est. Down < 89.60 |
Full bands (cluster rule: 2 or more tools within 3%; Δ vs 103.04)
| Band | Range | Distance | Tools in the cluster |
|---|
| R3 | 114.91–114.91 | +11.5% to +11.5% | channel top 114.91 |
| R2 | 107.49–107.49 | +4.3% to +4.3% | 261.8% ext. 107.49 |
| R1 | 103.36–104.94 | +0.3% to +1.8% | ATH 10-09 103.36 · 127.2% ext. 104.05 · 161.8% ext. 104.94 |
| S1 | 94.60–97.39 | -5.5% to -8.2% | 20-day SMA 97.39 · wk high 05-22 96.53 · wk high 07-31 94.60 |
| S2 | 92.06–94.17 | -8.6% to -10.7% | 50-day SMA 94.17 · low 09-22 92.55 · low 09-04 92.15 · wk high 06-05 92.06 |
| S3 | 88.91–89.79 | -12.9% to -13.7% | 100-day SMA 89.79 · low 08-26 89.54 · 50% 89.49 · low 07-28 89.14 · low 04-01 88.91 |
| Targets | 104.94 · 107.49 | +1.8% · +4.3% | 161.8% / 261.8% extensions of the 103.36 → 100.81 pullback · 2-yr channel top 114.91 |
Coppock, breadth and RS
Stops & phase transitions
- Tier 1 (trading stop): daily close < 94.60 (-8.2%): trading downgrades one state, re-anchor to S2 92.06–94.17.
- Tier 2 (trend stop = Trend Breakdown): Friday close < 92.06 (-10.7%): trend downgrades one state, re-anchor to S3 88.91–89.79.
- Trend vs S&P/TSX: Est. Up ≥ 91.89 (-10.8%) · above its 16-wk avg ≥ 91.89 · Est. Down < 72.13 (-30.0%) (next Friday, benchmark flat).
- Trading vs S&P/TSX: Est. Up ≥ 98.28 · Est. Down < 81.62.
Sluymer context
- CB Sep 15: “SU’s long-term technical profile remains positive but advanced short-term with 93 followed by 89 first near-term support.”
- CB Sep 22: “SU is also stalling at resistance near its Q2 highs with support starting between 91-94 followed by 85-88.”
- CB Sep 29: “SU continues to pause near its Q2 highs holding above first support near 90.”
- CB Oct 6: “SU continues to consolidate near its summer highs with first support in the low-mid 90s.”
- CB Oct 13: “Rate-sensitive stocks, such as ENB, TRP, PPL, FTS and H are becoming oversold with early signs of bottoming near support.”
- CB Oct 13: CADUSD “weak but oversold short-term challenging next support at 0.70”; US 10-yr “beginning to stall” at 5.35%.
Notes & caveats
Benchmarks: S&P/TSX Composite (20 pts) and XEG (10 pts). Trading items and bands use the Fri, Oct 9, 2026 close; trend uses the Fri, Oct 9 week. Holder levels: Breakout = top of R1; Profit-Taking = next resistance band above it; Trade Breakdown = 40-wk SMA if between Trend Breakdown and price (or already broken), else the S1 floor; Trend Breakdown = trend stop (S2 floor). Rates modifier uses the US 10-yr (Sluymer's global rate gauge). Coppock = 10-bar WMA of ROC(14)+ROC(11), standard settings used as a placeholder because his are unpublished; DAS is omitted. Zone = sign + 3-yr percentile; direction = 2 bars. SMAs are simple; swings are 5-bar extremes; the channel is a 2-yr log regression ±2σ. The breadth proxy is the % of ~210 current S&P/TSX Composite members (dashboard universe) with a rising weekly Coppock, in the spirit of his TSX Quadrant Balance; survivorship bias; regime input only. Weights are our choices (playbook §10); the state rule matched 86% / 83% of his sector states in-sample. Data: Yahoo Finance (unadjusted); weight from the Portfolio Dashboard (PIM 10/09 EOD, read-only).