CNQ — Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Energy · ETF XLE · as of 2026-09-18
Canadian Natural Resources is the largest producer of oil and the second-largest producer of natural gas in Canada. It is principally involved in extracting heavy oils, natural gas, and bitumen through its drilling and mining operations. Bitumen from mining operations is upgraded into synthetic crude oil. Commodities produced are primarily exported to the US via pipeline. The company also has smaller offshore production operations in the North Sea and Africa.
Price & today
| Stock today | -1.94% |
| Sector ETF today | -0.26% |
| Residual (stock-specific) | -1.67% |
Sector correlation
| 20-day correlation with XLE | 0.79 |
| 60-day correlation with XLE | 0.80 |
| Status | normal |
Decoupling fires when 60d corr − 20d corr > 0.20: stock used to track its sector but the relationship has weakened recently.
Technicals
| 10 EMA | $50.43 |
| 20 EMA | $50.10 |
| 50 EMA | $48.38 |
| EMA stack | BULLISH |
| RSI(14) | 49.8 |
| 52-week high distance | -3.31% |
| 52-week low distance | +69.42% |
Signals
| Market F&G | 46.9 |
| Bull% | 12.2% |
| OVTLYR status | SELL (12d) |
| Sector rank | #119 |
| Next earnings | 2026-11-05 (TNS, 46d) |
MarketSmith metrics - our compute
What do these abbreviations mean?
- RS Rating
- - IBD-style relative strength vs SPY (weighted 3/6/9/12-mo). 70+ = leaders pool, 80+ = strong.
- ADR%
- - average daily range over 20 days. 4%+ = the fast movers the playbook prefers (selection order, not a gate).
- RMV (tight)
- - Relative Measured Volatility, 15 bars, scaled 0-100. <15 = tight coiled base (green), <35 moderate, high = loose/expanding - not a base right now.
- Ext (ATR>20EMA)
- - how many ATRs price sits above its 20-EMA. ≤1 = in value (green), >2 = extended/chasing (red) - prefer a pullback.
- Rel Vol
- - latest volume vs the 50-day average. 100% = normal; 140%+ = breakout confirmation.
- U/D 50d / 25d
- - up-day vs down-day volume over the window. 1.1+ = net accumulation (institutions buying); under 0.9 on the 25d = net selling.
- Accum/Dist 25d
- - heavy-volume up days vs heavy-volume down days in the last 25 sessions (close moved 0.2%+ on above-average volume). The institutional-participation footprint; 5+ distribution days = O'Neil caution line.
- LoD dist
- - close distance above the day low in % of ATR (100 = one full ATR off the low). High = strong close.
- Off/Above 52w
- - trend-template legs: within 25% of the 52-week high, at least 25% above the 52-week low.
- Trend 8/8
- - all 8 Minervini Trend Template criteria pass. Discovery floor, NOT an entry signal - entries come from the VCP pivot.
- Base len (VCP)
- - weeks since the VCP base started on the latest scan. 10wk+ bases carry the edge; short stacked bases test below random.
Fundamentals & valuation - reference, not entry inputs
Company data - context read, not entry inputs
Quarterly EPS - earnings acceleration
A dash in %Chg is deliberate: the year-ago figure was a loss, so a growth % would be meaningless. A dash in Sales means we have no revenue figure for that quarter - read it as a gap in our data, not as zero revenue.
| Quarter | EPS ($) | %Chg YoY | Sales ($M) | %Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct-24 | 0.97 | -25% | - | - |
| Mar-25 | 0.93 | -21% | - | - |
| May-25 | 1.16 | +68% | - | - |
| Aug-25 | 0.71 | -19% | - | - |
| Nov-25 | 0.86 | -11% | - | - |
| Mar-26 | 0.82 | -12% | - | - |
| May-26 | 1.17 | +1% | - | - |
| Aug-26 | 2.19 | +208% | - | - |
eps_actual (the figure MarketSmith/Deepvue show) - whether a given quarter is GAAP or excludes a one-off follows the filing, so it can sit either side of another vendor's number; AAPL's Oct-24 row, the Sep-2024 fiscal quarter, is $0.97 here - GAAP, including the EU tax charge - where TradingView's year implies $1.64 · Sales ($M) = SEC EDGAR quarterly revenue (fiscal Q4 derived as FY minus 9-mo) · quarter = report month · %Chg blank = prior-year base under $0.05 (not meaningful).Recent news - our DB (Finnhub + OVTLYR)
- Sep 18 · A $100,000 Retirement Dividend Snowball In A Rising-Rate World Seeking Alpha
- Sep 18 · These Are The 5 Best Stocks To Buy And Watch Now Yahoo
- Sep 18 · Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) Passes Minervini Trend Template and High Growth Momentum Screen ChartMill
- Sep 18 · A $100,000 Retirement Dividend Snowball In A Rising-Rate World SeekingAlpha
- Sep 17 · Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) Stock May Be A Bargain On Cash Flow Yahoo
- Sep 17 · Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) Looks Fairly Valued As Cost Cuts Support Its Case Yahoo
- Sep 16 · Granite Ridge Resources shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q4 financial results. Benzinga
- Sep 16 · The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights S&P Global, Cloudflare, Canadian Natural Resources, Star Group and Hour Loop Yahoo