A fresh climb in crude is pushing Permian oil producers well ahead of the rest of the stock market. Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN | DVN Price Prediction) stock is up 5% to $51.64…
September's inflation report handed energy stocks a gift, but the same force lifting XLE is already working against the investors chasing it for protection.
Oil and gas producers are sliding Wednesday morning as crude oil prices retreat, dragging exploration and production names lower across the board. The move is concentrated in the energy patch rather than…
Three oil and gas giants have chased each other so closely through 2026 that the real winner might surprise you, and it is not the one most investors expected to pull ahead.
A single geopolitical chokepoint handed XOP one of the best oil fund runs in years, and that same chokepoint now holds the power to erase it. Here is what to watch before…
When crude blew through $100 on the Hormuz disruption, two oil ETFs both surged, but for completely different reasons, and only one of them can hold its gains if prices stay elevated.
If you bought United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) a decade ago because you thought oil was cheap, the spot price proved you right, but the fund did not. Spot West Texas Intermediate…
XOP and OIH both tap the energy sector, but they bet on completely different forces inside it, and backing the wrong one at the wrong moment in the cycle has historically cost…
Crude oil is the loudest macro story of 2026, and the cleanest way to express a view on it without owning physical barrels is through exchange-traded funds. This piece focuses on four:…
Crude was sitting at $112 a barrel, the 98th percentile of the past year, before dropping to $81, but the driver is clear. Tankers are still rerouting around the Strait of Hormuz,…
Crude oil cleared $100 a barrel multiple times in April 2026, and the move was not subtle. WTI peaked at nearly $115 in early April; Brent reached about $138 in the same…
WTI crude oil surged above $114 per barrel in early April after the U.S. imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the collapse of peace talks in Islamabad. Oil climbed from $56…
WTI crude oil is trading near $105 per barrel, a level that was unthinkable just a few months ago when prices bottomed near $57 late last year. The catalyst is geopolitical: disruptions…
Everyone expects the Federal Reserve to take action during crises, but the past few years have shown that the opposite is the case, as the Fed has preferred a more “hands-off” approach…
A prominent independent energy company based in Denver, Colorado, SM Energy (NYSE:SM | SM Price Prediction) has climbed 37% year-to-date as retail investors weigh whether its $12.8 billion merger with Civitas Resources,…
