Energy
Energy sector: regime, opportunity and risk scores, industry rankings, signals, leading stocks and ETFs, and the weekly brief.
Energy at a glance
Energy (XLE) is in a Bullish regime with a Bull/Bear score of +100, ranked 2 of 11 on opportunity (72/100) with low risk. It is leading against the S&P 500: +11.5% over 1 month and +16.7% over 3 months; 76% of its 21 stocks are above their 200-day average.
Industries
| Rank | Industry | Signal | Opportunity | 3 months | Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oil Refining/Marketing | Bullish | 96 | +37.8% | MPC, VLO, PSX |
| 2 | Integrated Oil | Bullish | 82 | +13.4% | APA, CVX, XOM |
| 3 | Other Energy | Improving | 59 | +3.6% | COP, TRGP, KMI |
Leading stocks
- APA – APA Corporation (Integrated Oil): Bullish, 3 months +42.8%
- PSX – Phillips 66 (Oil Refining/Marketing): Bullish, 3 months +37.3%
- CVX – Chevron Corporation (Integrated Oil): Bullish, 3 months +19.9%
- MPC – Marathon Petroleum Corporation (Oil Refining/Marketing): Bullish, 3 months +46.7%
- COP – ConocoPhillips (Oil & Gas Production): Bullish, 3 months +25.4%
- TRGP – Targa Resources, Inc. (Gas Distributors): Bullish, 3 months +5.7%
What drives Energy
Oil, natural gas, inventories, energy demand. Bullish indicators: Oil/gas market tightens; inventories fall; producer cash flow rises. Bearish indicators: Demand weakens; inventories rise; oil/gas prices and earnings decline.
Source: Sonsero Sectors weekly snapshot 2026-10-25 (market data from TradingView). Scores, regimes and signals are rules-based descriptions of market conditions, not investment advice.