Key Points Oil prices have risen dramatically and fallen dramatically in a very short period of time. Geopolitical conflict is the easy explanation, but long-term investors need to think more deeply about the price swings. 10 stocks we like better than Chevron › The news headlines are filled with moment-by-moment coverage of the current geopolitical conflict in the Middle East. And oil price volat...
Key Points Oil prices have risen dramatically and fallen dramatically in a very short period of time. Geopolitical conflict is the easy explanation, but long-term investors need to think more deeply about the price swings. 10 stocks we like better than Chevron › The news headlines are filled with moment-by-moment coverage of the current geopolitical conflict in the Middle East. And oil price volatility, as you might expect, has dramatically increased. If you are a long-term investor, you need to consider this issue in a broader context. And that context highlights why most investors should stick with diversified energy industry giants like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX). The clear answer isn't the real answer It seems fairly obvious that oil prices have spiked and fallen entirely because of news surrounding the geopolitical conflict in the Middle East. And, to some extent, that is absolutely true. However, before this conflict, there was uncertainty surrounding the unfolding geopolitical events in Venezuela, which came and went. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » The reason oil price volatility has become an issue is traders' emotions. As with any market, when fear and greed are at play, prices can go haywire. The current oil price volatility, while shocking in some ways, is actually something investors should expect. It is just how the energy sector works. It is neither good nor bad; it is simply a fact of life that has repeatedly occurred. Prepare for oil volatility with Exxon and Chevron When oil prices rise dramatically, the biggest winners are likely to be pure-play producers. This is because their top- and bottom-lines are entirely driven by oil prices. However, when oil prices fall dramatically, the biggest losers are likely to be pure-play producers for the ver...
It's been a brutal start to 2026 for Oracle (ORCL 1.26%) investors. Down about 23% year to date and sitting near $149 per share just before its fiscal third-quarter earnings report, the tech stock had taken a massive beating. And its pullback from its 52-week high is even bigger. The company's narrative has been dominated by two opposing forces. On one hand, Oracle boasts a massive backlog driven ...
It's been a brutal start to 2026 for Oracle (ORCL 1.26%) investors. Down about 23% year to date and sitting near $149 per share just before its fiscal third-quarter earnings report, the tech stock had taken a massive beating. And its pullback from its 52-week high is even bigger. The company's narrative has been dominated by two opposing forces. On one hand, Oracle boasts a massive backlog driven by unprecedented demand for artificial intelligence (AI) computing. On the other hand, the company faces a staggering $50 billion in expected capital expenditures in fiscal 2026 to build out the data centers required to begin delivering on its contracts. So, is this apparent headwind of massive spending actually a problem if it's funding explosive growth, or should investors stay on the sidelines? Following the company's strong fiscal third-quarter update on Tuesday afternoon, let's take a closer look at the business to see if shares are a buy. Accelerating cloud infrastructure growth Oracle's third-quarter results showed the company executing. The tech company's fiscal third-quarter revenue rose 22% year over year to $17.2 billion. And this momentum is expected to persist. Management raised its fiscal 2027 revenue guidance to $90 billion. This top-line performance represents a notable milestone for the legacy database giant. As Oracle chief financial officer Doug Kehring explained in the company's earnings call, the period marked "the first quarter in over 15 years where both organic total revenue and organic non-GAAP [earnings per share] grew at 20% or better..." Driving this success, of course, is Oracle's cloud infrastructure business. The company's cloud infrastructure revenue surged 84% year over year to $4.89 billion during the quarter -- a sharp acceleration from the segment's 68% growth rate in fiscal Q2. Fueling this growth is an enormous pipeline of contracted demand. Oracle's remaining performance obligations (RPO), a metric that represents the value of contract...
primeimages/iStock via Getty Images I believe the Anfield U.S. Equity Sector Rotation ETF ( AESR ) offers a sensible and fairly attractive strategy that proved that it is capable of delivering alpha over relatively long periods. It is my view that AESR belongs on ETF investors' shortlist, as its track record makes it worthy of that. However, I am not a dedicated bull today owing to a few reasons. ...
primeimages/iStock via Getty Images I believe the Anfield U.S. Equity Sector Rotation ETF ( AESR ) offers a sensible and fairly attractive strategy that proved that it is capable of delivering alpha over relatively long periods. It is my view that AESR belongs on ETF investors' shortlist, as its track record makes it worthy of that. However, I am not a dedicated bull today owing to a few reasons. First, AESR had a few soft periods in the past, with 2021 and 2023 (when it underperformed the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF ( IVV )) being the key examples. So, it has slightly trailed IVV since its inception in 2019 despite delivering alpha in 4 out of 6 full calendar years it has in the books. Second, there are imperfections in terms of liquidity, plus the vehicle comes with a massive expense ratio of 1.16%. Third, it is currently heavy in longer-duration equities, and I do not have a strong bullish opinion on them as the oil price and its impact on the inflation outlook remain a wild card amid the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict. In all, the Hold rating perfectly reflects my stance. AESR Strategy and Portfolio As explained on the Regents Park Funds website , AESR ...is an actively managed exchange traded fund (“ETF”) in which the management team overweights / underweights subsets of the S&P 500 by utilizing economic and business cycle forecasting. This structure provides a relative concentration by sectors we believe will have the best risk-return payoff. As we know from the summary prospectus, AESR invests in both ETFs and "individual U.S. equity securities." It also clarified that The Fund is generally rebalanced and adjusted on a quarterly basis, or when changing conditions warrant an adjustment. So, turnover is unsurprisingly high at 106% . What is inside the AESR portfolio at the moment? In the dataset as of March 6, we see 11 ETFs (84.82% of the net assets), 20 equities (14.7%), as well as cash. Below are the top ten holdings, accounting for about 83.25% of the net assets. E...
Shares of Unusual Machines (UMAC +7.00%) rose on Tuesday after the drone parts manufacturer issued a bullish long-term growth forecast. Scaling production Unusual Machines raised capital via multiple stock offerings in 2025 to bolster its balance sheet and fund its expansion initiatives. The company ended the year with $142 million in cash and investments and no debt. Now, the drone component make...
Shares of Unusual Machines (UMAC +7.00%) rose on Tuesday after the drone parts manufacturer issued a bullish long-term growth forecast. Scaling production Unusual Machines raised capital via multiple stock offerings in 2025 to bolster its balance sheet and fund its expansion initiatives. The company ended the year with $142 million in cash and investments and no debt. Now, the drone component maker is turning its focus toward scaling its manufacturing network to meet the soaring demand for domestically produced drones. Expand NYSEMKT : UMAC Unusual Machines Today's Change ( 7.00 %) $ 1.21 Current Price $ 18.49 Key Data Points Market Cap $637M Day's Range $ 16.89 - $ 19.88 52wk Range $ 4.45 - $ 20.15 Volume 293K Avg Vol 3.4M Gross Margin 33.62 % Unusual Machines' full-year revenue surged 101% to $11.2 million in 2025. Moreover, the drone stock's growth is accelerating. Fourth-quarter revenue increased 133% sequentially to $4.9 million. Cash flow should grow along with the U.S. drone industry Still, Unusual Machines is not yet profitable. It generated a net loss of $19.2 million in 2025. However, the company expects to produce positive operating cash flow by the end of 2026. Unusual Machines also noted that the Defense Department's Drone Dominance program will help to expand its market opportunity to over $90 million in 2026 and $250 million in 2027. "We believe the U.S. drone industry is still in the early stages of development, and the need for secure, domestic supply chains will continue to grow," CEO Allan Evans said.