XLE posted a 37% Q1 surge. But with Brent near $106, a Strait of Hormuz standstill, and the EIA flagging record production shut-ins, the real question isn’t whether energy ran — it’s whether it can hold.
Kevin Warsh just replaced Jerome Powell. Inflation is at 3.8%. The FedWatch Tool is pricing in rate hikes, not cuts. And the S&P 500 is historically expensive. Traders need a framework for what comes next.