Don't Wait for Energy to Bounce Back

I called it the "everything but one" crash... At the end of 2021, the markets fell apart. Just about everything collapsed... [Chaikin PowerFeed]( Don't Wait for Energy to Bounce Back By Marc Chaikin, founder, Chaikin Analytics I called it the "everything but one" crash... At the end of 2021, the markets fell apart. Just about everything collapsed... The S&P 500 Index eventually plunged 25% from its early January 2022 peak through its October 2022 bottom. And the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index fell a staggering 36% from November 2021 through the end of last year. It felt like the investment world was ripping apart at the seams. But one sector defied the odds... Energy. The energy sector soared through the first half of last year. In fact, it surged through most of 2021 as well... From its bottom in late October 2020 to its peak in November 2022, the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) gained nearly 240%. Investors dream of returns like that. But the story is different these days... As I'll show you, the energy sector is significantly underperforming so far this year. And the Power Gauge is unequivocally clear on this topic... Now is not the time to try to catch a bottom in energy. In fact, it's one of the worst sectors in the Power Gauge today... Recommended Links: [Move Your Money Before June 23]( Over 50% of the U.S. stock market is set to move before the market closes on Friday, June 23 – including Apple, Amazon, Tesla, Google, and thousands of others. This major Wall Street event will send some stocks soaring... while slashing others up to 90%. Don't get blindsided – see what's coming and how to protect yourself immediately, [right here](. [REVEALED: The 'Secret Weapon' Wall Street Used to Triple Revenue Amidst Market Turmoil]( If you had followed one man's advice, you would've likely avoided many of this market's worst losses. He predicted the real estate crash last year in 2022... and warned his readers about the impending pullback when the S&P 500 briefly rallied – a week later, EVERY major asset took a dive. But through all of this, he has managed to post incredible winning trades using the very same technique that top Wall Street bankers used to triple their revenue during the worst market since 2008. See how, [right here](. As almost everything else suffered early last year, XLE thrived. But this once-shining star has clearly faltered... XLE has lost around 10% of its value since the start of 2023. That's much worse than the S&P 500 Index's roughly 10% gain in that span. And its Power Bar rating is... terrible. Take a look... [Chaikin PowerFeed] No stock in the exchange-traded fund ("ETF") currently holds a "bullish" or better rating. The Power Gauge is clear... Investors should avoid the energy sector right now. Worse still, we can see in the following chart that XLE has clearly broken below its long-term trend line. Take a look... [Chaikin PowerFeed] The blue line on the chart is the 200-day moving average ("DMA"). In other words, each point on that line represents the average of the previous 200 days of XLE's closing price. Put simply, it's a straightforward way to define a stock's long-term trend. XLE soared above its long-term trend line in the first half of 2022. But then, it ran into trouble... You can see that XLE broke below its long-term trend line in July. And it happened again in late September. But in both cases, it quickly bounced back above the line. Today, things are different... XLE is clearly trading below its long-term trend line. It's now in a defined downtrend. And barring a reversal, it's telling us to steer clear of the energy sector. But that's not all... We can also use the Power Gauge to dig into energy-related subsectors. Similar to XLE, they're some of the worst-rated offerings in the Power Gauge today. Take a look... [Chaikin PowerFeed] The SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Fund (XOP) only includes one "bullish" holding today. And the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Fund (XES) doesn't have any "bullish" holdings. These Power Bar ratings are terrible. And the Power Gauge is firmly "bearish" on both ETFs. So our takeaway is clear... From top to bottom, the energy sector is suffering right now. Now, it will likely turn around at some point. It's a cyclical industry. And nothing stays down forever. But don't wait for it... The energy sector can spend years in a downtrend. Most recently, it spent the majority of 2019 and 2020 trading below its 200-DMA. So we'll watch this important sector. But for now, we'll fish in other ponds. Good investing, Marc Chaikin Market View Major Indexes and Notable Sectors # Hld: Bullish Neutral Bearish Dow 30 +0.43% 8 19 3 S&P 500 +0.95% 130 266 103 Nasdaq +1.16% 54 36 10 Small Caps +1.08% 440 922 513 Bonds +0.39% Communication Services +1.35% 10 9 2 — According to the Chaikin Power Bar, Small Cap stocks remain somewhat more Bearish than Large Cap stocks. Major indexes are mixed. * * * * Sector Tracker Sector movement over the last 5 days Information Technology +3.57% Communication +3.55% Discretionary +3.31% Real Estate +2.15% Financial +0.78% Health Care +0.69% Industrials +0.49% Materials +0.21% Utilities -0.22% Staples -0.78% Energy -1.92% * * * * Industry Focus Mining Services 1 23 10 Over the past 6 months, the Mining subsector (XME) has underperformed the S&P 500 by -19.94%. Its Power Bar ratio, which measures future potential, is Very Weak, with more Bearish than Bullish stocks. It is currently ranked #18 of 21 subsectors and has moved down 3 slots over the past week. 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