Exactly. And it's why I abandoned most of my bullish positions when supports started breaking.txaggie_08 said:
I wouldn't necessarily bet on a boom in O&G stocks under Trump. He likes to keep the supply high and prices low, usually not the best for O&G bottom lines or stock prices.
From the day he was elected to Jan 1, 2020 (I'm excluding everything after that as COVID started to spook markets), oil stocks as a whole went practically nowhere, losing overall. There were periods of strength as there will always be, but looser regulations, opened up drilling with a focus on rapidly expanding production, and lower prices led to companies having to work a lot harder and spend more money to make money. This is why I always say that big oil loves dems. Dems restrict domestic supply, overregulate, cause price spikes, which lead to higher profits on less capital and less work.
Now this is very anecdotal, and energy doesn't overall react president to president in a clean uniform way. There are TONS of other factors that have an impact that can't be discounted, and sometimes, aren't even widely known. I personally see some pretty rough times incoming for energy stocks. But the next generational buying opportunity is coming shortly after. Whether that's 2025, 2026, or 2028, I don't know. Will update as we go and things become more clear.