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Retail Investors Flock to Energy Stocks Amid Venezuela Surge

1/9/2026

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Retail investors target energy stocks at the start of 2026 after strong 2025 performance, per a JPMorgan report, with oil-related trading rising after the U.S. strike on Venezuela.
Investors are drawn to Halliburton, Chevron, Baker Hughes, and SLB, anticipating profits from Venezuelan crude and infrastructure rebuilding.
Halliburton posted its highest retail inflows since early 2022.
Chevron's popularity waned after an initial spike.
The long-term impact of these investments remains uncertain.

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Story summary

Retail investors target energy stocks at the start of 2026 after strong 2025 performance, per a JPMorgan report, with oil-related trading rising after the U.S. strike on Venezuela.
Investors are drawn to Halliburton, Chevron, Baker Hughes, and SLB, anticipating profits from Venezuelan crude and infrastructure rebuilding.
Halliburton posted its highest retail inflows since early 2022.
Chevron's popularity waned after an initial spike.
The long-term impact of these investments remains uncertain.