Chris Wood expects sharp rebound in crude oil demand; energy index outperforms FAANG, S&P 500

The S&P 500 Power Index has not solely outperformed the S&P 500 however has outperformed the FAANG shares by 71% since November 2020.
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Crude oil costs have now breached the $74 per barrel mark and proceed to scale increased as international demand restoration improves. Banking on this bettering demand, Chris Wooden, World Head (fairness technique), Jefferies, recommends buyers go lengthy power and brief profitless thematic tech. The ace market strategist has been advocating cyclical commerce for just a few months now with oil being probably the most beneficial. Thus far this yr, the S&P Power index has zoomed 46.9%, outperforming the S&P 500 which has managed to leap 13%. Oil costs have been inching increased because the demand outlook for crude oil improves with vaccines being rolled out throughout the globe. 

S&P 500 Power index outperforms

Highlighting the commerce, Chris Wooden in his weekly GREED & worry publication highlighted that Elon Musk’s Tesla had been outperforming S&P 500 Power index since its itemizing in 2010. Nonetheless, he added that since February 2 this yr, the dynamics have shifted and Tesla has since underperformed by 50%. Chris Wooden additionally identified that an index of six well-known US tech firms, particularly Tesla, Snap, Uber, Spotify, Twitter and Slack had outperformed the power index by 450% because the begin of 2020 to a peak on February 2, and has since underperformed by 40%.

Chris Wooden stated that the S&P 500 Power Index has not solely outperformed the S&P 500 however has outperformed the FAANG shares by 71% since November 2020. “It was identified to GREED & worry this week that cumulative fund flows into the oil producer ETF, SPDR S&P Oil & Gasoline Exploration & Manufacturing ETF (XOP), have risen by solely 20% since June 2020 regardless that that ETF is up 232% from 2020 low reached final March,” he stated. 

Crude oil demand, costs to rebound 

“GREED & worry’s optimistic view on the oil value, which as beforehand mentioned is prone to act as a catalyst for an escalation of the inflation scare in coming months, is predicated on each booming demand and, much more importantly, a rising lack of provide,” Chris Wooden stated. The market strategist additional stated that demand for crude oil ought to rebound to pre-pandemic ranges of 100 million barrels per day. Key markets reminiscent of China and america have seen demand pickup because the economic system began re-opening. 

Whereas demand has been bettering, the shortage of provide can be vital, based on Chris Wooden. Funding in exploration exterior OPEC has been declining since 2014. Monetary Establishments have been cautious of funding exploration tasks another excuse exacerbating the shortage of provide. Wooden added that crude oil costs will spike however Russians and Saudis will likely be cautious of too nice an oil spike above $100/bbl or increased as which will additional encourage different manufacturing.