Oil's not going back to $60 even if Iran war ends — buy energy stocks on ceasefire dip
The Strait of Hormuz — the world's most important oil shipping route — has been shut down since the Iran war started in February, causing a global energy shock. Even if a ceasefire happens soon, analysts believe oil prices won't return to the $60 level because the damage to supply chains is lasting.
Idea
Here's the counterintuitive setup: ceasefire talks are lifting the overall stock market, but energy stocks could actually keep rallying too. The logic is that oil supply has been permanently disrupted — the Strait of Hormuz closure destroyed infrastructure and rerouted global trade. China's export prices just jumped the most in three years partly because of higher energy costs flowing through manufacturing. European inflation is spiking for the same reason. Energy companies are printing cash at these elevated oil prices, and that won't change even if peace breaks out. Buying a broad energy ETF on any ceasefire-driven dip gives you exposure to sustained high oil profits.