Reddit Is Finally Waking Up to the $5 Gas Summer — And Energy Stocks Are the Only Adults in the Room
With gas prices sprinting toward $5/gallon and 1.2 billion barrels already off the market, Reddit's investing communities are suddenly very interested in energy exposure
Ticker Ratings
| Ticker | Rating | Entry Price | Current | $ Gain | % Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OXY OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ | buy | $59.16 | — | — | — |
| DVN DEVON ENERGY CORP/DE | buy | $47.36 | — | — | — |
| HAL HALLIBURTON CO | buy | $41.41 | — | — | — |
| AAL American Airlines Group Inc. | sell | $13.81 | — | — | — |
| DAL DELTA AIR LINES, INC. | sell | $75.64 | — | — | — |
| MCD MCDONALDS CORP | hold | $282.24 | — | — | — |
| UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | hold | $386.92 | — | — | — |
The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for 82 days, 1.2 billion barrels of oil have been yanked off the market, and national average gas prices are barreling toward $5/gallon by July 4th — with analysts warning $6 by Labor Day if nothing changes. Reddit's investing communities, never ones to miss a narrative once it's already on fire, are now deep in energy DD threads. The upvote counts don't lie.
Fundstrat's YouTube take that oil prices aren't yet reflecting the emerging supply shortage is getting heavy traction in r/investing circles — the thesis being that $OXY, $DVN, and domestic producers are still underpriced relative to where fundamentals are heading. Meanwhile, Bloomberg's Petraeus interview dropped the phrase 'we may have to go back to war with Iran,' which is the kind of sentence that makes options traders reach for the buy button on energy ETFs. Qatar has already lost 17% of its LNG production for the next 3-5 years. That's not a blip — that's a restructuring of global energy flows.
The Reddit crowd that missed the first leg is now the Reddit crowd asking 'is it too late?' — and if history is any guide, the answer is usually 'no, but it's definitely spicier.'