1 Big Reason to Avoid Energy Stocks in 2026
Source: Motley Fool
2025-12-22 23:25:00 ET
If your portfolio is energy-heavy right now, or if you're thinking about putting additional funds into energy stocks , you may want to reconsider.
Because there's one very important reason to avoid holding or buying energy stocks going into the new year: a growing global oil glut.
There are currently 1.4 billion barrels of oil on the water -- i.e., oil being shipped to a port or stored and waiting for a buyer. That's 24% more than the average for this time of year from 2016-2024.
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