Crescent Energy Company Class A Common Stock (CRGY)

Crescent Energy Co. will acquire Vital Energy Inc. in a $3.1 billion all-stock merger, creating one of the top 10 independent US oil and gas producers.

In a welcome move, Coterra Energy stock saw its Relative Strength Rating to 74 Monday, up from 65 a day earlier.

In a welcome move, Range Resources stock saw its Relative Strength Rating improve from 69 to 72 on Friday.

Oil prices dropped over 5% as Netanyahu assured US to avoid targeting Iranian oil facilities in retaliation. Energy stocks plunged, airlines rallied.

Say hello to the index effect.

The evidence is overwhelming that Fed-driven returns have been a significant factor in the market since at least 1993 when the central bank quietly started its 2% Inflation Target.