Oil prices tumbled more than 13% today to about $95 a barrel. Crude could continue falling if the ceasefire holds.

Markets are rallying Wednesday on the news of a two-week ceasefire in Iran, but some stocks are bucking the trend.

OXY has surged 73.9% in a year as Permian scale, CrownRock and debt paydown lift outlook, yet ROE lags and valuation looks rich.

Oil has surged 70% in just 26 trading days since the war in Iran began, marking a faster pace than the

BEP, OXY and YPF made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum stocks list on April 7th, 2026.

Occidental rallied along with oil prices last month. The company is benefiting from its deep, low-cost inventory in the Permian Basin.

Q1 2026 was an exceptional quarter for energy stocks thanks to war in the Middle East, but Q2 2026 is not guaranteed to step in its footsteps. Energy prices can go higher and push the sector higher, but they do not have to if the U.S. can neutralize Iran's ability to project force. While energy stocks are benefiting from the fighting in the short term, it may actually come back to hurt them in the long run.

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How high could oil prices go? That's the question on the minds of many investors as the conflict in Iran enters its next phase.

BEP, NWS, OXY, YPF and MGY have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on April 7th, 2026.