Oil prices have mostly stayed above $100 a barrel due to supply concerns tied to the Iran war, and energy is the best-performing S&P 500 sector this year with a gain of more than 50%. The author argues energy stocks may have limited upside unless oil keeps rising, since they tend to move with oil, and believes oil is more likely to fall once the conflict is resolved, with annualized inflation at 3.7% in September. Instead, the article favors consumer discretionary stocks, the worst-performing sector this year with a 7% loss, trailing the S&P 500 by roughly 20 percentage points amid near-record-low consumer sentiment and affordability pressures. It points to 2022, when Brent crude rose 35% while the consumer discretionary ETF fell 36%, and 2023, when Brent finished about 3% lower while the sector gained around 40%, as a recent precedent for a rebound if the war ends and inflation cools. The author stresses this is not a prediction, but XLY could offer one of the better long-term opportunities for outperformance.
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