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Investing in oil and energy stocks
In short: Oil stocks (TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, Chevron…) largely follow the price of oil, often pay high dividends and can be very volatile during oil shocks. The energy transition adds long-term uncertainty.
What moves them
Oil and gas prices, decisions by producing countries, global demand, geopolitical tensions.
Clean energy
Clean-energy ETFs have seen big rises then big falls: a promising theme does not guarantee good returns.
Compare
The table compares the expected volatility of oil stocks and a clean-energy ETF.
Today's numbers
| Asset | Price | Expected move over a month | Risk of a drop of more than 10% |
| TotalEnergies | €79.73 | ±8% | 7% |
| ExxonMobil | $165.87 | ±8% | 9% |
| Chevron | $212.61 | ±7% | 8% |
| Pétrole et gaz (ETF Energy Select) | $61.62 | ±8% | 8% |
| Énergie propre (ETF iShares) | $16.45 | ±9% | 11% |
Prices as of 2026-11-08, updated automatically. Volatility and drop risk are what the radar's AIs forecast best; they are not buy or sell recommendations.