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Smart Investing Daily • July 15, 2026
► MARKET ALERT
Oil Giants Crush Q2. Buy Energy Stocks Now.
By The Numbers
$96.68/barrel - Brent crude Q2 2026 average, a 23% surge from Q1 (EIA)
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$5 billion - ExxonMobil's signaled Q2 earnings increase vs. Q1, per its July 7 guidance filing
$18.5 billion - Chevron's projected Q2 cash flow from operations, up from
$7.1B in Q1 (UBS)
136% - Chevron's year-over-year jump in expected Q2 EBITDA vs. the same quarter last year
Oil prices didn't just go up in Q2 - they exploded. Brent crude hit
$109 a barrel in April as geopolitical tensions rattled supply through the Strait of Hormuz. And the two biggest names in American energy were sitting in exactly the right place. ExxonMobil and Chevron are set to report quarters that could make Wall Street do a double-take.