{"id":495601,"date":"2026-01-06T03:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/495601\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T03:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:52:16","slug":"cramer-says-oil-and-energy-trades-fueled-by-venezuela-news-are-unwise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/495601\/","title":{"rendered":"Cramer says oil and energy trades fueled by Venezuela news are unwise"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CNBC’s Jim Cramer<\/a> said Monday that investors chasing the market’s reaction to Venezuela’s political upheaval<\/a> are making a familiar mistake: confusing short-term trading opportunities with long-term investing.<\/p>\n

Cramer urged investors to focus on owning high-quality stocks and sticking with them, rather than jumping into trades<\/a> where valuations could swing on every passing headline.<\/p>\n

“Along with an index fund, I want you to own individual stocks \u2014\u00a0not trade them,” Cramer said. “Let the power of compounding do its work.”<\/p>\n

Cramer’s comments came as markets rallied broadly<\/a>. The Dow Jones Industrial Average<\/a>\u00a0gained 594.79 points, or 1.23% to hit a new all-time high. <\/p>\n

However, Cramer warned that geopolitical stories don’t always translate into durable business opportunities. Even though President Donald Trump’s<\/a> move to oust Venezuela’s leader<\/a> sparked speculation around oil and energy stocks<\/a>, Cramer said much of that upside was already priced in.<\/p>\n

He pointed to companies like Chevron<\/a>, U.S. refiners such as Valero<\/a>, and oil-services firms including Halliburton<\/a> as examples of stocks that surged on speculation \u2014 even though rebuilding Venezuela’s oil industry could take years and require massive investment.<\/p>\n

Meaningful results, Cramer said, will likely fully materialize in years, not days, noting that investors often underestimate how long it takes for political change to show up in corporate profits.<\/p>\n

Instead, Cramer said investors should focus on areas of the market where valuations still offer protection if stocks pull back. <\/p>\n

Cramer said Goldman Sachs<\/a> is positioned to benefit from a pickup in mergers, acquisitions and equity issuance. He also pointed to Citigroup<\/a>, which he believes can continue exceeding earnings expectations, and Capital One<\/a>, which he called one of the cheapest large banks in the market following its acquisition of Discover<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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