US energy stocks are absolutely ripping right now.

$RSPG (equal-weight S&P energy ETF) is up 49% this year, sitting near all-time highs. That's the 3rd best year since 2006.

Only 2021 (+54%) and 2022 (+52%) were stronger. And this marks the 6th straight year of gains—longest streak ever for the fund.

Up another 7.5% in just the last two weeks. If that holds, we're looking at a record year.

Geopolitics (Iran tensions) are clearly helping, but the broader story is energy's been quietly winning while everyone chased tech and AI.

Six years in a row. That's not noise—that's a sector that's been working.