Hot Energy Stocks To Own Right Now

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After a blockbuster start to the year, energy stocks have been range-bound. But one top technical analyst says a group within the sector is poised to charge higher.

Oil refinery stocks look particularly well-positioned, according to Ari Wald, head of technical analysis at Oppenheimer. He gushed about one refiner within the group, Andeavor, in a recent note to clients, "What a Great Chart: Buy ANDV."

He explained on CNBC's "Trading Nation" why he's so bullish on refiners, and on Andeavor in particular. Here's what Wald said.

· The oil refinery group is well-positioned due to broad-based strength, as well as relative strength.

· Shares of oil refiner Andeavor have soared 32 percent this year, far outperforming the energy-tracking XLE ETF, which has risen 7 percent during the same period. Crude oil, meanwhile, is up 15 percent this year.

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Hot Energy Stocks To Own Right Now: Apogee Enterprises, Inc.(APOG)

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