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"What the chart actually shows It’s a bar chart (sometimes presented as a horizontal or vertical bar graph) that displays net sector positioning by global institutional fund managers.- X-axis / categories: Major equity sectors (Tech, Financials, Healthcare, Energy, Consumer Staples, Utilities, Banks, Materials, Industrials, etc.).
- Y-axis: Net % overweight/underweight (positive = more managers are overweight the sector than underweight; negative = the opposite).
- The energy bar is the most negative / lowest on the entire chart — typically shown at something like net –26% (or even lower in the most recent read, depending on exact month).
For context: in the December 2025 BofA survey energy was the single most underweight sector at net –26%, and the January/February 2026 updates have kept it near the bottom.
In plain English: professional money managers are more bearish on / avoiding energy stocks than any other sector right now.Why the poster says “Energy is hated”- Almost no one is talking about energy positively.
- Hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds etc. have slashed exposure.
- Positioning is at or near record-low/underweight levels (this is the exact phrase the same account used in earlier posts).
What this usually means (the contrarian takeaway)When a sector is this hated and under-owned, two things often happen:- Any positive catalyst (higher oil prices, better earnings, rotation out of tech, etc.) can trigger a sharp rebound because there’s almost no one left to sell.
- Valuations become very attractive (energy stocks are currently trading at big discounts to the broader market on earnings, cash flow, dividends, etc.).
That’s why you see replies like “Great time to fall in love” or “Great opportunities” — the chart is showing the classic setup where the crowd is wrong at the extremes.Quick TL;DRThe chart = fund managers have never been more underweight energy in years ? “hated” ? contrarian buy signal for patient investors.If you want, I can pull the exact latest BofA survey numbers or compare it to historical lows when energy was similarly hated (2015–16, 2020, etc.). Just say the word! 
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