Finance / Investing & Trading Reports

Dec 19, 2012 at 13:02 | Keith Schaefer

It took five years for Africa Oil (AOI-TSX) to be an overnight success.  The stock ran from $2-$11 in the spring of 2012 when they made a big oil discovery…

Dec 18, 2012 at 16:40 | Ivan Kitov

The long-term evolution of energy prices affects the fundamental environment for stock prices. When consumer prices for various goods and services have different but sustainable trends relative to energy prices…

Dec 18, 2012 at 15:31 | Matthew Bradbard

Energy: Crude oil will finish up 1% on the day closing at its 50 day MA. Prices are up almost $3/barrel in the last week and could continue to grind…

Dec 17, 2012 at 16:53 | Dave Zgodzinski

Chinese Solar StocksThere was a revival in Chinese solar stocks last week. On Wednesday alone, many of these stocks went up 10% to 20% in one day. According…

Dec 17, 2012 at 13:30 | Matthew Bradbard

In just over 3 weeks prices of natural gas futures have lost 20% dragging prices to 3 month lows. With prices at oversold levels and relatively close to what I…

Dec 17, 2012 at 08:54 | Braden Holt

When Sandridge (SD) talks about its Mississippian acreage, it makes it sounds like there's no "sweet spot" in the formation which implies that each of its counties is as good…

Dec 13, 2012 at 16:55 | Bill James

Life requires energy. No choice. Investing in energy is obvious. Understanding the keys seems critical. Keys:1.    Net Energy is the Long-Term Key. Net Energy is the…

Dec 13, 2012 at 08:40 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, delivered a real blockbuster yesterday in the aftermath of the final Open Market Committee meeting of 2012 - looks like he really wants to end…

Dec 11, 2012 at 16:45 | Dian L. Chu

When discussing this analysis we shall focus on WTI, the markets trade together for all intents and purposes, just that Brent trades $20 higher, give or take $3, depending upon…

Dec 11, 2012 at 09:27 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

Avoiding emerging markets generally, and China specifically, has been one of my more prescient market calls this year. I never believed in the hard landing scenario proffered by uber bear,…

Dec 10, 2012 at 14:56 | James Hamilton

Here's one of the wilder suggestions floating around for what the President could do if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling.To explain the idea, let me begin…

Dec 07, 2012 at 13:49 | Braden Holt

Horizontal drilling and fracturing have been the keys which have unlocked vast oil reserves in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale and Texas’s Eagle Ford Shale. The success companies have achieved while…

Dec 07, 2012 at 13:20 | SK Options Trading

The theme running our mailbag this morning was one of distress as various investment strategies based around the performance of the junior gold mining sector appear not to be working…

Dec 07, 2012 at 13:16 | The Financial Lexicon

In the recent Bloomberg article, “Brent Favored Over WTI Oil by U.S. for First Time,” the authors discuss the EIA’s decision to drop WTI crude in favor of Brent…

Dec 07, 2012 at 12:04 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

I have been following Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) for about 30 years now, and it has long been one of my favorite companies, as it is one of the world's purest…

Dec 06, 2012 at 15:21 | The Energy Report

Explorers and producers need to go where the oil is. But how do you balance resource upside potential with jurisdictional risk? Amin Haque of Stonecap Securities argues that jurisdiction risk…

Dec 06, 2012 at 15:18 | Ray Merola

Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) investors have been saddled with flat cash distributions and channeled unit prices for a protracted period of time.  This may be about to change.

Dec 05, 2012 at 16:01 | Mad Hedge Fund Trader

Throughout my travels around the world there is one question I can count on getting from every audience, be it in the US, China, Europe, and even the Middle East:…

Dec 05, 2012 at 15:51 | Marin Katusa

A number of market analysts and gold-industry insiders are warning about a possible shortage of gold supply. Barrick CEO Jamie Sokalsky recently stated that since gold production is inelastic (i.e.,…

Dec 04, 2012 at 16:02 | The Energy Report

After two years of uncertainty, David Talbot tells The Energy Report why he expects 2013 to be the year that the balance in the uranium energy equation finally begins its…