Finance / the Markets

Sep 06, 2013 at 17:51 | Daniel J. Graeber

Sabotage and theft from oil producing regions in Nigeria has left a black mark on the nation's economy. Oil production is down more than 7 percent this year, bringing the…

Sep 06, 2013 at 16:51 | Jim Hyerczyk

October Crude Oil futures traded slightly lower on Thursday because of a stronger dollar, but bearish traders were unable to break the market because of concerns over an impending invasion…

Aug 30, 2013 at 20:39 | Dan Dicker

The phone’s ringing off the hook in the last week of a languid summer. It’s CNBC, Fox and even Al Jazeera, all looking for insight from me into how the…

Aug 30, 2013 at 20:17 | Jim Hyerczyk

Speculative buyers drove October Crude Oil futures higher this week following reports of an imminent attack on Syria by the United States. On August 27, headline news across the world…

Aug 29, 2013 at 13:40 | James Stafford

We have a great report lined up for you tomorrow, but before then I wanted to let you know that tomorrow’s premium letter is a do not miss.For…

Aug 23, 2013 at 15:32 | Dan Dicker

It’s time to step out from my ‘normal’ role as the ‘energy expert’ and make a comment or two on the markets in general, just as a professional trader who’s…

Aug 23, 2013 at 15:16 | Jim Hyerczyk

October Crude Oil futures failed to follow-through to the upside after last week’s surge took out the recent top at $107.85. The subsequent sell-off suggests overbought conditions and a possible…

Aug 16, 2013 at 18:03 | Dan Dicker

The latest market downturn has been brewing, in my mind, for the last two months.  And we’ve been a bit too sanguine about the prospect, considering that the gains in…

Aug 16, 2013 at 17:59 | Jim Hyerczyk

Although the chart pattern suggested October Crude Oil was set up for the start of a substantial correction, the futures contract rebounded quickly after a two-week setback and is now…

Aug 09, 2013 at 16:39 | Jim Hyerczyk

September crude oil futures traded sharply lower last week as long liquidation continued following the previous week’s closing price reversal top on the daily chart. The August 8 break took…

Aug 02, 2013 at 13:29 | Dan Dicker

There’s been a recent mania in energy to spin off assets as master limited partnerships. You’ve seen it in practically every refinery, but other E+P energy companies have also repackaged…

Aug 02, 2013 at 13:22 | Jim Hyerczyk

A combination of events helped drive September crude oil futures higher this week, setting up a potential resumption of the uptrend which came to a halt two-weeks ago. Supply issues…

Jul 26, 2013 at 15:10 | Dan Dicker

The United States is producing almost 7 million barrels of oil a day, more than it has in a decade and a half.  We also now export refined gasoline, something…

Jul 26, 2013 at 14:58 | Jim Hyerczyk

Overbought conditions continued to pressure September crude oil futures last week. Prices seemed poised to finish the week sharply lower as speculators pared positions while booking profits after a spectacular…

Jul 17, 2013 at 16:56 | Charles Kennedy

Barclays (LON:BARC) has been fined $453 million and four of the bank’s traders have been separately fined $18 million for energy price rigging in the Western US between 2006 and 2008.…

Jul 12, 2013 at 13:32 | Jim Hyerczyk

September crude oil futures continued to soar this week, proving that last week’s huge rally was no fluke. The market spiked up early in the week before running into fresh…

Jul 06, 2013 at 13:28 | Jim Hyerczyk

August crude oil futures regained the long-term resistance line of a triangle chart pattern on July 3, putting it in a position to close higher for the week. Shortly after…

Jun 21, 2013 at 13:58 | Jim Hyerczyk

August crude oil continued its sharp rally which began two weeks ago when the market successfully held a major pivot zone at $94.32 to $93.13. The upside momentum generated by…

Jun 14, 2013 at 17:12 | Daniel J. Graeber

Crude oil prices rebounded to above the $100 per barrel mark last week on concerns the Syrian crises may be entering a new international phase. The U.S. government said it…

Jun 14, 2013 at 16:02 | Dan Dicker

The markets have looked a lot shakier in the past two weeks and that certainly applies to more than the bond and equity markets.  As treasury rates have risen and…