Jim Hyerczyk

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• Anxious Natural Gas Traders Forget Fundamentals

  Published 02 January 2016 | viewed 7,131 times

  February Natural Gas The big story the past week was the nearly 25 percent surge in February Natural Gas futures prices. The move was driven…

• Brace For Increased Volatility

  Published 18 December 2015 | viewed 4,210 times

  On Wednesday, December 16, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate for the first time since June 29, 2006. In its monetary policy…

• With Resistance Falling, Can Oil Hold The Next Support Level?

  Published 11 December 2015 | viewed 4,828 times

  February WTI Crude Oil February WTI Crude Oil futures continued to slide last week, rapidly approaching seven-year lows. Traders have put the friendly U.S. Energy…

• Oil Finds Support At $40, Can Short Sellers Break The Trend?

  Published 04 December 2015 | viewed 4,483 times

  Crude oil prices settled the week lower after OPEC announced it had agreed to roll over its current policy of maintaining crude production in order…

• Natural Gas Still Has Space To Fall

  Published 27 November 2015 | viewed 5,596 times

  January Natural Gas January Natural Gas futures declined to a multi-year low at $2.229 earlier in the week, but selling dried up, triggering a short-covering…

• Short Sellers Not Budging In NatGas Market

  Published 20 November 2015 | viewed 6,052 times

  Unleaded Gasoline   (Click to enlarge) Despite another increase in crude oil and gasoline supplies, it looks like value-seeking buying was strong enough to turn…

• August Lows Now A Reasonable Downside Target

  Published 13 November 2015 | viewed 3,837 times

  Crude Oil Crude oil futures are expected to finish the week lower in a move solidified by the release of a bearish U.S. stockpiles report on…

• Markets Still Waiting On Guidance From OPEC

  Published 06 November 2015 | viewed 4,227 times

  (Click to enlarge) FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS With the crude oil chart indicating a range bound trade, this week we’ll take a look at both sides of…

• What Was Really Behind The Recent Oil Price Rally

  Published 30 October 2015 | viewed 3,990 times

  The 6.3% rise in December Crude Oil on October 29 serves as a great example of just how starved the energy complex is for just…

• Chasing These Markets Higher Will Prove Very Risky

  Published 23 October 2015 | viewed 2,772 times

  Short-term and long-term weather forecasts continued to weigh on December Natural Gas futures this week, despite a slightly bullish inventory report from the U.S. Energy…

• The Right Side Of The Market Will Likely Be The Short Side

  Published 16 October 2015 | viewed 4,003 times

  (Click Image To Enlarge)December Crude Oil futures are set to finish the week over 8.00% lower if the pace of the current selling pressure continues…

• Bullish Case For Oil Building

  Published 09 October 2015 | viewed 3,414 times

  Fundamental Analysis (Click Image To Enlarge)November Crude Oil futures opened the week higher and never looked back. This week’s rally was triggered by a technical…

• Traders Content To Sit And Watch

  Published 02 October 2015 | viewed 2,655 times

  Fundamental Analysis(Click Image To Enlarge)November Crude Oil futures finished another “observation” week with a slight down tick from the previous week. It was another observation…

• Oil Prices Could Straddle This Zone For A While Yet

  Published 25 September 2015 | viewed 3,962 times

  Fundamental AnalysisNovember Crude Oil futures are in a position to finish flat to slightly lower this week, however, the chart pattern suggests that momentum is…

• Oil Markets Still In The Hands Of The Short Sellers

  Published 18 September 2015 | viewed 4,950 times

  November Crude Oil(Click Image To Enlarge)Fundamental AnalysisAfter a lackluster start, November Crude Oil futures are in a position to finish the week higher, buoyed by…

• It Won’t Take Much To Drive Oil Prices Lower

  Published 11 September 2015 | viewed 4,674 times

  October Crude Oil Fundamental Analysis Last week’s comments ended with a summary stating that crude oil is in a news driven market and that fresh…

• A Good Sign For Bullish Traders… With A Catch

  Published 04 September 2015 | viewed 3,549 times

  October Crude OilTechnical Analysis(Click Image To Enlarge) October Crude Oil futures are in a position to finish the week higher after an impressive follow-through rally,…

• Don’t Get Too Excited By The Recovery This Week

  Published 28 August 2015 | viewed 5,232 times

  The energy complex was volatile this past week, driven by outside factors and traditional fundamentals. The week began with crude oil under pressure because of…

• Technicals Not Fundamentals Will Drive A Turn In The Oil Markets

  Published 21 August 2015 | viewed 4,759 times

  Crude oil futures plunged to a 6 ½ year low this week, setting in motion a sell-off in unleaded gasoline and energy stocks.The week started…

• The Key Price Point To Watch For This Week In Oil

  Published 14 August 2015 | viewed 4,913 times

  October Natural Gas Early last week, October Natural Gas futures appeared to be showing signs of life as the technical picture started to take on…