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Jim Hyerczyk

Contributor since: 10 Jan 2013

Jim Hyerczyk

Fundamental and technical analyst with 30 years experience.

Latest articles from Jim

  • Is Oil Poised To Rally?

    Published 14 July 2017 | viewed 5,537 times

    Mixed news drove crude oil prices in both directions this week before traders decided the way of least resistance was up. On the bullish side,…

  • The Deciding Factor For Oil Prices Next Week

    Published 07 July 2017 | viewed 5,455 times

    September Crude Oil Weekly Recap September U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are currently in a position to finish lower for the week as…

  • Oil Rallies On Profit Taking, But Can It Hold Onto Gains?

    Published 30 June 2017 | viewed 3,984 times

    August West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil Futures August West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are set up for a solid close this week. A combination…

  • Are We About To See A Short Covering Rally In Oil?

    Published 23 June 2017 | viewed 5,800 times

    August Crude Oil Futures Profit-takers and bargain-hunters are helping to prop up crude oil prices from 10-month lows late in the week. Aggressive counter-trend investors…

  • Natural Gas Recovers As Oil Bulls Hope For A Short Covering Rally

    Published 16 June 2017 | viewed 4,012 times

    Weekly September Natural Gas Recap September natural gas futures jumped over 4 percent on Thursday after a government report showed a smaller-than-expected inventory increase. The…

  • Sellers Take Control Of Oil Markets

    Published 09 June 2017 | viewed 5,216 times

    September West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil Analysis September West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are expected to close lower for the week. The market is…

  • Are Oil Markets Rangebound Again?

    Published 02 June 2017 | viewed 4,444 times

    September West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil futures struggled on the upside from the start and are likely to finish lower for the week. The selling…

  • Expect Choppy Oil Markets As Markets Digest OPEC’s Decision

    Published 26 May 2017 | viewed 4,445 times

    July Natural Gas Weekly Recap Natural gas prices continued this week’s price slide on Thursday after U.S. government data showed that natural gas supplies in…

  • Why Natural Gas Prices Have Hit The Wall

    Published 19 May 2017 | viewed 5,939 times

    July natural gas futures mounted a slight recovery on Thursday after the release of the weekly U.S. Energy Information Administration’s weekly storage report, however, the…

  • Expert Commentary: How Hedge Funds Play The OPEC Deal Extension

    Published 13 May 2017 | viewed 15,689 times

    We’ve had a good two-way crude oil market since the first of the year which has helped hold crude oil in a relatively narrow range…

  • Why NatGas Has Room To Rally

    Published 12 May 2017 | viewed 7,174 times

    June Natural Gas futures are in a position to post a strong gain for the week following a spike to the upside on May 11,…

  • Hedge Funds Pull The Rug Out From Under The Market

    Published 05 May 2017 | viewed 3,529 times

    June crude oil futures plunged on Thursday and closed in a position to do further damage to the charts as investor worries over the global…

  • Are We Nearing A Trend Reversal For Crude?

    Published 28 April 2017 | viewed 4,776 times

    June West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil futures is under pressure this week, but in a position to close higher for the week if enough buying…

  • Is This Oil Price Plunge Merely A Correction?

    Published 21 April 2017 | viewed 5,117 times

    The week started with June West Texas intermediate crude oil futures holding steady despite forming a potentially bearish closing price reversal top on April 12…

  • Bullish News Puts Temporary Floor Under Oil Prices

    Published 14 April 2017 | viewed 5,003 times

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures posted a strong gain this week, underpinned by a number of factors. The buying was strong enough to…

  • Oil Markets Approach Battle Zone

    Published 08 April 2017 | viewed 5,059 times

    June West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures closed more than 1 percent higher on Thursday, putting the market in a position to post a solid…

  • Are Crude Inventories On The Cusp Of Decline?

    Published 01 April 2017 | viewed 5,138 times

    The strong performance on Thursday has put crude oil in a position to finish the week at a three-week high. The week began with the…

  • How Much Further Oil Could Fall

    Published 25 March 2017 | viewed 6,190 times

    It’s been a relatively quiet week in the crude oil market with prices continuing to drift lower in search of a balance point. The stories…

  • Impending Volatility In The Oil Markets

    Published 18 March 2017 | viewed 4,604 times

    This week’s price action in the crude oil market suggests that last week’s huge sell-off may have been a liquidation break or the break designed…

  • Crude Collapses To Trade In Lower Range

    Published 11 March 2017 | viewed 3,532 times

    The energy complex was most interesting this week. Crude oil prices collapsed, led by heavy fund liquidation after another surge in U.S. inventory and production.…

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