Martin Tillier

Latest articles from Martin

• Why Energy May Start To Follow Other Stocks & Why That Isn’t Good News

  Published 10 March 2023 | viewed 6,288 times

  As the Fed and other central banks around the world have raised rates, some areas of the stock market have posted big losses. Tech, for…

• 3 Energy Stock Picks For 2023

  Published 06 January 2023 | viewed 4,574 times

  If you are reading this, I know that you are interested in the energy sector, and therefore you are aware that 2022 was an outstanding…

• How To Play The Surge In Lithium Demand?

  Published 12 August 2022 | viewed 4,975 times

  After the market closed yesterday, EV maker Rivian (RIVN) released earnings that seemed to confuse the market more than anything. The stock dropped, then jumped,…

• A Swing Trade In Crude Futures That Makes Sense

  Published 08 April 2022 | viewed 7,478 times

  Sometimes, trading is more about the trades that you don’t take than those that you do. I have told myself that many times over the…

• Why The Outlook For Oil Prices Shifted This Week

  Published 23 April 2021 | viewed 37,940 times

  A couple of weeks ago, I wrote here that crude was stuck in a range and would probably remain so until something drastic happened to…

• Is The Buying Frenzy In Solar Stocks Over?

  Published 05 February 2021 | viewed 4,795 times

  If you have been reading what I write here for the last few years, you will know one thing about me if nothing else…I love…

• A High Yield Play In A Battered Oil Market

  Published 31 January 2020 | viewed 8,985 times

  The Fed met this week, and there were really no surprises. They left interest rates unchanged as expected, and the statement and press conference that…

• Six Energy Stocks To Keep An Eye On This Year

  Published 03 January 2020 | viewed 12,632 times

  A couple of weeks ago, I offered reasons why I believed that after a decade of underperformance, 2020 could be the year that energy finally…

• The Strange Disconnect Between Energy Stocks And Oil Prices

  Published 01 December 2019 | viewed 49,834 times

  My mother used to tell me quite frequently that to assume makes an ass out of u and me. That is generally true, but investors…

• Tesla’s Wicked Truck Could Be A Long-Term Problem For The Stock

  Published 22 November 2019 | viewed 7,324 times

  Yesterday, after much anticipation and with a great deal of fanfare, Tesla (TSLA) revealed their truck and the launch went about as badly as a…

• What Does U.S. Economic News Mean For Oil?

  Published 04 October 2019 | viewed 6,692 times

  As a rule, I try to stay focused on energy here, and reference broad economic conditions only as one of the many factors that influence…

• High Volatility Highlights Opportunity In Energy Stocks

  Published 27 September 2019 | viewed 6,638 times

  Attempting to trade or invest in the energy sector on long-term fundamentals has been a tricky proposition lately. Oil futures, and therefore most energy stocks…

• Why You Should Buy FANG, Not FANG

  Published 12 July 2019 | viewed 8,485 times

  Whatever you think of CNBC pundit Jim Cramer, and opinions do vary, he has shown a knack in the past for coming up with phrases…

• Don’t Trust The Bounce In Natural Gas

  Published 05 July 2019 | viewed 15,286 times

  As I write on Friday, natural gas is having one of its best days for months and is trading well over six percent above yesterday’s…

• Is This The Beginning Of The End For OPEC?

  Published 02 July 2019 | viewed 29,018 times

  Early on Tuesday, following their meeting in Vienna, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced a nine-month extension to the existing agreement to limit…

• A Value Stock In A Depressed Industry

  Published 27 June 2019 | viewed 7,633 times

  The increasing popularity of ETFs over the last decade or so has changed investing in many ways. Massive index funds have resulted in greater correlation…

• The Implications Of Falling Interest Rates For Energy Investors

  Published 31 May 2019 | viewed 10,638 times

  Inversion is back in the news. Treasury yields have been falling dramatically over the last week or so, with yield on the 10-Year Treasury Note…

• A Value Play Too Good To Ignore

  Published 17 May 2019 | viewed 6,461 times

  On June 18th of last year, I wrote a piece suggesting that selling coal stocks, and Peabody Energy (BTU) in particular would be a good…

• A Perfect Opportunity In Oil Tankers?

  Published 31 March 2019 | viewed 14,990 times

  I suppose to most people, the definition of the “perfect trade” is one that makes you a ton of money, but without the benefit of…

• Oil Markets Ignore Warning Signs Of Looming Recession

  Published 24 March 2019 | viewed 18,577 times

  When you write about financial markets as I do, being a profit of doom can be a good short-term strategy, and that short-term nature makes…