Martin Tillier

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• 10 Percent Gains Guaranteed, But With A Catch

  Published 24 July 2015 | viewed 6,274 times

  Long term success in a dealing room, and in trading and investing outside that environment as well, depends on many things. Perhaps the most important…

• Schlumberger Vs. Halliburton: Which Is The Better Buy Right Now?

  Published 21 July 2015 | viewed 12,819 times

  The two oilfield service giants, Schlumberger (SLB) and Halliburton (HAL) have now both released earnings for the second quarter of 2015, and both have reported…

• Halliburton (HAL) Has Disappointed In The Past, But Is Worth Another Try

  Published 17 July 2015 | viewed 4,691 times

  “Once bitten, twice shy” is an old adage that should not be in the lexicon of any trader or investor. Just because a strategy or…

• How To Capitalize On The Latest Oil Drop

  Published 10 July 2015 | viewed 5,685 times

  As those who have been reading my ramblings over the last few weeks will be aware, I have been saying that the failure of WTI…

• Now Is A Good Time To Pick Up Some Oil Stocks

  Published 07 July 2015 | viewed 20,357 times

  Oil’s oversized reaction to negative news from Greece and China on Monday should really have come as no surprise with the value of 20/20 hindsight.…

• Sell Tesla (TSLA) to Buy it Later

  Published 03 July 2015 | viewed 4,541 times

  As I search through financial markets looking for opportunities to write about, I am frequently reminded that trading and investing are two very different things…

• This Could Be A Good Moment To Buy Natural Gas Stocks

  Published 02 July 2015 | viewed 15,938 times

  In the last month or so a kind of stealth move has been taking place in an unlikely energy commodity.  Natural gas, the poster child…

• A Rare Opportunity For Yield And Growth

  Published 26 June 2015 | viewed 5,110 times

  When the whole energy sector was being hit hard at the end of last year, as oil prices collapsed, it became clear that at some…

• The Best Play In Solar Right Now

  Published 23 June 2015 | viewed 9,861 times

  By now, most of us have a view on solar power. You may believe it is the future of energy; that harnessing the very energy…

• The Best Play In Wind Energy Right Now

  Published 20 June 2015 | viewed 16,761 times

  Let’s face it; investing in wind power in any meaningful way is difficult. Everything points to serious growth in the industry over the next few…

• A Boring Stock With Potential

  Published 19 June 2015 | viewed 4,375 times

  Despite my natural optimism, I find it hard to shake the feeling that financial markets are heading towards a tough time. It is not that…

• Why OIL Will Break Out Of Its Range Soon & What To Do About It

  Published 17 June 2015 | viewed 21,968 times

  In many ways the iPath Crude Oil Futures ETF (OIL) has been a trader’s dream over the last few months. Ever since the March resistance…

• Peabody Energy (BTU): Time To Pick Up The Knife

  Published 16 June 2015 | viewed 13,072 times

  There is an old cliché often cited by traders that attempting to catch a falling knife is an extremely dangerous thing to do, but that…

• How To Profit When Nothing Is Certain

  Published 12 June 2015 | viewed 4,728 times

  As I get older, I increasingly derive a great deal of satisfaction from sharing with others the lessons learned over nearly twenty years in dealing…

• In The Short Term Look To Oil Consumers, Not Producers, For Profits

  Published 05 June 2015 | viewed 4,729 times

  Over the last month or two, I have, on multiple occasions, expressed the view that the failure of WTI to establish itself above the $60-$62…

• Why I Have Gone From Bear To Bull On Total S.A. (TOT)

  Published 29 May 2015 | viewed 4,952 times

  When the names of the companies approved to bid on the newly available Mexican oil leases were released this week the list contained little of…

• Oil Looks Set to Go Lower Again, But This Refiner is Still A Good Buy

  Published 22 May 2015 | viewed 5,900 times

  Oil, or rather the price of WTI, is at a critical level. Lower U.S. production numbers this week have given the black stuff a boost…

• Why Oil’s Rally Is Over

  Published 21 May 2015 | viewed 29,603 times

  A lot of people have got very excited as the price of WTI has bounced back from the lows reached a few months ago. If…

• How To Think Like A Trader

  Published 15 May 2015 | viewed 4,378 times

  As many of you will be aware, there are two basic approaches to stock selection, commonly known as top-down and bottom-up. The former involves looking…

• Time To Trim Positions In E&P Stocks

  Published 08 May 2015 | viewed 4,489 times

  Regular readers will be aware that I am not one for overly complex technical analysis. Sometimes, however, all markets do trade based on technicals. When…