Investors are generally better off paying little attention to weekly oil inventory and production figures. They can cause an immediate reaction in the oil markets,…
When the price of oil was in freefall it understandably captured a lot of attention. The same fate befalling natural gas, however, was of less…
Last week, as earnings season began, I suggested a few plays that, at the time looked a little risky. I mentioned four stocks as possibilities,…
This week, earnings season in the U.S. unofficially began when Alcoa (AA) reported first quarter earnings. For traders and investors who take an active role…
Despite the frequency with which sensational claims of oil dropping further, maybe to $20 or even $15 appear in the financial media, I doubt there…
If numbers released last week are to be believed, the U.S. stock market is about to experience a sharp correction at the very least. On…
Several times in the last few months I have suggested that investors look to accumulate energy stocks for the long term right now, based on…
There can be little doubt that the Tesla Model S is a wonderful car. Critics and owners alike have raved over the combination of power…
In general, when a company announces plans to issue more stock, it has a rapid negative effect of the share price. That is understandable, each…
Longtime, regular readers with the memory of an elephant may remember an article that I wrote in May of last year. That piece suggested that…
Everything, so they say, is relative. Over the last two weeks, as WTI crude oil prices have turned tail and once again dived back below…
After a tumultuous period for energy investors it is beginning to look as if some degree of calm and logic is returning. WTI crude oil…
Oil’s rapid decline since August of last year has been dramatic. To listen to some commentators you would also think it is unprecedented and irreversible.…
Long term subscribers and those with a long memory may remember that back in August of last year I wrote a piece on coal stocks.…
If you have been following the price of oil over the last few months, the chances are you’re a little confused. On the one hand…
The oil market’s reaction to news this week told us a lot, and confirmed what many of us have maintained all along. Oil’s collapse may…
To listen to the talking heads on TV over the last few months you would think that there is a direct positive correlation between oil…
In an internet comments section I was once berated by a reader for not following what they described as the number one rule of trading,…
Over the last few weeks I have reiterated several times my belief that the mid $40 level would provide support for WTI crude, and so…
In most cases, conviction is a terrible trait for traders to have. Believing that you are right and the entire market is wrong is an…