Martin Tillier

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• WTI In 2018

  Published 22 December 2017 | viewed 15,814 times

  As much as I love Christmas and year end celebrations, this is not a great time of year for me for one reason. The expectation…

• The Best Long-Term Buy In Lithium

  Published 15 December 2017 | viewed 11,103 times

  As a rule, I don’t like well-publicized, obvious trades, and for one good reason. By the time you get to them, the value has already…

• Is Oil About To Collapse?

  Published 10 December 2017 | viewed 109,973 times

  When writing about markets, here and elsewhere, I usually try to avoid the temptation to write sensational things. Words like “collapse” and “crash”, or “surge”…

• Is Oil About To Collapse?

  Published 08 December 2017 | viewed 12,016 times

  When writing about markets, here and elsewhere, I usually try to avoid the temptation to write sensational things. Words like “collapse” and “crash”, or “surge”…

• Two Tactics For Trading “Off the Chart”

  Published 01 December 2017 | viewed 10,841 times

  Oil’s sustained rise over the last six months has created an interesting dilemma for many traders. It has taken WTI, for example, to levels not…

• A Trade That Works On Two Fronts

  Published 24 November 2017 | viewed 11,146 times

  As I have said many times in the past in these pages there are two basic types of analysis for anything traded, fundamental and technical,…

• Tesla’ E-Truck Is A Big Thing For Energy Markets

  Published 17 November 2017 | viewed 14,851 times

  Yesterday, Tesla (TSLA) unveiled its new truck, and the event was vintage Musk. As if the world’s first fully electric semi wasn’t enough, he used…

• Saudi News Shifts The Long-Term Prospects for Oil

  Published 10 November 2017 | viewed 6,741 times

  I have mentioned a few times here that I believe that one of the keys to understanding short-term moves in financial markets is to understand…

• The Case for Buying Into 2 Dying Industries

  Published 03 November 2017 | viewed 10,287 times

  Most retail investors come to trading in their accounts by way of investing, and that can sometimes limit their view of what is an acceptable…

• The Hottest Solar Stock On The Block

  Published 27 October 2017 | viewed 4,978 times

  I have, on many occasions here, recommended First Solar (FSLR) as a buy, and yesterday’s earnings release confirmed that view once again. For the second…

• Where To Look For Value This Earnings Season

  Published 20 October 2017 | viewed 6,167 times

  It’s that time again! A few weeks after the end of each calendar quarter-year, we enter what is known as earnings season, when quarterly results…

• Natural Gas: Fading the Weather

  Published 13 October 2017 | viewed 6,392 times

  Traders have a tendency to become obsessed with news and data. When you sit in a room all day trying to predict the next movement…

• Every Investor Should Own This Stock

  Published 06 October 2017 | viewed 6,150 times

  There are many people who would argue that oil is on the edge of a precipice. The shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) is gaining pace,…

• Finding The Right Entry Point For A Fundamentally Perfect Trade

  Published 29 September 2017 | viewed 4,979 times

  In many ways, trading is all about reconciling conflicting information and signals. As I regularly point out to anyone that will listen, if there weren’t…

• Long-Term Implications Of Fed Action Could Backfire On Oil

  Published 22 September 2017 | viewed 6,040 times

  There are many things about my career in interbank forex for which I am thankful. I can swear in multiple languages for example, and feel…

• Multiple Factors Suggest A Contrarian Trade In Oil

  Published 15 September 2017 | viewed 6,676 times

  Regular readers, god bless them, will be aware that I am a bit of a contrarian. Most dips are buying opportunities to me and commodity…

• Logical And Illogical Reasons To Short Tesla

  Published 08 September 2017 | viewed 9,218 times

  For me, shorting Tesla (TSLA) is like crack or heroin for some people…I know it is dangerous and I really shouldn’t do it, but at…

• Where To Invest After The Hurricane

  Published 01 September 2017 | viewed 5,660 times

  It should go without saying that the events in Houston and the surrounding area this week have been tragic in human terms. Many lives have…

• There Is No Relief In Sight For Energy Investors

  Published 25 August 2017 | viewed 5,430 times

  Energy investors are desperate for some good news. Even as the broader U.S. market has ignored geopolitical risk and political chaos to keep marching upwards,…

• Weakness In This Stock Defies Logic

  Published 18 August 2017 | viewed 4,708 times

  One of the most common mistakes made by traders and investors is the assumption that the market that they are in is logical. They think…