Since the election in November energy stocks have soared, with most of the attention being on conventional oil and gas producers. That makes sense, but…
One of the first things I learned as I started my career in a dealing room was that, unlike in a marriage, on a trading…
Let’s face it; you don’t have to be a chart reading genius to know that WTI has been trading in a pretty tight range for…
The oil markets were boosted overnight by the news from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that compliance to the schedule of cuts agreed by OPEC…
Regular readers will know that I believe that one of the most important fundamental influences on the price of oil is the relative strength or…
There are basically two ways to analyze markets and make trading decisions, the fundamental and the technical. Logically speaking, fundamental factors and analysis always have…
There are basically two ways to analyze markets and make trading decisions, the fundamental and the technical. Logically speaking, fundamental factors and analysis always have…
First, let me apologize if, given that this is inauguration day, you were expecting me to write another piece about investing under President Trump. It…
No matter how many times I witness it (and after nearly thirty years in and around financial markets that number is probably in the thousands)…
2016 was, in the main, a decent year for those who believe in the huge potential of U.S. natural gas. Chronic oversupply and a consistent…
This will be my last article of 2016 as I am taking a couple of weeks off to return to England and spend Christmas with…
When a particular market or stocks in a particular industry have been under pressure for a while traders and investors tend to search for some…
That rare and wonderful thing, the regular reader of my ramblings in these pages, may remember that four weeks ago I wrote that, while natural…
One of the most basic things that those new to the world of trading have to understand is that markets overreact to news. Traders are…
Given what we know from the seemingly eternal Presidential election campaign it would seem that the answer to the question “What does Trump’s election mean…
One of the things that it is important for traders to understand is that markets have a natural tendency to overshoot. The classic zigzag pattern…
Regular readers will be aware that I have, for the last few weeks, been generally bearish on the price of oil, and for two main…
In case it has escaped your attention, the U.S. has a Presidential election coming up in a few weeks, on November 8th to be precise.…
Looking back at the last couple of weeks’ price action in WTI one thing stands out. OPEC or no OPEC, the benchmark U.S. oil futures…
Looking back at the last couple of weeks’ price action in WTI one thing stands out. OPEC or no OPEC, the benchmark U.S. oil futures…