There are a lot of options for your hard earned capital and no shortage of folks wanting to tell you how to use it.
Recent trends have been very profitable in different sectors. On the other hand, energy has displayed a horrendous previous 52 weeks.
So here are 5 reasons not...
By guest writer Michel Massad, publisher of Beating The Index.com
Energy stocks across the board have been hit hard in the last quarter—both producers and service companies. Stock charts have been laid to waste. Neither sexy resource plays nor respected leadership were enough to stem the bleeding.
But shareholders of three...
Commodity’ is now a four letter word.
Metal prices have collapsed. Oil is plummeting. Natural gas and coal are struggling, and iron ore is on death’s door.
But right now, there is one commodity that everyone agrees will rise in price this year.
The Big Banks are piling into the idea. Analyst...
Canada-based Dundee Securities reiterated its BUY rating for Vero Energy (VRO:TSX) but reduced the company's target share price to C$7.50 from C$8.50.
A new development in “fracking” will mean lower costs and higher oil and gas recoveries, says Dan Themig, President of Packers Plus, a privately owned completions (fracking) company based in Calgary, Alberta. This would mean higher profits for energy producers.
Themig’s new product – QuickFRAC® – is part of...
Do you know how most leaks are found on oil and gas pipelines?
They get a shrill complaint over the phone from one of the landowners where the pipeline crosses.
It’s true, says Dr. David Shaw, one of the authors of a draft “Leak Detection Study” prepared for the U.S. Department...
Peabody Coal (BTUUQ-NYSE) is a CRAZY, HIGH-RISK trade. This stock was up 600% this week at one point on Friday. But it could literally be worth almost zeroon Wednesday morning, after they report their quarterly.
But it could also be on the way to $43, as I'll explain.
Peabody Coal’s stock is already...
When I see a bullish trend in the markets (like rising commodity prices) I go look for the most highly levered (or high “beta”) play to that trend.
Generally, I say the lowest cost intermediate producer in any commodity is the best beta. There are lots of junior gold, copper &...