By: Bill Powers Valuing public companies is a black art. Analysts use many metrics, and when delivering a final price target on a stock, use the average of several methods—cash flow multiple, Net Asset Value and the esoteric “management premium”. But I want to suggest to investors that right now, one of...
by Donald DonyThe major decline in oil prices over the past five months has placed many securities into a freefall. The commodity-rich SPX/TSX, for example, has fallen 10.00% since September, putting into a bear market (Chart 1). Chart 1The TSX Energy sector has declined even further, cratering almost 40% bringing...
Eating, breathing, sleeping and investing in the oil & gas markets is my life’s work. Since I’ve opened my portfolio to subscribers in 2009 I have… Had 49 trades with triple digit gains. Closed 148 trades for profits (and counting). Made $1.8 million in net profits from trading Now invest over $2 Million of...
RICK RULE INTERVIEW PART II Keith:    Rick, in the first part of our interview we talked about the state of the energy market now, and what some of the opportunities are. But let’s talk details for a second—you’re aiming to come in somewhat as a lender of last resort in a...
The next Big Thing in oil and gas is... water. It's one of the industry's biggest threats, and one of investors' biggest opportunities.  It's an emotional issue for everybody, and has the potential to be THE galvanizing political force in the North American oil patch in 2012. Consider these statistics: each...
The best new shale oil play you’ve never heard of is getting ready to explode onto investors’ radar early in 2011 – the Alberta Bakken. Located on either side of the Alberta/Montana border, the key land packages in this play have been assembled with very little news or...
  By Bill Powers Which natural gas producers will make it through this winter of low prices?  I’ll tell you one that I think will survive….but first I’ll tell you one today that probably will not. Natural gas prices on the NYMEX dipped below $2/mmBTU in December 2015 for just the second...
Rock Energy (RE-TSX) is one of the few oil-weighted juniors on the TSX (60% oil).  Most of it is heavy oil, which gets a discount to regular crude in world markets.  But that discount has narrowed dramatically as production cutbacks around the world have reduced supply. While they do have...