WHAT DOES AN INVESTOR DO? This stock is not an OGIB portfolio stock.   But I did enough research on it I didn't want to think those hours had gone to waste.... I want to tell you a story about two investors I know really well.  One is a chartist, and loves technical analysis. ...
By Donald Dony, Editor www.technicalspeculator.com Energy sector swings to performance As the bull market starts its 6th year and the 3rd longest advance since 1920, we see several signals that are common to the later phase of a mature market. The first is the relative performance shift out typical bull market sectors...
In early 2013 the junior energy market turned on a dime—it went from rewarding growth, to rewarding sustainability—companies that grow within cash flow. Few companies can do this—and the smaller you are, the more difficult it is. But one of the smallest doing this successfully is Brian Schmidt’s Tamarack Valley...
Last week I described how tax pools are a near-unknown—but increasingly critical—metric for junior oil and gas investors. Tax pools shelter cash flow. E&Ps need them in order to retain cash for expansion—or to keep the coffers fat for paying dividends to investors, the way more and more companies are...
What will happen to junior natural gas stocks in Canada on Monday, following the Canadian government's denying Malaysia's Petronas bid to acquire Progress Energy (PRQ-TSX)? A couple days of mild downside is my guess.  Don't get me wrong-Progress itself will be down 30% or more (the only good news here is that it's...
Dear Friend, As one of today’s more sophisticated investors, I think you understand what’s about to happen. But tell me if you disagree with my assessment: The launch of the Fed’s new program of quantitative easing will mark the start of an explosive new rally in gold. Of course, we’ve already seen...
What’s the biggest lesson retail investors need to learn to increase profits in these markets? It’s knowing how and when to trade volatility. The professionals say trading volatility really is the only way to make money in a flat to down market, which the energy sector (especially the juniors!) has gone through since...