All good things must come to an end and as opposed to saying the bull market is drawing to a conclusion, we feel the correction is close to over. We are advising clients to take advantage of the...
Meat Loaf sang it in the late 70s... "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad." And while I may be dating myself here, the lyrics for this classic were too good to pass over. "You'll never find...
With Hurricane Gustav now packing 90 mph winds and apparently headed in the direction of the Gulf of Mexico, this seems like a good time to pull up some data from the Hurricane Katrina period to get...
The ETF revolution is making it much easier than ever before to draw comparisons across related groups of stocks and commodities. In the past, it has been easy to compare and contrast the price...
As a result of high prices, new reserve finds, and better technology, natural gas production in the US is up 8% this year, with growth expected to continue as new wells come on-line in Texas,...
A Bone to Pick with BooneT. Boone Pickens' energy plan falls short. He has to weave what he views as ‘political realities' into a comprehensive plan from which he can also profit. While, I believe...
“Toughest market I’ve seen.” A quote from Bill Miller’s shareholders letter for the Legg Mason Value Trust (NSDQ: LMVTX). This is a common phrase I have seen and heard in print and...
...by way of Precision Drilling Services (NYSE: PDS), the Canadian oil and gas services company. I'm rushing to type this before I head down to Del Mar, so I'll make this quick:Since PDS was...
Perhaps it is just a coincidence that the "Oil VIX" appeared on the scene just as the implied volatility in oil futures (or at least as captured by (AMEX: USO) was hitting an eight month...
As crude oil has sold off over $16 (approximately 11%) in the last four days, natural gas, and the natural gas companies have also taken a hit. As of last week, natural gas prices are down over 20%...
