Oil prices have been on a tear this year following a particularly awful performance last quarter. The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the most widely used pricing benchmark in the U.S. – tumbled more than 38% during the October-December period. WTI has since rebounded nearly 24% this year to $56.14 as of March […]
Read MoreWith the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) – the U.S. benchmark for crude oil – up nearly 23% this year, investors have been piling into oil and energy stocks hoping to make a profit off the price rebound. After all, WTI endured a brutal 37% selloff in Q4, making now a great time to […]
Read MoreMid-Con Energy Partners, LP engages in the ownership, acquisition, and development of producing oil and natural gas properties in North America. The company’s properties are primarily located in the Mid-Continent and Permian Basin regions of the United States in Oklahoma and Texas. As of December 31, 2017, its total estimated proved reserves of approximately 19.6 […]
Read MoreWhen it comes to identifying stocks that might make useful investments, there are as many strategies as there are people. You can break these strategies into any different number of categories. I like to differentiate between strategies by thinking first about the amount of time I might actually plan to hold the stock in question, […]
Read MoreEarthstone Energy, Inc., an oil and natural gas development and production company, operates in the up-stream segment of the oil and natural gas industry in the United States. Its asset portfolio includes the Midland Basin of west Texas and the Eagle Ford trend of south Texas. As of December 31, 2017, the company operated 91 […]
Read MoreEnerplus Corporation, together with subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and development of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and Canada. Its crude oil properties are located in the Fort Berthold region of North Dakota and the Elm Coulee field in Richland County, Montana; and crude oil Waterfloods in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. […]
Read MoreThe energy sector is one of the most cyclical segments of the market. That’s because so much of the sector is tied, to a greater or lesser extent, to the price of a single commodity: oil. From mid-2014 to the beginning of 2016, oil plunged from about $100 per barrel to as low as $26. […]
Read MoreNorthern Oil and Gas, Inc., (NOG) an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company primarily holds interests in the Bakken and Three Forks formations in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana. Annual EPS Growth – […]
Read MoreLonestar Resources US Inc., an independent oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, development, and production of unconventional oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas properties in the United States. The company primarily focuses on Eagle Ford Shale properties in Texas counties. Annual EPS Growth – Companies with annual earnings growth of more than […]
Read MoreWe’re heading into earnings season after a particularly difficult fourth quarter that saw the S&P 500 briefly cross into bear market territory on Christmas Eve. Since then, the index has rebounded. However, there’s still quite a bit of ground to make up. In a report from Goldman Sachs, U.S. chief equity strategist David Kostin said […]
Read MoreFollowing a brutal 2018, Nomura released their annual list of “Gray Swans” for the upcoming year this week. If you’re not familiar, a Gray Swan—cousin to Black Swan events—is an event that can be anticipated to a degree. Considered possible but not certain, a Gray Swan event could have a massive impact on the market […]
Read MoreList of OIL ETFs and ETNs USO – United States Oil Fund ETF USL – United States 12 Month Oil Fund ETF DNO – United States Short Oil Fund ETF UHN – United States Heating Oil Fund ETF DBO – Power Shares DB Oil Fund UCO – ProShares Ultra DJ-AIG Crude Oil ETF SCO – […]
Read MoreThe stock market has seen a lot of turmoil and turbulence since the beginning of October, with all three major indices touching, or coming very near to the 10% level that most technicians consider correction territory. What you may or may not be aware of, however is that at nearly the same time the stock […]
Read MoreBack in 2014, crude prices were north of $100 per barrel and energy stocks were soaring. Then there was the massive oversupply glut that sent oil prices crashing, and oil and energy stocks right along with them. After falling to under $30 per barrel in 2016, oil prices have made a comeback and are now […]
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