It’s always been interesting to me, up to a point, to note how practically all of the talking heads on popular media seem to focus almost exclusively on growth-driven investing strategies. Not that it’s surprising – after all, they’re generally trying to play to the broadest possible market, which means they need to emphasize strategies […]
Read MoreAs an analyst, I take a lot of interest in trying to find reasons the market stages some of the moves it makes. The factors, geopolitical, economic, or emotional, that drives trends over any time period can be widely varied, and sometimes it’s interesting to see not only what is influencing the market today, but […]
Read MoreYesterday I highlighted Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS.A), because despite the company’s elevated status in the Energy sector as an oil supermajor (one of only seven companies across the globe that fit that description), the stock is sitting near multi-year lows. Much of the pressure on the oil industry over the last few months can […]
Read MorePlus, U.K. Prime Minister Johnson is facing difficulties in getting his Brexit deal through Parliament, and Boeing is facing fresh criticism on its handling of the 737 Max scandal.
Read MorePlus, there are now multiple whistleblowers in the impeachment case, UAW workers are still on strike at GM, and Domino’s lost a key appeal this morning.
Read MoreA little over six weeks ago, I wrote about HAL in this space, using the stock to analyze the potential opportunity a narrowing spread between the prices of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil and Brent crude could represent. At the time, and through a big portion of September, pressures from Permian pipeline restrictions (which are […]
Read MoreThe energy sector is one of the most cyclical sectors of the economy, primarily because of its reliance on oil. Oil prices are often highly volatile depending any number of factors, ranging from geopolitics to weather phenomenon to simply supply and demand. A good example of that volatility was seen in the latter part of […]
Read MoreWhile the rest of the market has been pushing to a new set of all-time highs – as of the end of last week, the S&P 500 was up nearly 19% year-to-date – the energy sector has been struggling lately. As measured by the S&P 500 Energy Sector SPDR ETF (XLE), the sector is down […]
Read MoreOne of the sectors of the market that tends to see the most volatility on a short-term basis is energy. The volatility that can drive the prices of energy commodities like crude and natural gas from one extreme to another in a short period of time is something that can make conservative investors pretty nervous […]
Read MoreSeveral of the most prominent U.S. shale producers posted their best daily gains of the year on Friday after news broke of a historic acquisition by Chevron Corp. (CVX), the country’s second-largest energy company. The deal’s announcement sent investors into a buying frenzy, lifting shares of Texas- and New Mexico-based energy firms like Pioneer Natural […]
Read MoreIf you spend a couple of minutes talking to anybody that has invested in the stock market for very long, you’ll almost inevitably hear them throw out a few of their favorite idioms. That’s because while sometimes they seem simplistic, obvious, or perhaps even a little silly, the truth is that many of them are […]
Read MoreThe energy sector is one of the most cyclical sectors of the economy, primarily because of its reliance on oil. Oil prices are often highly volatile depending any number of factors, ranging from geopolitics to weather phenomenon to simply supply and demand. A good example of that volatility was seen in the latter part of […]
Read MoreOil 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 […]
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