Tag: oil price

 

Oil investors: Keep your eye on that dollar

Published on September 21, 2009

The risk factors surrounding the nation’s oil industry are through the roof. The action is costing unprepared investors a lot of money. For proof, ask Delta Petroleum (NYSE:DPTR) shareholders.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Even a first grader can look at this market and know anything but fundamentals are driving the action. Fortunately for [...]

It is time to buy back into the Russian stock market?

Published on May 21, 2009

Rising crude oil prices virtually guarantee a higher exchange rate for the Russian ruble: Time to get back into Russian stocks… or at least Market Vectors Russia ETF (NYSE:RSX)?

The “traditional” triad of very good reasons for gold ownership

Published on January 16, 2009

No matter where you look… gold, oil, bonds, savings accounts… yields have disappeared. And deflation has taken all urgency out of spending.  So what do you do if you’re not happy to just put your cash in storage?
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore—(TFN): The unheard-of drop in energy prices since July forced down overall consumer prices by [...]

The Speculative Downside of Gold

Published on August 19, 2008

We may shortly be at the beginning of Jimmy Carter’s second presidency. After “windfall taxes” have made a populist return, will we see 14% inflation and record gold prices again?

Is Exxon’s (XOM) 9% margin “windfall profits”? Then what about the 2,300 companies making 10% and more?

Published on August 12, 2008

For Obama and others unfamiliar with the term “margins,” the profits recently reported by Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) may indeed look high. No wonder liberals would like oil company investors to buy their candidate’s presidency.

Commodities plunge: Is the hard asset bubble over?

Published on August 8, 2008

Commodities have fallen dramatically. Yet each price chart indicates that there’s plenty of value still to be shed just to erase the gains of 2008!

Crude oil and gold prices plummet: This is the time to get cautious about Dollar Bears and Hard Money bulls

Published on August 8, 2008

Crude oil prices have dropped below $115. Gold is down $130 in less than two weeks. For dollar bears and goldbugs, this is th time to exercise caution!

Bear Market for Crude Oil? Profit from falling oil prices.

Published on August 8, 2008

Crude oil prices have dropped dramatically from record highs. What was behind the boom? What is ahead for oil? And how can you profit? Hot Stock Confidential’s J. Christoph Amberger answers all questions.

Volatility in crude oil prices is good for U.S. refinery shares

Published on August 4, 2008

Recent volatility in crude oil prices has exposed the dangers for investors with overweight commodities bubble portfolios. But lower prices are good news for U.S. refiners. We have our eye on one particular company. Click here to view…

Financial Predictions: Why you should ignore them

Published on June 3, 2008

Is this the time to buy iShares MSCI (EWT-NYSE)? Once Ma Ying-jeou takes office in Taiwan, the sky’s the limit for the Taiwanese economy. Chinese president Hu Jintao and the Taiwan vice president-elect are already in agreement to start talks as soon as possible, making the this ETF an immediate buy.

Editor’s .PIC: Key commodities are turning down

Published on May 4, 2008

Baltimore — (TFN): Turn on the television or radio, and you could think that the United States is about to embark on a collective dandelion-leaf-and-sawdust diet. But a look at the price charts for key commodities indicates that spot prices for wheat and corn are either leveling out or dropping.
The Prices of Key Commodities in [...]

Oil Price Volatility: Profit from the fluctuation

Published on April 4, 2008

“Gas consumption continues to rise. So how can you profit from these divergent moves in energy markets? Easier than ever before actually!” — Mike Burnick
by Mike Burnick
Baltimore – (TFN): Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Energy reported the biggest BUILD in crude oil supplies in a decade, indicating [...]

Oil Price: “This is a bubble and it will burst.”

Published on February 28, 2008

Baltimore — (TFN): Doubling from $50 to over $100 per barrel within less than a year, oil prices left behind the comforting equations of supply and demand and appear to have entered the rarefied spheres previously reserved for Internet start-ups selling sock puppets of dogs and vinyl-sided "luxury townhomes" squeezed four to a half acre [...]