Crude Oil & Energy Reports & Analysis

Energy is the ultimate form of currency. This section includes market reports and analysis of Crude Oil (Black Gold), Natural Gas, Solar, Coal, Hydro-Electric, Wind, and Uranium. 

Measured in dollars, the current bull market for gold started in December 2015, since when the price in dollars has almost doubled. Other than the odd headline when gold exceeded its previous September 2011 high of $1920, only gold bugs...

Yesterday’s session was indeed volatile around the FOMC, just like warned in our gold timing alerts,  and gold even moved to its previous high, likely forming a double-top pattern. Even though gold moved higher on an intraday basis, it...

Gold continues to build towards a breakout from a major base pattern, a giant Head-and-Shoulders bottom that we can see to advantage on its latest 10-year chart below. At present it is battling the headwinds of a dollar rally, but a...

On Tuesday, crude oil lost 1.39% as concerns over a slowdown in China and rising U.S. stockpiles weighed on the price. Because of these circumstances, light crude declined below the psychological barrier of $100 per barrel for the first...

Trading position (short-term): In our opinion no positions are justified from the risk/reward perspective.

Trading position (short-term): In our opinion no positions are justified from the risk/reward perspective. On Wednesday, crude oil gained 0.75% after the EIA data showed that crude inventories rose less than expected and better-than...

Trading position (short-term): In our opinion no positions are justified from the risk/reward perspective. On Thursday, crude oil moved lower as the U.S. dollar strengthened after solid U.S. economic data and stocks of distillates fell...

Trading position (short-term): In our opinion no positions are justified from the risk/reward perspective. On Wednesday, crude oil rose on better than expected economic data from China and climbed to its highest level since late October...

On Friday, crude oil gained 2.27% as the U.S. dollar weakened against major currencies after a monthly U.S. employment report came in weaker than expected. Thanks to these circumstances, light crude extended gains and rose above $100...

Our equity/bond model - This long term reliable investing model provides investors with simple decision making in the markets: -When the model favors stocks, investors should overweigh in equities for maximum growth. -When the model...

On Monday, crude oil lost 0.84% as weaker-than-expected U.S. and Chinese economic data fueled concerns over crude oil demand. Thanks to this news, light crude closed the day below $97 for the first time since January 27.

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Current investing model favors equities and both the growth and energy sector are on major buy signals. However, there has not been a multi week correction in the major indexes for over a year now, most likely due to the four year cycle...

The world’s largest political risk consulting firm is Eurasia Group. In an interview with CNBC news yesterday, company president Ian Bremmer predicted that in 2014, oil could easily fall to $80, or much lower.

The chart for USO (U.S. Oil Fund) has been confusing for some time. Most recently USO rallied sharply from its November low, only to drop sharply from its December high, taking back nearly all of the gains. Typical action over the last...

As we come to the end of 2013, it’s a good time to reflect on some of the biggest resources stories of the year. One that immediately comes to mind is the U.S. energy resurgence and its tremendous effect on oil and gas.

In our previous commentary, we examined the situation in oil stocks. Back then, we wrote in the summary: (…) the outlook for oil stocks remains bullish and the uptrend is not threatened, however, taking into account the medium- and...

Our equity/bond model - This long term reliable investing model provides investors with simple decision making in the markets: When the model favors stocks, investors should overweigh in equities for maximum growth. When the model...

In our last essay on oil stocks from December 2, we checked the oil-stocks-to-oil ratio to find out what impact it could have on future oil stocks’ moves. Back then, we emphasized the strong positive correlation between the ratio and...

In our previous essay, we examined the situation in crude oil in different time horizons. Back then, we wrote that the short-term situation had improved as crude oil had broken above both short-term resistance lines on relatively high...

In our previous essay we focused on the oil-stocks-to-oil ratio and its implications for oil stocks. However, at the end of November we checked this ratio to find out what impact it could have on future crude oil’s moves

In our commentary from Nov. 14, you could read about the connection between oil stocks and the general stock market. Back then, we wrote the following: (…) we clearly see that the XOI and the S&P 500 have moved roughly in the same...

In our commentary from Nov. 14, you could read about the connection between oil stocks and the general stock market. Back then, we wrote the following: "(…) we clearly see that the XOI and the S&P 500 have moved roughly in the same...

Current investing model favors equities and both the growth and energy sector are on major buy signals. Investors should wait for corrections in the markets to enter or re-balance their portfolios. However, there has not been a multi...

In our essay on oil stocks from Nov. 14, we focused on the connection between the XOI and the general stock market to find out what impact the S&P500 index could have on the oil stock index’s future moves. Back then, we also wrote...

In our previous essay, we examined one of the most interesting relationships in the crude oil market – the one between oil stocks and other stocks, to find out if there's something else on the horizon that could drive oil stocks higher...

Current investing model favors equities and both the growth and energy sector are on major buy signals. Investors should wait for corrections in the markets to enter or re-balance their portfolios. However, there has not been a multi...

In our previous commentary, we took a look at the situation in crude oil from the long- and the short-term perspectives to check whether they confirm the indications from the medium-term picture or not. As we wrote in the summary:

Current investing model favors equities and both the growth and energy sector are on major buy signals. Investors should wait for corrections in the markets to enter or re-balance their portfolios. There has not been a multi week...

The first days of the new month have been hard for oil bulls. After the breakdown below the lower border of the declining trend channel the buyers didn’t manage to stop oil bears. The bears showed their claws on Thursday and pushed the...


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