Jared Cummans: Commodity investors are often looking for an entry point for their favorite stocks, as the obvious goal of any long position is to buy low and sell high. One of the primary statistics that investors use to value a stock is its price to earnings (P/E) ratio. Read more…
NYSE:XLE
Joseph L. Shaefer: I think I understand the economics and politics of China pretty well. I was a defense attaché in Myanmar (Burma) in the 1990s and watched as China supported the vilest form of dictatorship, one that enslaved its own people in forced Read more…
NYSE:YXI
Don Miller: Are high gas prices giving you road rage? Well, wait “til you see what’s coming. Prices at the pump currently average $3.89 for a gallon of regular unleaded, up 30 cents in the last month. Read more…
NYSE:UGA, NYSE:USO, NYSE:XLE
Patrick Vail: February is typically a month when gas prices recede – but not this year. Average gas prices currently are about $3.69 according to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report. That’s higher than the average for the whole of 2011, which was the priciest year ever for gasoline. Read more…
NYSE:UGA, NYSE:USO, NYSE:XLE
Corey Rosenbloom: Though it’s been mentioned frequently on the news, the recent crude oil price breakthrough has been impressive on the charts as well. Read more…
NYSE:USO, NYSE:XLE
Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: Strap on that safety belt for one wild summer of frantic trading in the energy complex, according to economist, prolific author and wealth strategist, Stephen Leeb. He says gas prices in the US could reach $6 per gallon by the summer driving season. Read more…
NYSE:UGA, NYSE:USO, NYSE:XLE
Sara Nunnally: There are a host of factors affecting crude oil prices. Lately, though, it boils down to the value of the dollar. The way things are going… that’s not good news. Read more…
NYSE:DBO, NYSE:USO
Keith Fitz-Gerald: The way I see it, U.S. and European energy traders will be lucky if the door doesn’t hit them in the backsides as everybody heads for the doors. Like so many Western investors, they still have their blinders on. Read more…
NYSE:BNO, NYSE:MES, NYSE:USO
Jared Cummans: Crude oil has been in the limelight in recent weeks, as its priced surged from a low of $75 barrel to break through the century mark, marking an increase of over 35%. While oil has long been, arguably, the most popular commodity on the market, investors and traders alike are looking to Read more…
NYSE:BNO, NYSE:CRUD, NYSE:DBO, NYSE:UGA, NYSE:USL, NYSE:USO, NYSE:XLE, NYSE:XOP
Zig Lambo: Increasing U.S. energy demand has spawned a similarly growing investment space in Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). These partnerships provide investors with the opportunity to share Read more…
NYSE:AMJ, NYSE:AMLP, NYSE:MLPL, NYSE:MLPN
Todd Shriber: Every now and then even the savviest of investors fall into the value trap. They buy an ETF or stock that, in their view, has been unjustly punished. To be sure, this market environment has provided investors with no shortage of punished ETFs. That’s a good news/bad news equation. Read more…
NYSE:BZQ, NYSE:EWZ
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