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***Top stories from the last 15 days
Natural Gas
Chris Jylkka: Natural Gas Recovery Is ‘Relative’
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- Published on Friday, 09 April 2010 04:39
- Written by Lara Crigger
- Why a warm summer could mean $5 natural gas
- What the offshore drilling plan has to do with carbon
- Why there's still money to be made in natural gas
Archives
Math Problems: Production In Natural Gas
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- Published on Monday, 05 April 2010 07:54
- Written by Lara Crigger
The EIA is finally changing its natural gas statistics, amid accusations that it overstates domestic output. So will the fix give the commodity a sorely needed boost?
- How the EIA calculates its statistics
- Why shale gas changed the picture
- What will happen to prices?
March Madness In Natural Gas
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- Published on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 06:45
- Written by Julian Murdoch
- Should investors bet on seasonality?
- How contango has eaten into returns
- Why more supply has meant less contango
Energy ETFs: The Tracking Problem
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 04:14
- Written by Charles Armstrong
Investors often use energy ETFs as proxies for the energy markets, but how well do these funds really track their underlying commodities?
- The problem with futures-based funds
- Why you can't use USO and UNG as direct proxies
- Does the 12-month solution work?
John Woods: Crude Oil To Retrace
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 February 2010 17:00
- Written by HardAssetsInvestor.com
The VP of McNamara Options shares his current outlook on the petroleum markets.
- How much do hedge funds move a market?
- A new bull move, or trading action?
- Natural gas as transportation fuel—just a pipedream?
The Best Way To Play Gas M&A?
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- Published on Tuesday, 22 December 2009 03:17
- Written by HardAssetsInvestor
Podcast
Elliott Gue: How Investors Can Play Energy MLPs
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- Published on Friday, 18 December 2009 02:39
- Written by Lara Crigger
- The benefits of MLPs in a portfolio
- Which sectors he has his eye on right now
- Is there more upside for 2010?
Natural Gas/Crude Oil Spread Wins Again
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- Published on Thursday, 17 December 2009 06:22
- Written by Brad Zigler
Recently, in response to our article on the gold/oil ratio ("What's The Gold/Oil Ratio Telling Us?"), a reader puzzled over the relationship of gold to oil and natural gas. "With natural gas so cheap in comparison to oil currently," he noted, "one can see why Exxon is seeing an investment opportunity in that area."
Battling Contango
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- Published on Tuesday, 24 November 2009 03:58
- Written by HardAssetsInvestor
Podcast
Matt McCall: Playing The Next Great Bull Market
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- Published on Friday, 16 October 2009 05:25
- Written by Lara Crigger
- Why he's still in UNG
- Bull market benefits base metals, gold and oil
- How (and why) investors should play lithium
Gary Gordon: How Regulation Will Force ETFs To Evolve
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- Published on Thursday, 08 October 2009 17:00
- Written by Lara Crigger
- The regulatory ‘rock and a hard place’
- A push toward physical ETFs?
- Why he likes GCC—but not DJP
John Woods: Speculators Are Inevitable
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- Published on Tuesday, 06 October 2009 17:00
- Written by HardAssetsInvestor.com
- Potential market outcomes of disruptive weather
- Working around rogue traders
- The disconnect between natural gas and other petroleum fuels
John Woods: Rebound Ahead In Natural Gas Futures
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- Published on Tuesday, 29 September 2009 17:00
- Written by HardAssetsInvestor.com
The head of Integrity Energy discusses his views on the natural gas as well as the crude oil markets.
- Need T. Boone Pickens reassess his prediction?
- How ‘the good guys’ have pushed the price downward
- Will the natural gas prices collapse flow over into crude?
Why Pros Spread Oil And Gas
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- Published on Thursday, 24 September 2009 04:13
- Written by Brad Zigler
If there was ever an object lesson of the advantages of spread trading, yesterday's action in the petroleum markets would be it.
Rick Ferri: Position Limits Are ‘Political Reactions’
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- Published on Friday, 18 September 2009 03:04
- Written by Lara Crigger
- Why ‘nothing fails like success’
- The creeping cost of new funds
- Commodities—worth it in a portfolio?
Natural Gas Rising Vs. Crude Oil
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- Published on Tuesday, 15 September 2009 05:53
- Written by Brad Zigler
Well, we've been back at the grind for a whole week now after our Labor Day sign-off to summer. Labor Day's a seasonal turning point, you'll recall from last week's piece, "NOW'S The Time (Relatively) For Natural Gas," in the energy cycle. In the fall, natural gas typically gains against crude oil.
Chris Jylkka: Rough Times Ahead For Natural Gas
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- Published on Thursday, 10 September 2009 17:00
- Written by Lara Crigger
- Running out of storage space?
- The steepening contango
- The alternatives to UNG
NOW's The Time (Relatively) For Natural Gas
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- Published on Tuesday, 08 September 2009 03:51
- Written by Brad Zigler
A lot of traders and investors jumped the gun on natural gas this year. As it turned out, that gun was held to their heads. And, for many, the trigger was pulled when natural gas prices ratcheted lower over the summer.
What (Or When) Is Up With Natural Gas?
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- Published on Wednesday, 08 July 2009 07:00
- Written by Brad Zigler
- Why the focus on natural gas?
- The BTU parity equation with oil
- Historical timing clues
(Natural) Gas Pains?
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- Published on Monday, 22 June 2009 04:21
- Written by Julian Murdoch
Investors are flocking to the UNG natural gas ETF just as natural gas prices are falling. What's going on?
- Crazy volumes
- Killer contango
- The 6-month weather forecast?
