As we kick off 2022, it’s worth noting that Blackrock’s legendary investment manager, Byron Wien, once again put out his Top Ten Surprises list for the new year. Officially put out in tandem with Joe Zidle, Chief Investment Strategist in the Private Wealth Solutions group at Blackstone, the list is titled “Byron and Joe’s Ten […]
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Oil Stocks Ripe for Santa Claus Rally as Market Looks Past Omicron (COP, CEI, OXY, SLB, XOM, SM, OIH, XLE)
The Oil market has rebounded 8% from its lows recorded Monday mid-morning after reports of the Omicron variant exploding in major developed markets hit the wires. The rip since that point has likely reinforced the standing narrative for oil, which was nailed into place by Goldman Sachs and Bank of America last week. That view […]
The Oil Space Could be Poised to Boom After SPR Headlines Fail to Hit the Mark (SBOW, CEI, MTDR, PBF, CPE, HP, SM, XLE)
Earlier this week, the Biden administration leaked through sources that it has put together a coalition of large oil-consuming nations willing to undertake a coordinated release of oil from strategic reserves. It’s a landmark event given that the US has never before undertaken a Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) release outside of an immediate geopolitical or […]
The US Flirts with SPR Release, but Energy Trend Points Higher (HP, HNRC, PDCE, PBF, CPE, SM, SWN)
The U.S. is eying the controversial step of tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a foundational deposit of oil housed in the US to act as an emergency reserve during times of geopolitical stress where energy access is in question. It was created in 1975 after the Arab oil embargo spiked gasoline prices and damaged the […]
Get Ready for the Coming Oil Crisis (SBOW, VKIN, CPE, RRC, XOM, CVX, SM, CEI, OIH)
The landscape is in place for a coming supply shortage crisis in the oil market, and the only place to hide for investors may be in small-cap oil stocks. The world is adjusting to the next chapter – the post-pandemic period – and global oil demand is recovering powerfully, on pace to hit new all-time […]
Delta Scare Offers Fresh Look at Small-Cap Energy Stars (VKIN, SBOW, MTDR, CEI, FANG, SM, HP)
The recent pullback in oil and gas prices appears to be related to fears that the Delta variant of Covid-19 will result in further lockdowns and travel restrictions that could pose catastrophic risks for energy players, as they did in April of last year. We see this dynamic often in markets – investors are susceptible […]
Small-cap Energy Stocks Set for the Delta Boost? (CEI, PDCE, SWN, VKIN, PBF, CPE, SM)
It should be no secret at this point that global policymakers are back on high alert for Covid reasons, with the emergence of the dominant Delta strain now fully in gear. CDC estimates now suggest that over 80% of all new Covid cases in the US are Delta cases. The variant acts differently – it […]
Why this Oil Pullback Could be a Critical Opportunity (SBOW, MTDR, CEI, FANG, HP, SM, VKIN, OIH)
Crude Oil has been running higher for most the past year, advancing as much as 120% during the trailing twelve-month period. The story has been clear: demand is taking off, but production capacity has been barren of new investment for the past 18 months and US shale players refuse to ramp up production despite the […]
How to Play the Coming Oil Shortage (VKIN, PDCE, SWN, PBF, CEI, CPE, SM)
Energy stock investors will be primed for the latest OPEC+ meeting this week, which takes place on Thursday. But the big picture will be important to keep in mind. And that picture was also put out this week by OPEC in its latest round of forecasts. The most important part of those forecasts was the […]
Small Cap Energy Stocks Offer Port in the Storm (PDCE, CEI, PBF)
The stock market is getting beaten up over recent days, but you wouldn’t know it if you had all your investment capital in the energy sector. Oil is up and the XLE energy ETF is near 52-week highs. XLE even rallied on Wednesday, when the rest of the market saw its largest decline in months. […]
Why Small-Cap Energy Stocks Could Lead and What to do About It
For a group to get hot in a bull market trend, it’s not enough to simply have a good fundamental case. “Hot” means retail money flowing in, which equals multiple expansion and a crowd of hungry speculators looking for the next breakout in the group. For that, you need a compelling “story”. Right now, small-cap […]
