How to Profit from the "Great Oil Turnaround" of 2016

We've been able to make energy profits during the oil bear because I'm tracking opportunities outside of petroleum. One of my favorite...

Why the Price of Crude Oil Is Down Today

The price of crude oil struggled to stay above the $30 mark today as Big Oil firms report weak earnings and hopes of a production cut from OPEC...

Saudi Arabia May Have Just Shot Itself in the Foot

Another Saudi official is trying to downplay the kingdom's expanding deficit - as their problems get worse...

On...

5 Surprising Ways Oil Prices Affect Our Everyday Lives

The effects of oil prices are more far-reaching than most people realize.

That's because petroleum permeates nearly every corner of our...

What the Fed's "Hold" Means for Crude Oil Prices

The nine years of historically low interest rates will continue in the wake of Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen's decision to not...

Why Are Gas Prices So Low?

Why are gas prices so low right now?

The average price of regular unleaded is hovering around $2.40 a gallon - almost a dollar less...

Oil's Tumble Means a Fast 30% Gain with This Trade

My wife and I were just at a children's birthday party. You know, the kind where everyone gets together to sing "Happy Birthday," and then the...

The Four Real Reasons Oil Prices Are Slipping

Oil prices are declining once again. Small oil operators are hurting. Throughout the decades, these small E&P outfits have endured market...

OPEC Shorts Are Driving Down the Price of Oil

The conflict between OPEC and U.S. shale/tight oil producers has entered a new phase. And the result has been an accelerated decline in the price...

Why This Week's Market Overreaction Won't Affect Energy Demand

Some days you just want to crawl back into bed and pull up the covers. Wednesday was certainly one of them.

Greece has until Sunday to be...

Beat Canada's Oil Revenue Grab with This Investment

"The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth," the century-old annual Calgary Stampede rodeo and festival, has just gotten underway. But while a...

How to Invest in the New Energy Balance

As we await the next chapter in the ongoing Greek debt mess, something of interest is happening right here in the U.S.

For the first time...

Why I'm Revising My Oil Outlook... Upward

I just left a closed-door meeting in Paris. Assembled here were some high-powered oil practitioners, the traders selling their...

Why the Price of Oil Is Baffling Analysts (but Not Us)

It sure has been amusing to watch the instant oil experts trying to shove their "square peg" explanations into the "round hole" price of oil...

Debunking the Newest Oil Price Myth

We've seen massive shifts in crude oil prices in recent weeks.

Of course, this has brought back some rather specious...

Why Alternative Energy Isn't Taking It on the Chin (Despite Low Oil Prices)

When oil prices decline, there's always an inevitable uptick in demand. The reason for this is simple: Markets tend to use more of a cheaper...

3 Charts Show How Overvalued Some Oil Stocks Have Become

The price of oil has climbed sharply in the last month. As of April 17, futures of WTI oil were priced as high as $56.81. That's a gain of more...

What the "Yellen Effect" Ultimately Means for Oil Prices

Janet Yellen triggered a move in oil prices on March 19. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) soared 3.7% and Brent jumped 4.4%.

The ...

Beware of Pundits Playing the "Iran Oil Card"

It's getting to be crunch time in the negotiations between the West and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program.

Despite an ill-advised attempt...

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