Streetwise Articles
How the Brexit Vote Will Affect the Markets
Source: Clive Maund (6/23/16)
Regardless the outcome of the Brexit vote, the European Union is failing, according to newsletter writer and technical analyst Clive Maund. The consequences will likely include a soaring dollar and a falling euro, market volatility and a slide in the prices of some commodities, but Maund has identified ways investors can profit from the chaos.
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Oil Prices Send Sell Signal
Source: Jack Chan (6/20/16)
Technical analyst Jack Chan believes a correction in oil prices is underway, and advises investors to use caution in a vulnerable market.
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NexGen Drilling Reveals Massive Pitchblende
Source: The Gold Report (6/17/16)
Drilling has revealed massive pitchblende near NexGen Energy's Arrow zone on the Rook 1 property in the Athabasca Basin. Here's what the analysts have to say.
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Crude Oil Is Due for a Correction
Source: Jack Chan (6/6/16)
Technical analyst Jack Chan demonstrates the divergence between oil equity prices and the underlying commodity.
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$50/Barrel Oil Won't Last: Why Chances of a Breakdown Are High
Source: Clive Maund (6/3/16)
Technical analyst and newsletter writer Clive Maund lists the reasons he believes oil prices, which recently peaked above $50/barrel, are headed for a fall.
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Oil Climbs over $50: Can Investors Bank on a Recovery?
Source: Tracy Salcedo of The Energy Report (5/26/16)
The price of a barrel of oil has almost doubled from its low of $28 at the start of the year, prompting speculation that a recovery is underway, which may result in the revival of companies in the exploration, production and services sectors that have foundered since prices collapsed in 2015.
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Two Overlooked Streaming Stocks with Huge Upside Potential
Source: Jason Hamlin for The Gold Report (5/19/16)
Streaming/royalty stocks have been darlings of the commodity investment world. In the precious metals sector, this type of company provides financing for mining companies in the form of an upfront cash payment in exchange for a percentage of production or revenues from the mine. Jason Hamlin of Gold Stock Bull profiles two streamers often overlooked by investors.
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Divergence Between Oil and Oil Stocks Signals Decline in Oil-Related ETFs
Source: Jack Chan for The Energy Report (5/16/16)
Technical analyst Jack Chan reports the energy sector cycle is down and a multiweek correction is in progress, and discusses what that means.
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Three Overlooked, Undervalued Picks for Today's Energy Market
Source: Chen Lin (5/12/16)
The energy sector is a tricky place to invest right now, with a fine line separating the next bankruptcy candidate from a tenbagger. Chen Lin of the popular newsletter What Is Chen Buying?, What Is Chen Selling? helps investors navigate this minefield with three companies he believes will come out on top.
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When Will Uranium Emerge from the Shadow of Fukushima?
Source: The Energy Report (5/9/16)
Joe Reagor of ROTH Capital Partners explains the factors that have kept uranium spot prices down, how much longer they will be in effect, and why uranium should be on investors' radar screens today. He also discusses four uranium companies that are in position to benefit from the looming uranium shortage.
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Energy Sector Showing Sell Signals
Source: Jack Chan for The Energy Report (5/9/16)
Technical analyst Jack Chan highlights sell signals in the energy sector.
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Some of Brien Lundin's Precious Metals Picks Are Up More Than 400%. What Is Next?
Source: Patrice Fusillo of The Gold Report (5/3/16)
A battle royale is brewing between gold bulls and commercial traders who are short gold, says Brien Lundin, publisher of Gold Newsletter. That tug of war, which should play out in the coming weeks, could result in either a severe correction or a spectacular rise in the price of gold and silver. No matter which way it goes, in this interview with The Gold Report, Lundin recommends that investors continue to look at companies with world-class resources that are still being priced at a fraction of what their values should be. Lundin should know; some of his recommendations are up more than 400% from December and January.
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We Cannot Predict But We Can Prepare
Source: Jack Chan for The Energy Report (4/30/16)
Technical analyst Jack Chan says the charts suggest that the major correction in the oil service sector since 2014 is now complete.
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Back-to-Back Good News for Nevada Energy Metals
Source: Keith Kohl (4/27/16)
Not long after Nevada Energy Metals expanded its presence in the Clayton Valley, the company announced it added claims to its San Emidio property. Keith Kohl of Oil & Gas Trader explains what this means to investors.
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Low Prices for Oil Cure Low Prices for Oil
Source: Bob Moriarty (4/27/16)
Veteran investor Bob Moriarty discusses one company that is poised to benefit from the volatililty in the oil markets.
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LiTHIUM X Is Not Alone—Profiling This Marketplace Darling and Others in the Sweet Spot
Source: Patrice Fusillo of The Gold Report (4/25/16)
After several years of bear markets for miners, many mining equities have lept upward in the last few months. LiTHIUM X Energy ranks among the leaders of the pack, up many-fold. Barry Allan, vice chair of mining at Mackie Research, and Research Analyst Ryan Hanley put out a report in March for the PDAC convention, highlighting a number of promising mining companies. In this interview with The Gold Report, Allan and Hanley profile a handful of those companies, including LiTHIUM X.
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Torchlight Energy: Unlocking Value into the Oil Bear
Source: Dallas Salazar of Capgainr.com (3/17/16)
The low price of oil has meant that a lot of companies are going broke, but not so with Torchlight Energy. A subsidiary of D.R. Horton is spending $50 million, fully funding the development of Torchlight's Orogrande project over the next 24 months.
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Faulty Barometer
Source: Joe McAlinden for The Gold Report (3/2/16)
A cacophony of a recession chatter is filling the airwaves. Some experts are already declaring we are in one while others are raising warning flags. Their message has not been lost on the masses: Google searches for the word "recession" have risen to the highest level since 2012. Interestingly, many commentators cite the 20% decline in global stock prices as the warning signal, if not the cause. But veteran investor Joe McAlinden believes the U.S. economy will continue to expand in the year ahead.
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Graphite: What iPhones, NASCAR and Tesla Have in Common
Source: Special to The Gold Report (2/29/16)
Focus Graphite CEO and Director Gary Economo says the tipping point is coming for natural flake mining developers—even during a depressed commodities cycle. This optimistic view is based on the urgent necessity of manufacturers today to source those critical materials and technologies needed to meet globally mandated CleanTech targets in advance of a 2020 deadline. Focus, says Economo, is on strategic trajectory to capitalize on global change with his company's high-purity graphite deposit, Lac Knife in Quebec.
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Brian Bagnell's Tips for Smart Oil and Gas Investing
Source: Tom Armistead of The Energy Report (2/4/16)
In today's tough price environment where most oil and gas juniors are losing money, a strong balance sheet is the key to survival, says Brian Bagnell. Access to liquidity will also help these companies hold on until prices rise again. Bagnell, a research analyst for Macquarie Capital Markets, tells The Energy Report he expects a gradual turnaround to begin late this year, and gives his tips on identifying companies that can weather the storm.
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Which Energy Companies Are Being Added to US Global Funds in Anticipation of an Oil Rebalance?
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report (1/26/16)
There are still winners in the energy space, but you have to move quickly. In advance of the rebalance U.S. Global Investors CEO Frank Holmes is expecting toward the end of 2016, he and analyst Samuel Pelaez point to the sectors taking advantage of opportunities, including refiners, midstream MLPs, low-cost producers, airlines and chemical companies. In this interview with The Energy Report, they name their favorites and outline the fundamentals that will make 2016 look a lot different than the year that just ended.
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Chen Lin: Chinese Volatility Could Fuel a Lithium-Price Rocket Launch
Source: JT Long of The Energy Report (1/19/16)
When China's stock market started cratering at the beginning of the year, veteran investor and newsletter writer Chen Lin was rubbing his hands in anticipation of the opportunities that would be opening up, particularly in lithium and natural gas. In this interview with The Energy Report, the author of What is Chen Buying? What is Chen Selling? shares his insights on what pushed battery-grade lithium prices up fourfold and which companies could benefit from a continued supply-demand imbalance. As a bonus, he also lists the three companies he thinks could take advantage of high overseas natural gas prices to actually return money to investors in the energy space.
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Dundee's David Talbot Says Green Energy Trend Is Your Friend
Source: Brian Sylvester of The Energy Report (1/5/16)
David Talbot of Dundee Capital Markets forecasts uranium demand growth of about 6% compounded annually through 2020, which ought to be more than enough to kickstart depressed U3O8 prices. Nuclear energy is part of a growing trend away from fossil fuels toward green energy and things like lithium-ion batteries for cars and energy storage. Talbot explains that lithium demand is expected to grow even faster than uranium demand, and the market is already undergoing a supply deficit. In this interview with The Energy Report, he offers his top picks in the uranium and lithium spaces, as well as a graphite name, all poised to ride the green energy trend higher.
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A Year of Tips for Winning the Natural Resource Investment War
Source: The Energy Report Staff (12/29/15)
Energy investors are no strangers to boom-and-bust cycles. In fact, a number of the experts interviewed by The Energy Report in 2015 took a certain amount of glee in the opportunities they knew would open up in low-price markets for oil and gas, uranium and lithium. Let's take a trip around the world as we recall the words of wisdom these experts shared, and see if they can spark a better understanding of what we can expect during the next turn around the sun.
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Gear Up for a Violent Uranium Price Spike: Cantor Fitzgerald's Rob Chang
Source: Kevin Michael Grace of The Energy Report (12/22/15)
The price of uranium is still in the doldrums, but that will change soon—and violently, says Rob Chang of Cantor Fitzgerald Canada. In this interview with The Energy Report, he explains that electric utilities will begin to run short of fuel even before 2020, when 33 additional reactors are expected to come on line. With that in mind, Chang predicts that prices could triple in the next few years, and highlights a half-dozen equities that will likely supply the increased demand and thereby deliver multiples to investors.
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