Donald Trump, in his presidential campaign, made no secret that he liked oil and gas over renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind. As president, Trump has done everything to help the oil and gas industry. His first foreign visit was to Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil
With OPEC and Russia negotiations in play this week, I have been getting a lot of emails from investors about oil. Many have strong opinions. Some think oil is going to go down to $25 a barrel. Others think it is going to go up to between $75 and $100. Given
The U.S. on Thursday launched missile strikes against Syria in retaliation for chemical attacks on the Middle Eastern country’s own citizens. There are sure to be geopolitical ramifications. For investors, here’s what’s happening to various asset classes as well as my predictions. The predictions are derived from the adaptive ZYX
President Trump deserves credit for the stock market rally, as he has unleased “animal spirits.” No wonder it’s being called the Trump rally. But that was yesterday. The more important question now is who holds the most power over this rally in the weeks and months ahead? The answer may
After oil prices fell to below $49 a barrel for the first time this year, the prospect of a decline of 40% is plausible, with a probability of about 20% according to the proven adaptive ZYX Allocation Model. Such a decrease would have the potential to take the stock market
While the rumors of the Indian government imposing a gold ban appear to be more fiction than fact, one market researcher says that the government’s clampdown on the country’s underground economy and on “black money” will continue to take its toll on the gold market. In a recent interview
Due to heavy interest, the following post from ZYX Buy Change Alert is being reproduced below. There is a single unconfirmed report that OPEC has reached an agreement to limit production to 32.5 million barrels per day. This will be finalized in the November OPEC meeting. At present, OPEC is
This post was just published on ZYX Short Sell Change Alert. Oil is short using ETF USO from $11.02. In the alternative there is a long position using ETF SCO from $82.50. As of this writing USO has fallen to $10.59 and SCO has risen to $89. As we shared with you at
This post was just published on ZYX Short Sell Change Alert. Oil moved up a lot first on API inventory draw (please see the Morning Capsule), then took a second leg up on EIA inventory draw. EIA draw came at -14.5 million barrels vs. consensus of a build of +0.5 million barrels. Less knowledgeable
When almost everyone is positioned one way and the news shows the positioning is wrong, tremendous investment opportunity is created. Late last year and earlier this year, such an opportunity was created due to combination of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates for the first time since the Great Recession