Wealth Creation Through Natural Resources
All the talk over the weekend has been about a ‘Grexit’ (a Greek exit from the euro) as the new Greek Finance Minister, game theory expert Varoufakis, continues to follow his path of utilizing a “hostage situation” negotiation strategy with Greece’s … Continued
An interesting phenomenon occurred in crude oil markets last week: As WTI crude oil rose nearly 10% for the week, the OVX (CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index) also rose and actually broke-out above an area of previous resistance near 60. This … Continued
Oil implied volatility as measured by the OVX (CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index – at top of chart below) is breaking out to the highest levels seen since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis: Meanwhile, realized volaility (as measured by the average … Continued
Everyone is talking about oil this morning, meanwhile Tommy Humphreys has an insightful piece on the future of small public offerings in Canada… Marketwatch: 3 reasons for oil’s crazy bounce Bloomberg: Greeks Spooked by Debt Clashes Put Cash Under Bathroom Tiles CEO: TSXV vs … Continued
Last week we highlighted 6 positive signs for crude oil. As it would turn out less than 48 hours later crude would briefly break below $44 only to quickly reverse sharply higher and end the week above $47/barrel: As the saying … Continued
The XOP (SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index) rose nearly 6% on the day for its 2nd strongest single day performance since December 2011: Today also marks the first daily close above its 50-day simple moving average … Continued
An interesting timeline of the 2014-2015 Brent crude oil crash via Bloomberg Briefs:
From Mark Hulbert: The Dow Transports haven’t gone anywhere during the past couple of months even as crude oil has fallen a further 20%+ in the same time period. This is a very interesting phenomenon given that one would think … Continued
Bears come out to play as Gold, Silver, Platinum and Gas among other commodities get mauled MarketWatch: Gold post biggest drop in the past 14 months!!! Mining.com: Potash Corp profit rips 77% on record sales CNNMoney: Obama’s Boom Town… check that, Obama’s … Continued
US crude inventories are at record highs and production is at the highest levels in several decades. Meanwhile, refinery outages (both planned and unplanned) are helping to put a crimp in near term demand – from Bloomberg Briefs: This market … Continued