Crude Is Likely Heading Lower but Shorts Should Be ‘Cautious’
at The Street - Fri Jan 02, 3:57PM CST
Peter Amandio of Chicago Energies correctly called crude moving into the $50s in 2014. Today he tells TheStreet's Jill Malandrino to expect more pressure in 2015.
USO: 19.89 (-0.47), OIH: 35.96 (+0.04), XOP: 48.35 (+0.49), BNO: 22.02 (-0.68), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Buy Energy CEFs With Large Distributions And Steep Discounts To Play An Oil Rebound
Value and Income Insights - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 02, 3:26PM CST
IXC: 37.21 (+0.02), IRR: 8.34 (+0.05), NDP: 19.41 (+0.46), SZC: 21.50 (+0.18), BGR: 20.40 (+0.45), OIL: 12.21 (-0.33), PEO: 23.76 (-0.08), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
The Market's Best and Worst Sectors of 2014
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jan 02, 2:58PM CST
Healthcare stocks were among the top performers in 2014. Source: StockMonkeys.com , Flickr 2014 is over and done with, and investors are already looking forward to what 2015 will bring as the stock market aims for what could be its seventh...
IYZ: 29.35 (+0.07), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Saudi Arabia's Half-Off Sale On Crude Oil
Kenneth D. Worth - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 11:17PM CST
USO: 19.89 (-0.47), UCO: 9.91 (-0.46), OLO: 8.11 (-0.19), OIH: 35.96 (+0.04), DTO: 83.88 (+3.37), BNO: 22.02 (-0.68), UWTI: 4.58 (-0.31), SCO: 79.90 (+3.38), SZO: 62.30 (+0.18), DNO: 56.28 (+1.12), DBO: 15.28 (-0.42), OIL: 12.21 (-0.33), OLEM: 24.79 (-0.16), DWTI: 125.45 (+8.26), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), USL: 26.35 (-0.47)
One of the Biggest Market Drivers in 2015 Will Be Energy
at The Street - Wed Dec 31, 3:47PM CST
The commodity trade took center stage in 2014 and will remain in the spotlight for 2015, particularly crude, with the U.S. dollar moving higher and non-resolution of the supply glut.
USO: 19.89 (-0.47), OIH: 35.96 (+0.04), XOP: 48.35 (+0.49), BNO: 22.02 (-0.68), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
OVX Volatility And The Oil Panic Of 2014
John Gilluly - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 1:45PM CST
GASL: 4.30 (+0.03), LNCO: 11.50 (+1.13), LINE: 11.35 (+1.22), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Investors Always Get Killed At Cycle Tops, Small Caps Look Like A Trap, And It's Way Too Early To Buy Energy Stocks
Mercenary Trader - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 1:33PM CST
Investors always lose their shirts at the top of market cycles. This is a combination of greed, impatience, and FOMO, aka "fear of missing out." It is also the result of bad, self-serving advice that suggests a good investor stays in the...
SIR: 25.15 (+0.74), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
A Potential Selloff in January Won’t Derail Stocks in 2015
at The Street - Wed Dec 31, 1:28PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel is looking toward 2015 and sees a solid year ahead, despite some potential bumps along the way.
AMZN: 308.52 (-1.83), WLL: 33.19 (+0.19), CLR: 38.79 (+0.43), VXX: 30.99 (-0.52), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), CLF: 7.03 (-0.11), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), IBM: 162.06 (+1.62), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), EOG: 92.24 (+0.17), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLF: 24.73 (unch), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
2 Strong Forces Propelling This Secular Bull Market
Gary Jakacky - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 6:10AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
2015 Outlook: Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:09AM CST
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), VXX: 30.99 (-0.52), EWN: 23.80 (-0.10), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), EWK: 16.22 (+0.02), EEM: 38.77 (-0.52), KRE: 40.22 (-0.48), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), FXB: 150.61 (-2.45), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), FM: 30.46 (-0.34), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), FXE: 118.20 (-0.94), KIE: 66.29 (-0.40), XLF: 24.73 (unch), VNQ: 82.22 (+1.22), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), EIS: 46.58 (-0.20), SH: 21.81 (+0.03), IEF: 106.53 (+0.54), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), FXY: 80.72 (-0.49), UL: 39.98 (-0.50), GSK: 42.37 (-0.37), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), IVV: 206.73 (-0.14), UUP: 24.20 (+0.23), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), EWU: 17.86 (-0.17), ENZL: 39.63 (-0.35), GLD: 114.08 (+0.50), EFA: 60.58 (-0.26), EDEN: 47.59 (+0.60), ACWX: 42.76 (-0.26), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Stocks Fall in Light Trading as Oil and Greece Weigh on Markets
at The Street - Tue Dec 30, 3:09PM CST
Oil and Greece were the focus of 2014's penultimate trading session in what was an otherwise quiet day.
GPRO: 66.87 (+3.65), HK: 1.87 (+0.09), ABX: 10.91 (+0.16), AKAM: 63.25 (+0.29), FCX: 23.55 (+0.19), NEM: 19.34 (+0.44), XNPT: 8.83 (+0.06), NDRM: 12.06 (-1.98), RDS.A: 66.98 (+0.03), KGC: 2.90 (+0.08), GLD: 114.08 (+0.50), CVEO: 3.87 (-0.24), BP: 38.12 (unch), ARCP: 9.27 (+0.22), YELP: 55.15 (+0.42), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), GG: 18.83 (+0.31)
S&P 500 Moves Off Session Lows as Crude Prices Stabilize
at The Street - Tue Dec 30, 1:57PM CST
The S&P 500 fell from record highs as global oversupply of oil and political uncertainty in Greece caused headaches in an otherwise quiet week.
GPRO: 66.87 (+3.65), RDS.A: 66.98 (+0.03), AKAM: 63.25 (+0.29), CVEO: 3.87 (-0.24), BP: 38.12 (unch), PG: 90.44 (-0.65), ARCP: 9.27 (+0.22), XNPT: 8.83 (+0.06), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Stocks Have Done Well This Year but Are Going Even Higher in 2015
at The Street - Tue Dec 30, 1:36PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel expects 2015 to be generous to investors.
AMZN: 308.52 (-1.83), SJT: 15.32 (+1.07), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), INTC: 36.36 (+0.07), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), GOOG: 524.81 (-1.59), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), BYD: 12.51 (-0.27), IBM: 162.06 (+1.62), WDAY: 80.41 (-1.20), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), GOOGL: 529.55 (-1.11), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), YELP: 55.15 (+0.42), TWTR: 36.56 (+0.69), MSFT: 46.76 (+0.31), AAPL: 109.33 (-1.05), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), CRM: 59.24 (-0.07), FXI: 41.68 (+0.06)
Dow Down For Second Straight Day as Oil Worries Loom Large
at The Street - Tue Dec 30, 10:08AM CST
Traders continue to fret over oil prices and Greece's political uncertainty on Tuesday in a quiet week with little else to divert attention.
GPRO: 66.87 (+3.65), RDS.A: 66.98 (+0.03), AKAM: 63.25 (+0.29), XOM: 92.83 (+0.38), CVEO: 3.87 (-0.24), BP: 38.12 (unch), ARCP: 9.27 (+0.22), XNPT: 8.83 (+0.06), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Bottom-fishing in energy sector
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 7:33AM CST
VDE: 112.18 (+0.56), DDG: 26.00 (-0.15), OIH: 35.96 (+0.04), DIG: 54.47 (+0.46), DUG: 52.87 (-0.47), PXJ: 17.50 (-0.02), IYE: 45.03 (+0.22), FENY: 22.90 (+0.07), ERY: 20.72 (-0.28), ERX: 61.35 (+0.88), FXN: 21.04 (+0.11), RYE: 67.80 (+0.17), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
A Remarkable Energy Chart
Travis McPherson - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 5:57AM CST
At first sight, the following chart is pretty jaw dropping: WTI Crude Oil (spot) vs. XLE (click to enlarge) Thus far in the month of December, WTI crude oil is down more than 22% while the XLE (SPDR Energy ETF) is up 1%! This tremendous...
XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
3 Reasons Why BP Is One Of My Top Turnaround Picks For 2015
Dave Dierking, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 4:29AM CST
SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), BP: 38.12 (unch), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Small Cap Stocks Seem Likely to Outperform Large Caps in 2015
at The Street - Mon Dec 29, 3:22PM CST
The CNBC "Fast Money Halftime" trading panel says small caps stocks should outperform large cap stocks in 2015 due to lower rates and energy prices.
ATLS: 31.58 (+0.43), OCN: 15.03 (-0.07), TDW: 32.33 (-0.08), DHR: 85.72 (+0.01), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), MTW: 21.88 (-0.22), CIE: 8.94 (+0.05), JACK: 79.80 (-0.16), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), BBG: 11.56 (+0.17), CHK: 19.76 (+0.19), AMAT: 24.96 (+0.04), EWU: 17.86 (-0.17), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLF: 24.73 (unch), OXY: 80.65 (+0.04), OAS: 17.04 (+0.50), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Small-Cap Stocks Likely to Outperform Larger Stocks in 2015
at The Street - Mon Dec 29, 1:35PM CST
The CNBC "Fast Money Halftime" trading panel says small caps stocks should outperform large cap stocks in 2015 due to lower rates and energy prices.
ATLS: 31.58 (+0.43), OCN: 15.03 (-0.07), TDW: 32.33 (-0.08), DHR: 85.72 (+0.01), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), MTW: 21.88 (-0.22), CIE: 8.94 (+0.05), JACK: 79.80 (-0.16), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), BBG: 11.56 (+0.17), CHK: 19.76 (+0.19), AMAT: 24.96 (+0.04), EWU: 17.86 (-0.17), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLF: 24.73 (unch), OXY: 80.65 (+0.04), OAS: 17.04 (+0.50), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
4 Stocks Key to 2015 Rebound of Energy Sector Fund, a 2014 Flop
at The Street - Mon Dec 29, 12:44PM CST
Energy companies with gas stations such as Chevron, Exxon, Hess and Marathon are the key to a rebound of the Energy Sector SPDR Fund.
HES: 74.14 (+0.32), XOM: 92.83 (+0.38), MRO: 28.60 (+0.31), CVX: 112.58 (+0.40), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)