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Download$100 Oil?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This chart of light crude oil suggests "close but no cigar" for $100 per barrel of oil price.
$50 Oil?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Although it sounds outlandish, $50 oil looks like a possibility on this chart.
A Buying Opportunity For Marathon Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Overly pessimistic market sentiment could indicate an upcoming bottom reversal for Marathon Oil.
A Conservative Bet On Oil By Buying Russia
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While OPEC economies are almost entirely dependent upon oil, Russia offers a way to profit from high oil prices with a margin of safety offered by a more diversified economy.
A Developing Bottom For Frontier Oil?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Frontier Oil's five-month downtrend could be coming to an end, making the stock an attractive buy in the near-term.
A Double Top Looms Over Crude Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The continuous contract on crude oil is now showing signs of weakness after failing to rise above the peak made in mid-June. The seasonality cycle of crude oil usually causes prices to rise in the summer months. Could crude oil prices have already peaked
A Few Good Setups In The Oil Patch
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are four stocks in the oil services industry that you will want to keep an eye on in the near term.
A Head & Shoulders Top In Oil Service?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Car bombs in Iraq, nuclear profileration in Iran, airstrikes in Lebanon ... so why aren't these oil stocks smiling?
A Head And Shoulders Top For May Crude Oil?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...May crude oil has been hitting new highs in recent months but the head and shoulders breakdown could indicate a correction in the near-term.
A Major Confluence Of Support For Crude Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Light sweet crude is approaching a key support zone, which could act as a significant reversal point for prices.
A Reverse Head And Shoulders Formation For The Oil Services Index?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Another potentially bullish pattern for the Oil Services Index could lead to a resumption of the long-term uptrend.
A Short-Term 2B Bottom In Oil Service
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Failure to follow through to the downside provides an opportunity for a bounce in OIH.
A Theory Of $20 Oil Or Lower
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For a lasting economic turnaround, many hope for cheaper oil prices to act as a catalyst. Here is a plausible chart view to sustain the above notion.
A Trend Change For Crude Oil?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite signs of weakness, crude oil prices have rallied recently. Has the short-term downtrend reversed?
A Wild Six Months for Crude Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even though crude oil prices have been up and down this year, predicting the various cycles has been easier than you might think.
AMEX Oil Index -- Fifth Wave in Progress?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The AMEX Oil Index (XOI) looks to be in the fifth and final wave of its long-term downtrend. If so, a significant bottom reversal could occur in the coming weeks or months.
AMEX Oil Index Coming Up On Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The AMEX Oil Index is quickly approaching key overhead resistance but the longer-term picture still indicates higher prices to come.
AMEX Oil Index Currently Testing Downtrend Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The AMEX Oil Index continues to move higher after breaking out of a falling wedge formation. However, long-term downtrend and Fibonacci resistance could turn back prices in the near-term.
AMEX Oil Index Failed to Follow Through
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The AMEX Oil Index, a price-weighted index of large-cap integrated oil companies, failed to follow through last week. The culprit is broken support, which is now acting as short-term resistance for the Index.
AMEX Oil Service HOLDRS Index: Moving Sideways
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A distribution phase might be ongoing on the HOLDRS, but the trend is very strong in the long term, and risk has to be strictly controlled.
Airlines & Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The same stuff that makes airplanes go up makes their stocks go up... and down
An Update On The Oil Services Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A test of this month's high will likely lead to an upside breakout for the Oil Services Index.
Analyzing Crude Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...We'll combine RSI, the rate of change indicator, and Bollinger bands in a different way to see if crude oil is likely to move up or down.
Are Oil Service Stocks Headed Higher?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oil service stocks have broken out of a five-month trading range but is the rally for real?
Are Reversals Under Way For Crude Oil and Natural Gas?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is this it? Is this the major low for 2009 for the energy market bear?
Betting On An Oil Rebound
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the recent drop in oil prices, is USO a good short-term buy?
Betting On Crude Oil, With Favorable Odds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On December 5, 2008, front-month crude oil closed below $41, the lowest price in nearly four and a half years. Does the bear market in oil have more downside, or is selling an out-of-the-money put a relatively safe bet?
Birth of a Crude Oil Bull Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Evidence from all four market dimensions imply a bull market has begun for Crude Oil.
Bristow Group Has Highest RS In Oil Services Industry Group
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The energy sector has roared back to life over the past two weeks. Here's a look at one of the strongest equity performers from the oil services group.
Bullish Signs Abound For The Oil Services Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lackluster performance by oil service stocks the past year has done little to attract investors but looking at the bigger picture, this is one place you will want to be when all is said and done.
COT Trend Could Spell A Forthcoming Bottom In Crude Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market sentiment says a rebound in oil prices is likely.
Canadian Oil & Gas Giant Tries A Bounce
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Imperial Oil Ltd.'s daily chart suggests an upleg has begun.
Caution For Crude Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading sentiment could indicate a top in crude oil prices and the possibility of a pullback in the near term.
Concho: The New King Of The Oil Patch
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Concho Resources, Inc. is setting up shop in a major oil shale reservoir. Is it time to buy its stock?
Could Oil Fall Even Further?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oil is now in an established downward market correction that could see oil drop to $81.50 per barrel. There exists a possibility that oil could fall even further.
Crude Oil - Elliott Wave Projection
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Elliott wave pattern implies rising Crude oil prices.
Crude Oil And Candlesticks by Gary S. Wagner
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Crude Oil And Candlesticks by Gary S. Wagner The rise and fall of oil prices have a global effect on all aspects of the markets. Here we look at this historical price movement through the eyes of candle patterns. he underlying psychology of market sen
Crude Oil And Stock Market Connection
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The relationship of Crude Oil and Stocks could reveal economic weakness.
Crude Oil And The MACD Histogram
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The MACD histogram gives good signals. The slope of the MACD histogram is used to determine if a trend is safe. Divergences between the MACD histogram and prices can identify shifts in momentum. Center line crossovers can also pinpoint changes in trend.
Crude Oil Barrier
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why Price, Time, Sentiment, and Momentum dimensions indicate Crude Oil is near significant resistance.
Crude Oil Finally Cracks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A negative divergence sets up a sharply downward turn in crude oil futures.
Crude Oil Finally Cracks (Again)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Having broken down from above $30 highs in September, December crude breaks down again in late October.
Crude Oil Futures Break Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Crude oil has broken out of consolidation patterns both on the weekly and daily charts. Breakouts on two time frames simultaneously lead to powerful moves. One thing is sure: Crude oil has broken out of a strong base for this rally and it is unlikely t
Crude Oil Hits Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The light crude oil rally has temporarily halted. The temporary bearish rally is likely to create a new buy setup.
Crude Oil Index Is Under Pressure
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The light crude oil index has moved sideways after an exclusive advance rally. Let us check out the future stability of the consolidation range.
Crude Oil Looks Bearish
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Rate of change is bearish for crude oil on monthly and daily charts.
Crude Oil May Bounce Back
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The sharp plunge in oil prices since July brought great relief across the financial markets. The commodity has cooled almost $40 from the highs. Can the oversold stochastic result in a price bounce?
Crude Oil Moves Slowly And Surely Upwards
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking at their weekly chart, Crude Oil futures are ready to break out of a head and shoulder consolidation pattern. This consolidation occurred over the last four years and now seems headed towards $47.
Crude Oil Plunge
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why Crude Oil could continue to trend lower.
Crude Oil Seasonal Bottoms
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why late 2020 could be an opportunity to go long Crude Oil.
Crude Oil Seasonal Bottoms - Part Two
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why the Crude Oil rally could continue into April.
Crude Oil Set To Fall
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With fears of Iran receding to the back of newspapers, the risk premium in oil could drop and the trend seems to be changing directions.
Crude Oil Spike
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why attack on oil installation may not result in $100 a barrel Crude Oil.
Crude Oil Takes Shot In The Arm
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Monday, November 9, was another big risk-on day for financial markets. For the first time since the pandemic, there was hope and light at the end of the tunnel that coronavirus restrictions that have been imposed across the world could soon be a thing of
Crude Oil Triple Bottom Close To Completion?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can it be? Is the developing triple-bottom pattern on the crude oil daily chart for real? If so, how far might crude prices rise?
Crude Oil Trying To Overcome Key Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will a potentially bullish consolidation pattern finally lead to a break of key resistance?
Crude Oil: Hourly Chart Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The April 2014 crude oil futures contract has completed a successful - and powerful - bullish breakout on its hourly time frame.
Crude Oil: More Downside this Fall Season?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Crude oil's technicals and seasonality trends suggest there may still be more downside as the fall season progresses.
Crude Oil: Roar Or Death Rattle?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With crude oil making a new all-time NYMEX high today, you can be sure that plenty of people are going to start chirping about it again, and much of the discussion will likely assume a grim tone given the quickly expiring oil reserves. However, does thi
Crude oil tests $20
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The price of crude oil has collapsed over the past few weeks and the selling resumed after a brief respite. You don't need to be an economist to know why oil has been falling. It is very simple: there has been a massive imbalance in global demand an
December Crude Oil Showing Signs of Recovery
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...December crude oil has been in a downward spiral for the last month-and-a-half. Though the contract failed to confirm a bottom last week, there were some positive technical developments on Monday.
December Crude Oil is Stuck in a Trading Range
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...December crude oil has been stuck in a week-long trading range since selling off late last month. A break out of this trading range will determine whether or not prices continue their downward trend.
Downside Potential In The AMEX Oil Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The AMEX Oil Index (XOI) looks to have additional downside potential in the near-term but I would consider a further pullback an excellent buying opportunity.
Drilling Deeper For Oil Services
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The threat of interruption in global oil production could become a concern as world news events evolve in Asia and the Middle East.
Drilling Range For Crude Oil Futures
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a market outlook for the crude oil futures index.
Early Sign Of Lower Oil Prices?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A company supporting offshore drilling is breaking down, possibly signaling that lower oil prices lie ahead.
ExxonMobil: A Successful Oil Company
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A false breakout to the upside for ExxonMobil brings prices back into the trading range.
Falling Wedge Formation for the AMEX Oil Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The AMEX Oil Index looks to be completing a falling wedge formation, which would indicate a potential upside breakout in the near-term.
Forest Oil Bounces Off Key Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Could the recent bounce lead to a resumption of the longer-term uptrend?
Forest Oil Set To Move
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A convergence of technical indicators suggests that Forest Oil Corp. is ready to continue its trend up.
Frontier Oil - A Classic Example of Broken Support Turned Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Frontier Oil broke a spread quintuple bottom in the $14.50 to $15.00 range back in July. Since then, this area of broken support has acted as stiff resistance for the stock.
Frontier Oil is at a Key Juncture Right Now
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The chart for Frontier Oil is painting two different pictures. Though some of the technicals are indicating significant resistance at current levels, others are projecting higher prices.
HAL Leading Oil Services Pack
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After experiencing a sizable decline in the first half of 2012, shares of Halliburton have made a major bullish turnaround.
Has December Crude Oil Put in a Bottom?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...December crude oil broke out of a bearish rectangle formation early last week. However, the contract bounced off a key retracement level, which could signal a potential bottom in crude oil prices.
Has the AMEX Oil Index Put in a Significant Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The AMEX Oil Index (XOI) has been in a two-year downtrend but is now showing signs of reversing course.
How The U.S. Dollar Relates To Gold And Crude Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The dollar is going through an upward technical correction while in a downtrend, whereas gold and crude oil are going through a downward correction in an uptrend. Has the downtrend ended for the dollar and the uptrend ended for gold and crude? I don&ap
Hurricanes And Oil Holes Of Hope
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Connacher Oil and Gas and Falcon Oil and Gas are two energy companies worth keeping an eye on.
Imperial Oil Dethroned?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even though Canada's oil and gas giant beat recent estimates, the chart doesn't lie - it is looking bearish.
Is Crude Oil Ready To Run?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With crude oil futures correcting toward the lower end of their multimonth trend channel, oil stocks continue to warn of weakness.
Is It Time To Buy Oil Shares?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The price of Oil has dropped considerably. Is it reaching a bottom? Is it time to start investing in oil shares?
Is It Time To Buy Oil?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The question on everyone's mind is, "Have oil prices bottomed?"
Is Oil Headed Back Up?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders should always be wary of trading patterns before they breakout/breakdown because failed patterns can lead to large moves in the opposite direction. In this article, I will demonstrate how a failed head and shoulders in oil may now be leading to
Is Oil Headed For The Dumps?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recently oil has shown signs of a top. But perhaps the larger question traders should be asking is what do falling oil prices mean for stocks?
Is Oil Topping Out?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The price of crude oil has been testing overhead resistance and will be making a decisive move from here but which way?
Is The Oil And Gas Rise Over?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the rise over? For the moment, yes.
Is The Oil Uptrend Over?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...USO has been in an uptrend since 1999, but it now looks like the upward trend is over and a sizable correction in oil is at hand, one that could drop the price of oil to as low as $53 per barrel.
Is The Slippery Slide Over For Oil?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Between the middle of June 2014 and the end of January 2015, the price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate dropped from $107 to a low of $43.55, a decline of 60%. Is there more downside to come or is the worst over for Texas Tea?
June Crude Oil: Low Risk Swing Buy Zone?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With bullish agreement on two key time frames, June 2014 crude oil futures look set to rally in the near term.
Key Support For The AMEX Oil Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Limited downside potential offers a good buying opportunity in integrated oil companies.
Kiss Crude Oil Goodbye?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Short-term and mid-term outlook for crude oil futures.
Light Crude Oil Index Bullish Or Bearish?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The long-term bullish reversal pattern waits for the potential breakout.
Lonesome Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oil prices are rocketing to new highs nearly every day. So why aren't the oil stocks going along for the ride?
Looking At Oil For The Long Run
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Monthly charts can offer traders a different perspective.
Marathon Oil Sprinting Higher?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite some chaotic intraday price action over the past two months, shares of Marathon Oil continue to grind higher.
March Crude Oil - A Pause Or A Top?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes a chart pattern can be interpreted a number of ways. Knowing how to see the big picture can help make the job easier.
Murphy Oil Gushing Higher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Murphy Oil is showing that a powerful bullish reversal is under way after having put in a major divergence pattern. Will this market-wide rally last?
NYMEX Crude Oil Continuous Contract: Down To Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Bollinger Bands suggest a trading range is developing.
NYMEX Crude Oil: Near All-Time Highs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Indications are for a continuation of the trading range.
Oil All Dried Up?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of USO may be breaking out of a Fibonacci fan pattern.
Oil And Gas Bound Higher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Positive divergences in both the MACD histogram and the stochastic suggest that lower energy prices are still at least a rally away.
Oil And Gas Stocks Approaching Key Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Services Index and AMEX Oil Index could be due for a bounce.
Oil At A Short-Term Top?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The price of oil has risen dramatically this year, with analysts attributing much of the rise to geopolitical concerns. While unrest in Iran and terror attacks in Niger are likely to continue, traders seem to be less concerned about their impact on the s
Oil Drillers Hit Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Near-term upside looks limited for oil drillers.
Oil Has A VIX
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Equity traders have long used the volatility index to monitor the volatility of the market. Oil and gold have similar measures.
Oil Hits A Resistance Zone
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...West Texas Intermediate Crude is currently enjoying a nice rally, but the advance has reached a resistance zone and further gains could be difficult to come by.
Oil Hits Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In a previous article entitled "Is The Oil Uptrend Over?" published on 07/23/08, I wrote that oil could fall to as low as $53 per barrel. Today, I am reporting that oil has fallen to a low of $50.44 and a low in oil could be in place.
Oil Index On A Slippery Slope
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Index (Amex XOI)has enjoyed a 10-year uptrend as witnessed on its weekly chart. There are signs of weakness appearing, which bears monitoring.
Oil Index Ready To Hit The Resistance?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Amex Oil Index has covered the major distance of its bullish journey. The volatile sessions of the past few months obstructed the rally heading towards long-term resistance. Will the Index hit resistance?
Oil Index Ripe For Correction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gas pump prices may reflect oil's latest run-up, but the oil index is finally showing some weakness. With a little cooperation from the markets, relief may be coming.
Oil Index Shows Possible Bottom Hammer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a very good run this index has retraced and now the previous bull run may resume.
Oil Is Coiled
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The wedge formations that have developed on the charts for the oil indices are about ready to break.
Oil On The Verge Of A Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US Oil Fund ETF (USO) surged off support over the last few days, and the exchange traded fund is on the verge of a breakout that would signal a continuation of the prior advance.
Oil Play With Schlumberger
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the price of oil rising almost every day, one should be wary of investing in oil companies, yet the price of oil keeps rising offering opportunities.
Oil Service HOLDRS Enter Support Zone
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a high-volume decline, the oil service HOLDRS entered a support zone that could ultimately lead to a bullish reversal.
Oil Service Holders Living On The Edge
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Service Holders has been clinging to near-term support but will this price level hold?
Oil Service Stocks Play Catch-up
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oil stocks are outperforming the broader market.
Oil Service Stocks Test Support Of Trend Channel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the advance in oil prices stalls, oil service stocks move to the low end of a trend channel that has contained prices for months.
Oil Services HOLDRs Projected Lower
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recent trendline breaks on the daily and weekly charts point to lower prices for the Oil Service HOLDRS.
Oil Services Index Bounces of Key Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Services Index bounced off key support in the 92-93 range last week. Though a further pull back is possible in the near-term, the long-term technicals point to higher prices down the road.
Oil Services Index Bumping Up Against Key Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Services Index recently put in a short-term bottom but the jury is still out as to whether or not the group can move higher.
Oil Services Industry Group Flashes Buy Signal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Now that the S&P 500 has finally cleared the magic 1000 level again, the odds are that the broad markets will continue to move higher. Here's a look at one of the strongest ETFs, one that has just issued a strong buy signal.
Oil Services Not Impressed With Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While oil exceeded its March high with ease, the Oil Service HOLDRS (OIH) is having a little more trouble and meeting resistance from its March high.
Oil Services Not Impressed With Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While oil exceeded its March high with ease, the Oil Service HOLDRS (OIH) is having a little more trouble and meeting resistance from its March high.
Oil Services Vs. Banks -- Who's Stronger?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At first glance, the Oil Service Index/Bank Index Ratio chartwould seem to imply strength in the banking sector, but that's not the case.
Oil Stocks And Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recently, three big US-based oil companies demonstrated candlestick reversal patterns at the same time. What's that signify?
Oil Stocks And Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recently, three big US-based oil companies demonstrated candlestick reversal patterns at the same time. What's that signify?
Oil Turns Bullish
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Higher oil prices would also be a signal that the economic recovery is still intact.
Oil vs. Airlines: Airlines Poised To Take Flight?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Index and Airline Index charts suggest that airlines are the stronger sector of the two -- for the moment.
Oil, All Dried Up
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The uptrend in oil appears to be all dried up.
Oil, Gold, Debt, And The Future
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are three key areas of the markets that are undergoing change right now -- oil, gold, US debt -- that offer the promise of tomorrow's above-average returns while at the same time inspire tomorrow's warnings as well.
Oil, Power, Destiny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oil companies are literally going to the ends of the Earth to find new oil deposits and one company is helping them get more oil for their investment.
Oil, The Dow, And Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The weakening price of oil has been causing the Dow to fall. Where does Gold come into the picture?
On Oil: Reversals, Candlesticks, And Gaps
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recent developments in the light crude oil price charts may give us a hint of what's to come.
Overbought Breakout Sends Bean Oil Toward Contract Highs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A MmM pattern in the MACD histogram hints at a buying opportunity as December bean oil rallies into September.
Pessimism Grows Towards Integrated Oil Stocks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Though the AMEX Oil Index has appreciated roughly 45 percent over the past year, there are still signs of higher prices ahead.
Playing Oil With Petro Canada
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Petro Canada is a Canadian oil and gas company with International interests.
Pullback Likely From Extreme For Marathon Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Parabolic rises in stocks eventually fizzle out, usually bringing prices back to a meaningful support level sooner or later. Here's a look at a high-flying energy stock that may have moved too high, too fast and is now likely ripe for a reversal.
Result Energy: Another Canadian Oil And Gas Play
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Last week, I wrote about Rival Energy as a probable oil and gas investment. Here is another oil and gas company that looks interesting.
Rival Energy: A Play On Oil?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The former energy advisor of US President George W. Bush predicts oil prices could reach as much as US$250 per barrel over the coming years.
So Where Is Oil Going?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The price of oil should be rising, not falling.
The AMEX Oil Index is Facing Significant Trendline Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The AMEX Oil Index (XOI) gave a false buy signal last week when it broke a double top in the 460 to 465 range. Significant trendline resistance would have alerted traders to an upcoming reversal in the Index.
The AMEX Oil Index is Testing Key Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The AMEX Oil Index (XOI) has been capped by its 50-day moving average since July of this year. With this moving average coming into play once again, could the XOI be setting up for a short-term top?
The Importance Of Pitchfork Analysis For The Oil Services Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pitchfork analysis has been accurate in determining support and resistance levels for the index. Where could prices be headed next?
The Light Crude Oil Hits Crucial Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The declining rally of the Light Crude Oil Index has retraced towards robust supports. Will the index surge or break support?
The Oil Pipeline
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares in USO have formed a trend channel, but may be due for a small pullback.
The Oil Service HOLDRS DLB Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As far as meaningful breakouts are concerned, you can't go home again.
The Oil Services Index Tries To Regroup At Key Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Services Index (OSX) has been in a steep correction the last several weeks but is now showing signs of bottoming out.
The Real Reason Crude Oil Is Dropping
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the price of crude oil is steadily declining you will hear pundits come up with numerous reasons for the decline. Some have merit, but the majority fail to truly understand why the bears are out in full force.
The Short-Term Outlook For Crude Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Crude oil prices recently bounced off support around the $45.00 level but now face resistance at $50.00.
Transports Strong Relative To Oil Service
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite the recent rise in oil prices over the last few months, the Dow Transports are surprisingly strong and the Oil Service HOLDRS are surprisingly weak.
US Stocks/Crude Oil Connection
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why US stocks and Crude Oil could soon turn down.
Using Pivot Points For Trend-Following Strategies: Analysis And Backtest On Heating Oil Futures
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Have you considered using pivot points in a trend-following strategy instead of in a reversal strategy where they are usually applied? Here's a look at this alternative approach, including the logic and coding for a pivot point-based strategy on heating
Where Is The Price Of Oil Going?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To determine the movement of the oil price, I looked at the oil ETF.
Which Way For Oil?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Crude oil again spikes high--is it peaking?
Why Not Oil Stocks?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Should you buy oil company stocks when they are close to their 52-week highs? Or should you wait? Here's what you need to know about oil.
Why Oil Service Stocks Are Still The Place To Be
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Though the recent correction in oil service stocks may not be over, we have probably not seen the ultimate top in prices.
Why Oil Service Stocks Are Still The Place To Be
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Until investors become more optimistic on oil services stocks, this group has higher to go.
Working Money: Oil Service Stocks Play Catch-up by Arthur Hill
Working Money: On Oil: Reversals, Candlesticks, And Gaps by Chris Manuell
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