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2010 Natural Gas Forecast

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:36:34 GMT

Other investors are finally starting to catch on to our bullish outlook for natural gas. And once every so often, I'll find another analyst that hits the nail right on the head. You've probably had a similar experience.[More...]

Wrap - Week Ended 4/03/09

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:02:00 GMT

Holdings Watch: Not a bad week: Sold the HAL $15 April Puts for $0.73, up 89%. Sold the NBR $10 April Puts for 0.80, up 30%. Sold the CRK $35 April Calls for $1.05, up 172%. Sold the CRK $30 April Calls for $3.30, up 89%. Not yet a subscriber? It’s an easy problem to (...)[More...]

Thursday - Gas Preview and Oil Review

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:53:03 GMT

The EIA plans to release the Natural Gas Monthly for the month of January sometime today. Keep fingers crossed. The G20 has futures bolting higher and the dollar sagging so look for a green open. In Today’s Post: Holdings Watch Commodity Watch Natural Gas Preview EIA Oil Inventory Review Stuff We Care About Today Odds & Ends Holdings Watch: The Wiki and (...)[More...]

Comstock Reports Good Quarter, Conservative, Headsup 2009 In The Cards

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:07:00 GMT

It’s been awhile since I wrote about these guys (August 2007) and other than the occasional mention they simple fell off my radar, much to my shagrin, in favor of other shiny, but more leveraged, baubbles. I want to rectify that now. CRK Reports Ho-Hum 4Q08 Results; Chops Budget; Increases Focus On Haynesville. The 4Q Numbers: (...)[More...]

Earnings Preview for Feb 9-13 - Earnings Preview

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:52:00 GMT

Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) could top expectations. IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) and Terex Corporation (TEX) could miss. Though nearly 400 companies are scheduled to report, traders are going to keep a close eye on Washington. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will announce a revised bank bailout plan on Monday. This plan could include the creation of a bad bank to absorb distressed debts (what TARP was[More...]

Best Performing Stock of 2008

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:58:00 GMT

I used to, and will one day return, to posting the best performing stocks of the week - but the wicked volatility and "student body left" trading of the past 4 months has made it a moot point. Everything must either be bought or sold, as stocks are either deemed "good" or "bad" that hour, day, or month. The herd piles in, or piles out - regardless of sector, style, fundamentals. It's been a market of asset allocation not individual stocks much of the back half of the year. I like to look for relative strength and ride sector/company trends for the longer term - this market is not for that sort of investor. This has been for many months a run and gun daytrader environment; not a place for theme investors. With that said, I am always curious to see what stocks held up over the long run... folks, no matter what happens (short of 8%+ rally here in the next 3 days) we are projecting the worst year in the markets at least since the[More...]

Comstock Buy Rating Maintained - Analyst Blog

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:45:00 GMT

Texas-based Comstock Resources, Inc. (CRK) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties. The company's operations are concentrated primarily in four regions in the U.S.: the Gulf of Mexico, East Texas/North Louisiana, Mississippi and South Texas. We are maintaining our Buy recommendation on Comstock shares, given the company's growing volumes (for the first nine months of 2008, volumes were up 36%), attractive valuation, and relatively lower risk profile. Additionally, the Bois d'Arc sale to Stone Energy has streamlined Comstock's operations and positioned it to function as a pure-play onshore natural gas producer. The Haynesville Shale play offers significant long-term reserve-add potential[More...]

A Look At The O&G Sector

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:48:00 GMT

In early morning trading, US stock futures are up on news of a government rescue package for Citibank. As I mentioned in last night's sector overview, sector charts are looking bearish here. A continuation of Friday's rally will provide some improved entries for short trades. As a side note, I recommend checking out the blogger sentiment polls at Ticker Sense. The figures going back to week of 10/23 are available on the lead page. Just for the record, here is the bullish percentage in the blogger sentiment poll for the past five weeks: 10/20 62.50% 10/27 52.17% 11/3 60.87% 11/10 65.22% 11/17 57.89% Usually the neutral figure fell between 15-25%. At least among bloggers, bullish sentiment has remained fairly[More...]

Worst Performers Over Last Quarter

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:14:00 GMT

And here is the list of worst perfomers... keep in mind this is over a 90 day period. I show 136 stocks that lost at least 45% in the previous quarter. Very bad. The list is obvious - anything global growth, commodity related or the "dead" financial types.CriteriaMarket capitalization $1.25B+Average trading volume 100K+Stock price $0+Return this month -45%+Green names we own, blue names we have owned in the past or discussed in the blog. In orange I listed names we owned at some point during the quarter.[More...]

Good Short Setups Emerging

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:52:00 GMT

Congress appears likely to pass some kind of bailout legislation after Monday's stock market plunge. There have been loads of criticism for the way our representatives have reacted to the crisis. At the same time, none of the choices they face are particularly appealing. Vote for the bailout as is, and risk alienating their constituents, or, push for a better bill that focuses more attention on "main street", and risk a full blown economic crash due to the delay. Personally, I think it has been encouraging to see our democracy function, and to know that people's voices are at least being heard. At the same time, I still think we will end up with a bill that rewards those who created the problem and shortchanges the taxpayer. So expect a bill to pass the House sometime toward the end of this week, with the Senate following soon after. Which brings us to the market action of the past two days.[More...]

INVESTMENT TRENDS Strategy Involves Drilling Deep Technology Transforms Oil Exploration Firms

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:47:00 GMT

Steve Lilly has historically shied away from stocks of exploration and production companies.
"We're not at the country clubs and health clubs in Houston hearing what's going on," said Lilly, a portfolio manager at Cortina Asset Management LLC in Milwaukee.
Consequently, the U.S. has gone from an under-supply to an abundance of natural gas, and there's a lot more incentive to drill for gas and oil on dry land in the U.S. The drilling success rate for shales has been close to 100%, much higher than with conventional wells, Lilly said.

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2010 Natural Gas Forecast

Wrap - Week Ended 4/03/09

Thursday - Gas Preview and Oil Review

Comstock Reports Good Quarter, Conservative, Headsup 2009 In The Cards

Earnings Preview for Feb 9-13 - Earnings Preview

Best Performing Stock of 2008

Comstock Buy Rating Maintained - Analyst Blog

A Look At The O&G Sector

Worst Performers Over Last Quarter

Good Short Setups Emerging

INVESTMENT TRENDS Strategy Involves Drilling Deep Technology Transforms Oil Exploration Firms

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Comstock Resources, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial and Operating Results

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Smith International, Inc. Announces Results of Drilling Optimization Program for Comstock Resources in Haynesville Shale Gas Play

Comstock Resources, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial and Operating Results

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Comstock Resources, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual 2008 Financial and Operating Results

Comstock Resources, Inc. Announces Proved Oil and Gas Reserves as of December 31, 2008 and Non Cash Impairment Charges

Comstock Resources, Inc. Announces 2009 Exploration and Development Budget

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