The reaction to the death of terror mastermind Osama Bin Laden has had what feels like a very limited impact on key financial markets, particularly if you go back and relive the…
The news coming out of Japan for its nuclear reactors is sadly starting to now get more media coverage than the vast death toll. The projected death toll is somewhere around 10,000…
The exchange-traded product of the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (NYSE: UNG) has been controversial. Most active investors thought the exchange-traded product was basically buying exposure to natural gas price moves. …
Jon C. Ogg The acquisition of XTO Energy by Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) instantly turned the oil giant into the largest natural gas producer in the US. We’ve already had our say about Exxon’s…
Oil supermajor Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) has announced that it will acquire Atlas Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:ATLS) for $3.2 billion in cash and will take on an additional $1.1 billion in existing debt owed…
The Unusual Suspects was a tad shorter than most editions due to the time of year and due to lower news flows. We have no market-moving earnings this week. The latest edition…
Many traders and investors love the active penny-stocks and low-priced stocks, and the short interest is often used as a measure for or against the shares of the active cult stocks. The…
Many traders and investors love the active penny-stocks and low-priced stocks. And betting against low-priced shares is something that expert short sellers frequently do. The short selling from June 15 settlement date…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
The United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG) is disclosing some current and future changes to its investment vehicle strategy in its attempt to manage its size and to track the price moves…
Douglas A. McIntyre United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG) has been accused of, and still appears to be, the tail that wags the dog in the world of speculative instruments and a single commodity market. …
Douglas A. McIntyre The weekly data out of the Energy Information Administration for natural gas inventories is only further adding salt on top of the wound for those hoping for higher natural gas prices. The…
Two months ago it was a carnal sin to suggest that certain exchange-traded funds or notes which track commodities would start trading more like a closed-end fund based upon supply and demand…
We have noted how CFTC inquiries and reviews into whether or not the size of certain speculative instruments in commodities markets, including ETF and ETN instruments, is likely to be regulated in…
We are witnessing a pivotal moment in investing history. After a decade of opening up all markets to the public and to more speculators with exchange traded products, some might soon be…