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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Oil Prices will Fly to New High

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Oil prices are rising along with other risky assets as a key risk appears to be coming off the table. With the Fed cleared away (for now) and with Brexit seemingly about to be resolved favorably, oil prices have been freed to fly. Crude also continues to benefit from seasonal favor, though higher prices could eventually draw new supply action from our competitors to the east. As discussed in my last article on that issue, oil should retrace highs near-term nonetheless. See the whole story at Oil Prices are Free to Fly.

Energy Complex
AM Indication
SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) for comparison
+0.1%
United States Oil (NYSE: USO)
+0.8%
iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil (NYSE: OIL)
+1.6%
Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE)
+0.4%
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas E&P (NYSE: XOP)
+1.6%
VanEck Vectors Oil Services (NYSE: OIH)
+0.3%
Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM)
+0.1%
Chevron (NYSE: CVX)
+0.1%
BP p.l.c. (NYSE: BP)
+0.9%
Total S.A. (NYSE: TOT)
+0.0%
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP)
+0.5%
Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS-A)
+0.6%
Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO)
+2.1%
Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD)
+0.3%
Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK)
+1.7%
Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB)
+0.4%

Please see our disclosures at the Wall Street Greek website and author bio pages found there. This article and website in no way offers or represents financial or investment advice. Information is provided for entertainment purposes only. Article interests energy investors including Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), BP (NYSE: BP), PetroChina (NYSE: PTR), Petrobras (NYSE: PZE), Royal Dutch Shell (OTC: RYDAF.PK), Total (NYSE: TOT), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Repsol (OTC: REPYY.PK), ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), Eni SpA (NYSE: E), Sasol (NYSE: SSL), Encana (NYSE: ECA), Suncor (NYSE: SU), Imperial Oil (AMEX: IMO), Statoil (NYSE: STO), Cenovus (NYSE: CVE), Transocean (NYSE: RIG), Penn West Petroleum (NYSE: PWE), Continental Resources (NYSE: CLR), Noble (NYSE: NE), Concho (NYSE: CXO), Diamond Offshore (NYSE: DO), Ensco (NYSE: ESV), Whiting Petroleum (NYSE: WLL), Nabors (NYSE: NBR), Pride International (NYSE: PDE), Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP), QEP Resources (NYSE: QEP), Enerplus (NYSE: ERF), Rowan (NYSE: RDC), Cobalt (NYSE: CIE), Patterson UTI (Nasdaq: PTEN), SandRidge (NYSE: SD), Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB), Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV), Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI), Weatherford International (NYSE: WFT), Cameron (NYSE: CAM), FMC Tech (NYSE: FTI), Oil States International (NYSE: OIS), Superior Energy (NYSE: SPN), Carbo Ceramics (NYSE: CRR), Helix Energy (NYSE: HLX), Pioneer (NYSE: PXD), CNOOC (NYSE: CEO), China Petroleum and Chemical (NYSE: SNP), Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC), Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE: CNQ), Apache (NYSE: APA), Anadarko (NYSE: APC), Devon (NYSE: DVN), EOG (NYSE: EOG), Chesapeake (NYSE: CHK).

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Stocks will Soar

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At the start of the month I suggested investors protect wealth due to “the many perils of June.” We have seen volatility since, but a couple important changes in underlying factors call for a change in sentiment now. Even so, the early gains we are seeing today could very well give way again this week, opening up another opportunity to buy on the dip ahead of what I have always expected and suggested would be a “remain” vote in the U.K. referendum. See the whole story at Stocks will Soar to New High.

Stocks

Security Sector
06-20-16
SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY)
+1.1%
SPDR Dow Jones (NYSE: DIA)
+1.1%
PowerShares QQQ (Nasdaq: QQQ)
+1.3%
iShares Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM)
+1.8%
Vanguard Total Stock Market (NYSE: VTI)
+1.1%
Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF)
+1.0%
Technology Select Sector SPDR (Nasdaq: XLK)
+1.0%
Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE)
+1.3%
Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLV)
+1.0%
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:  XLY)
+1.3%
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP)
+0.5%
Utilities Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLU)
-0.3%
Materials Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLB)
+1.1%
Industrial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLI)
+1.3%
iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures (NYSE: VXX)
-8.8%
SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD)
-0.7%
United States Oil (NYSE: USO)
+2.0%
PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish (NYSE: UUP)
-0.6%

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Monday, June 20, 2016

Gold Bubble – Brexit Fear

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Everybody and his financial planner seem to favor gold these days, at least on the parallel reality that is business television. Some like gold because of the current uncertainty plaguing Europe, with the upcoming Brexit vote in focus. Others proclaim gold’s merits because of the Fed’s decision to refrain from rate action in June, and because of the market’s expectation for no action until December. But gold favor based on these factors is set upon false premise, in my view, and so a gold bubble has been inflated. I expect it will burst as current expectations are replaced by a different reality over the next couple months. Thus, I continue to recommend the sale of gold securities and also hedging against long-term physical gold holdings, which are always recommended for long-term diversification and wealth protection. See this full story at Gold Bubble - Part I (on Brexit).

Precious Metal Securities
06-17-16
SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD)
+1.3%
iShares Gold Trust (NYSE: IAU)
+1.3%
iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV)
+1.8%
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X (NYSE: NUGT)
+3.3%
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bearish 3X (NYSE: DUST)
-3.6%
Market Vectors Gold Miners (NYSE: GDX)
+1.2%
Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners (NYSE: GDXJ)
+1.4%
Goldcorp (NYSE: GG)
+1.3%
Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM)
+0.1%
Randgold Resources (Nasdaq: GOLD)
+0.3%
Barrick Resources (NYSE: ABX)
+0.3%
Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY)
-2.2%
Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE: GFI)
+1.4%
Silver Wheaton (NYSE: SLW)
+0.7%
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE)
+3.2%

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As Rig Counts Rise, So May Saudi Arabia

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The latest weekly rig count data produced by Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) showed the third straight increase in active North American drilling rigs. The relatively higher price of oil has producers in both the U.S. and Canada expanding operations in June. But that is precisely what Saudi Arabia has been suffering to stop, and so increased investment activity could lead Saudi Arabia to boost production soon. The ripples of such an action might be big, but only if other energy sector dynamics matter less. See this full report at The Snake Also Rises - Saudi Arabia's Response to Rising Rig Counts.

Energy Relative Shares
Week Ended 06-17-16
SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY)
-1.7%*
United States Oil (NYSE: USO)
-1.8%
iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil (NYSE: OIL)
-2.5%
United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG)
+2.4%
Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE)
-0.0%*
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas E&P (NYSE: XOP)
-0.3%*
Market Vectors Oil Services (NYSE: OIH)
-0.6%
Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM)
+0.8%
Chevron (NYSE: CVX)
-0.4%
B.P. (NYSE: BP)
+1.6%
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP)
-0.8%
Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX)
-1.9%
Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY)
-0.7%
Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB)
-1.3%
Halliburton (NYSE: HAL)
-0.6%
Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK)
+2.0%
Pioneer Natural Resources (NYSE: PXD)
-3.2%

Please see our disclosures at the Wall Street Greek website and author bio pages found there. This article and website in no way offers or represents financial or investment advice. Information is provided for entertainment purposes only. Article interests energy investors including Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), BP (NYSE: BP), PetroChina (NYSE: PTR), Petrobras (NYSE: PZE), Royal Dutch Shell (OTC: RYDAF.PK), Total (NYSE: TOT), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), Repsol (OTC: REPYY.PK), ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), Eni SpA (NYSE: E), Sasol (NYSE: SSL), Encana (NYSE: ECA), Suncor (NYSE: SU), Imperial Oil (AMEX: IMO), Statoil (NYSE: STO), Cenovus (NYSE: CVE), Transocean (NYSE: RIG), Penn West Petroleum (NYSE: PWE), Continental Resources (NYSE: CLR), Noble (NYSE: NE), Concho (NYSE: CXO), Diamond Offshore (NYSE: DO), Ensco (NYSE: ESV), Whiting Petroleum (NYSE: WLL), Nabors (NYSE: NBR), Pride International (NYSE: PDE), Helmerich & Payne (NYSE: HP), QEP Resources (NYSE: QEP), Enerplus (NYSE: ERF), Rowan (NYSE: RDC), Cobalt (NYSE: CIE), Patterson UTI (Nasdaq: PTEN), SandRidge (NYSE: SD), Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB), Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), National Oilwell Varco (NYSE: NOV), Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI), Weatherford International (NYSE: WFT), Cameron (NYSE: CAM), FMC Tech (NYSE: FTI), Oil States International (NYSE: OIS), Superior Energy (NYSE: SPN), Carbo Ceramics (NYSE: CRR), Helix Energy (NYSE: HLX), Pioneer (NYSE: PXD), CNOOC (NYSE: CEO), China Petroleum and Chemical (NYSE: SNP), Ecopetrol (NYSE: EC), Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE: CNQ), Apache (NYSE: APA), Anadarko (NYSE: APC), Devon (NYSE: DVN), EOG (NYSE: EOG), Chesapeake (NYSE: CHK).

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Don’t Blame the Player, Blame the Game

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The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met last week and issued new monetary policy Wednesday afternoon. Judging by the market’s initial reaction and criticism, I get the feeling many of the expert pundits and reporters haven’t actually read the Fed’s comments carefully or fully understood the Fed’s message. It’s quite unfortunate, but it made for opportunity, and continues to do so. In this report, I review what the Fed really conveyed to us, versus what you’ve been led to believe by pundits, reporters and the market’s initial reaction. And I lay out my expectations for the Fed moving forward. See this full report at Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game.

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Security Sector
06-17-16 AM Trade
SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY)
-0.2%
SPDR Dow Jones (NYSE: DIA)
-0.1%
PowerShares QQQ (Nasdaq: QQQ)
-1.1%
iShares Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM)
+0.1%
Vanguard Total Stock Market (NYSE: VTI)
-0.1%
Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF)
+0.4%
Technology Select Sector SPDR (Nasdaq: XLK)
-0.7%
Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE)
+1.0%
Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLV)
-0.8%
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:  XLY)
+0.2%
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP)
-0.7%
Utilities Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLU)
+0.2%
Materials Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLB)
+0.4%
Industrial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLI)
+0.3%
iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures (NYSE: VXX)
-1.1%
SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD)
+0.9%
United States Oil (NYSE: USO)
+2.8%
PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish (NYSE: UUP)
-0.5%
Widely Held Stock Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL)
-1.9%
General Electric (NYSE: GE)
+0.1%

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Brexit Vote Delayed – Murder of Jo Cox a Cause for Introspection

UK British MP killed Jo Cox
Jo Cox’s murder in a politically charged environment is a cause for introspection for the United Kingdom. When political matters are abused by ambitious politicians who seek to lever the issue for publicity to their own selfish benefit, they often lead emotionally charged citizens to extreme actions, including murder. The death of a young woman serving as a representative of her country is unwarranted where voters will decide the matter. Yet, it happened, and now the opposing campaigns are calling off their efforts for at least Thursday and likely through the funeral. However, I think there’s a good chance U.K. Prime Minister Cameron will recognize the need for everyone to put things into perspective. While the destiny of the great nation is obviously hugely important, it’s not worth civil war, and so the rhetoric needs to come down a notch. And, perhaps for the good of the nation, the so-called Brexit vote itself needs to be delayed. It would prove meaningful for England and markets globally, but it will not bring Jo Cox back.

Markos Kaminis
Our founder earned clients a 23% average annual return over five years as a stock analyst on Wall Street. "The Greek" has written for institutional newsletters, Businessweek, Real Money, Seeking Alpha and others, while also appearing across TV and radio. While writing for Wall Street Greek, Mr. Kaminis presciently warned of the financial crisis.

Brexit Vote Delay

The U.K. referendum to decide whether to remain or to leave the European Union has divided the Kingdom in two. The citizenry is so evenly divided that global financial markets are fluctuating like the ocean does between two opposing storms. Uber-investors like George Soros have issued all-out warnings and have gone to gold, driving up the price of mankind’s default currency substantially. Meanwhile, the values of the British pound and the euro have tumbled against other currencies due to the unknown fallout risk from the possible breakup. But then on Thursday, something happened that felt like a slap to the face of the entire civilized world.

Jo Cox, a young and vibrant MP for the opposing Labor Party, not to mention a mother of two, was shot by a 52 year-old man. Why? She died of her wounds within minutes of the tragic national wake up call. Now, today, the British are rethinking just how important this supposed critical vote really is. Is it worth killing one another over?

As a result of the murder, and announcements by the two campaigns that each would suspend their activities today and likely tomorrow, currencies, commodities and equities all reversed course sharply. It was a sign of how important a move would occur if Brexit were voted down, and it was also a sign of what might occur if the U.K. referendum is delayed. Stocks and oil will rip higher and gold will collapse.

It is now squarely on the shoulders of the leaders of the nation to call for national introspection. I hope to see Prime Minister Cameron address his nation with this somber tone and message, because the political fervor of the Brexit campaign is as guilty as the man who pulled the trigger for that poor young lady’s death. Every Britain, and every American now engaged in similarly polarizing rhetoric, should search their hearts now and apologize to one another for the division they allowed to flourish. May her memory be eternal and the lesson of her death be never forgotten.

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