Elliott H. Gue
Update – Summer Volatility: Oil, Gas and our Top E&P Recommendations
Front-month natural gas prices have endured a significant decline since late June and that’s hit shares of our favorite producers. Meanwhile, there’s been significant market chatter regarding the potential for a big glut in the...
Give Your Energy Portfolio a Dividend Checkup
Dividend cuts in the energy sector have been relatively rare the past few years—other than for companies with payouts directly tied to energy prices and those attempting to dramatically cut debt. That’s to be expected...
Natural Gas: A Summer Buying Opportunity
The front-month futures price of natural gas is down from over $4.50/MMBtu back in early March to under $3.25/MMBtu today. And, on a shorter-term basis, prices are down from around $4/MMBtu since the middle of...
7/29/25 Capitalist Times Live Chat
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Sell Occidental, Buy Permian Resources
Last year, the value trade in energy was natural gas. NYMEX natural gas prices averaged around $2.27/MMBtu and front-month gas prices dipped well below $2.00 in the spring and autumn “shoulder” seasons for gas. At...
Don’t Fret Geopolitics: Supply and Demand Will Propel Energy to New Heights
Editor’s note: This month’s issue is in two parts. On Tuesday, we sent part one. It’s the complete transcript and recording of “Our Thoughts on the Summer of Energy,”—a conversation from this past weekend featuring...
6/26/25 Capitalist Times Live Chat
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What’s in the “Big Beautiful Bill” for Energy
Energy politics have been a top priority for the Trump Administration so far, just as they were for the Biden Administration before it. And it’s now rolled up many of its priorities in the so-called...
05/29/25 Capitalist Times Live Chat
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Lower Energy Stock Prices = Opportunity for Patient Investors
In mid-March, benchmark North American natural gas prices hit their highest point since late 2022. The Alerian MLP Index had set one new record after another. And the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil...
Energy Pullback Roundtable
Editors’ note: When investment markets move as much as they have recently, it’s always important to review and reassess outlook and strategy. Last week, we sat down together for that purpose. The following Q&A has...
04/30/25 Capitalist Times Live Chat
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Upcycling Energy: Strength in a Shaky Stock Market
It’s the year of natural gas. But oil’s future is bright—despite opening the year on the downside, and investor sentiment that’s become extremely negative. The bear case for prices this year basically boils down to...
It’s the Year of Gas, But There’s Value in Oil
More than 200 years ago, London-based financier Lord Rothschild said: “Buy to the sound of cannons, sell to the sound of trumpets.” The quote may well be apocryphal, but in our experience the sentiment holds...
3/26/25 Capitalist Times Live Chat
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More Strong Results from EIA Recommendations
The season for Q4 results and guidance updates continues to stretch on. As of the last issue of EIA, seven portfolio holdings had reported in: Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR), ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Hess Corp (NYSE:...
Ignore the Weather and Headlines: This is the Year of Natural Gas
So far, 2025 has been anything but a quiet year for energy investors. But unlike for much of the stock market—including suddenly wobbly Big Tech—that hasn’t been a bad thing. Seven of our Portfolio recommendations...
Forget the Weather
I know it’s cold outside. Just over a week ago the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, received 8 inches of snow in a single day, easily passing the prior record of 2.3 inches. Pensacola and...
2/27/25 Capitalist Times Live Chat
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Update – Summer Volatility: Oil, Gas and our Top E&P Recommendations
Front-month natural gas prices have endured a significant decline since late June and that’s hit shares of our favorite producers. Meanwhile, there’s been significant market...
Hess Corp and Chevron Merge: Our Thoughts
EIA Actively Managed Portfolio recommendation Hess Corp (NYSE: HES) has now officially merged with Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX). As a result, our 40 shares of...
Natural Gas: A Summer Buying Opportunity
The front-month futures price of natural gas is down from over $4.50/MMBtu back in early March to under $3.25/MMBtu today. And, on a shorter-term basis,...
Sell Occidental, Buy Permian Resources
Last year, the value trade in energy was natural gas. NYMEX natural gas prices averaged around $2.27/MMBtu and front-month gas prices dipped well below $2.00...