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What You Need To Know About Shale Gas Investing and the Pros and Cons of Fracking

January 7, 2010 · 6 comments

in commodities, energy, investing, natural gas, oil, unconventional energy

Shale gas assets have become a hot story lately, with the news that Total (NYSE: TOT) put in a bid to buy these from Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) and ExxonMobil put in a bid for XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO).  So what is shale gas and fracking – the process it depends upon for gas extraction?  [...]

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Reverse 1-to-5 Split for Horizons BetaPro NYMEX Natural Gas Bull ETF (HUN)

September 16, 2009 · 0 comments

in Canadian, ETF(s), energy, natural gas, news and updates, resources

Announced today, Horizons BetaPro will be putting in place a reverse 1-to-5 split on units of its NYMEX Natural Gas Bull ETF (HUN).  As you may know, this is due in large part to the sinking natural gas prices experienced over 2009.  Here are a few points to keep in mind for those wondering what [...]

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Commodities Currencies Trade With Oil Prices

September 14, 2009 · 4 comments

in Canadian dollar, Canadian economy, US dollar, commodities, forex, oil

The Canadian dollar (CAD) is a commodity currency, for better or for worse.  This means that global traders view its worth in terms of the commodities produced within the Canadian economy: gold, timber, silver, nickel, potash, wheat, natural gas and, of course, oil.
By far the most strong correlation with the value of the Canadian [...]

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Natural Gas Industry Update and Price Forecasts

August 25, 2009 · 3 comments

in energy, investing, market bottom, natural gas, seasonal investing, stock picks

Calling a bottom in natural gas?  This past Friday, August 21, 2009, natural gas futures were trading below $3.00 in New York – compared to oil futures hitting the year’s high above $74.  Some analysts have even been speculating that natural gas could go down to zero, given the enormity of current oversupply and overproduction.
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