This week 24/7 Wall St. is picking several stocks from major sectors that are likely to double off of their lows.  The time frame is by the end of 2010, which is meant to coincide with some form of economic recovery next year.  This is not based on a sharp turn up in the economy. A number of the c...

Amid hard times, oil companies are starting to improve upon their inefficiencies and hopefully the upgrades may prove to be a boost to their shares, along with related exchange traded funds (ETFs). Many oil companies are reducing budgets, closing wells and throwing out long-term contracts, report......

Just about every economist says that the employment rates, ergo the unemployment rate, is a lagging indicator.  The same is arguably true for the total number of rigs in oil and gas.  Baker Hughes Inc. (NYSE: BHI) issued its new rig count for the month.  This is still lagging, but the count of ri...

GDX - Gold Stocks SLX - Steel Stocks MOO - Ag Stocks KOL - Coal Stocks OIH - Driller Stocks XLE - Energy Stocks A couple of weeks of wax on - wax off. Into commodity stocks - out of commodity stocks. I did a good job of picking the pullbacks/ breakouts for Ags, Coal and Steel. I seem to have no clue...

XLF XHB XLU OIH XLE USO SMH GLD XAU XLB RTH XLI This market is going no where fast. As many Bloggers have written about, the markets are in triangle formations. It looked like we were going to break out to the downside on Friday, but the ABK news saved us. It will be interesting if the news of a dea...

XLF XHB XLU OIH XLE SMH XAU I find this market very frustrating. I do much better in trending markets with nice pull backs. I was expecting the market to correct some after the Fed Cut - a buy the rumor sell the fact type of thing. No luck there. We had the massive rally on Thursday. The one thing I...