Canada’s oil sands is the third-largest deposit of oil on earth with more than 170 billion barrels of recoverable oil and potential resources of up to 1.8 trillion barrels. The reserves are concentrated in the province of Alberta in 3 major deposits: Athabasca, Cold Lake and Peace River with the Athabasca region holding over 80… [Read More]
Trading Triple Leveraged Natural Gas ETF 3x
The volatility in natural gas prices is a fertile ground for traders as profit opportunities abound. While natural gas is believed by many to be the energy source of the future in the US, short term supply and demand fundamentals remain highly cyclical. Remember that until export facilities come into play, this commodity remains landlocked… [Read More]
Investing in Natural Gas Stocks ETF
There are mainly 2 ways to invest in natural gas, either through futures contracts or through the stock of producers and explorers. Unfortunately, you just can’t buy the physical commodity and hold it in your backyard; storage might be slightly problematic because of the logistics and the costs involved. The recent proliferation of ETFs have made it… [Read More]
Double Market Exposure with a Natural Gas ETF 2x
While many believe in the long term future of natural gas as an energy source, it will remain a volatile commodity in the short run until export facilities come online starting in 2015. Natural gas demand has been highly cyclical depending on the weather, economic growth and power consumption. Supplies on the other hand have… [Read More]
How to Profit from Contango in Natural Gas Futures Markets
ETFs are designed to track the changes in the price of benchmark natural gas futures contract in percentage terms not in dollar terms meaning if the spot price rises 5% you expect the ETF to rise 5% as well. However, by investing in month to month futures contracts, these ETFs suffer from the inherent risk of… [Read More]
Natural Gas ETF List and Comparison
The shale revolution in North America unlocked vast hydrocarbon reserves restoring oil and gas production back on the track of growth. Shale gas which accounts for 23% of natural gas production is expected to double or triple over the next 25 years up to make up nearly half of U.S. production by 2035. The US Energy Information… [Read More]