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Has Natural Gas Finally Hit Bottom?
Matthew Pixa • Wed, May 8 • 22 Comments
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Energy Sector
David Trainer • Thu, May 2
Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot
Bespoke Investment Group • Thu, Apr 18 • 2 Comments
The Big Mo: Buy Just Before Momentum Players Cause Prices To Surge
Steven Jon Kaplan • Mon, Mar 18 • 14 Comments
Crude Oil And Natural Gas Production Is Rising In The U.S.
David Hunkar • Mon, Mar 18 • 5 Comments
Beyond Oil: Playing The Downtrodden Energy Commodities
Ben Kramer-Miller • Thu, Feb 21 • 23 Comments
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David Trainer • Tue, Feb 12 • 2 Comments
ETFs That Could Get A Lift From Snowstorm Nemo
Gary Gordon • Fri, Feb 8 • 1 Comment
Dip Buying
David Fry • Tue, Jan 22 • 5 Comments
Why Natural Gas Could Be 50% Higher In The Next Few Years
StreetAuthority • Fri, Jan 18 • 12 Comments
Danger Zone: Cabot Oil & Gas
David Trainer • Tue, Jan 8 • 11 Comments
Natural Gas Continues Its Slide
CommodityHQ • Tue, Dec 11, 2012 • 12 Comments
Get Ready To Buy Natural Gas
CommodityHQ • Wed, Nov 28, 2012 • 13 Comments
First Trust ISE Nat. Gas Producer ETF Holds Support: Time To Buy?
CommodityHQ • Wed, Nov 14, 2012 • 1 Comment
For Coal, The Worst Is Behind
Paulo Santos • Tue, Nov 13, 2012 • 158 Comments
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Energy Sector
David Trainer • Fri, Oct 26, 2012
3 ETFs To Play Natural Gas Not Named UNG
CommodityHQ • Mon, Oct 22, 2012
Natural Gas Stocks To Suffer Over The Next Several Months
Mike Williams • Wed, Oct 17, 2012 • 48 Comments
4 Investment Opportunities From The Inside Commodities Conference
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The Fed's 'QE3', Unemployment Numbers and Your ETF Portfolio
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First Trust ISE Nat. Gas Producer ETF Holds Support: Time To Buy?
CommodityHQ • Wed, Nov 14, 2012 • 1 Comment
Buy FCG To Play A Rebound In Natural Gas Prices
Qineqt • Tue, Sep 25, 2012
Natural Gas ETF Should Surge Under Romney Or Obama
Gary Gordon • Wed, Sep 19, 2012 • 5 Comments
Natural Gas Equities Have Significantly Lagged The Commodity
Christopher Wallace • Mon, Jul 23, 2012 • 4 Comments
Driving Down The Cost Of Production - Natural Gas Companies Can Still Make Money
Oil & Gas 360 • Wed, Mar 21, 2012 • 19 Comments
A Stock ETF Approach to Natural Gas
Tom Lydon • Thu, Mar 15, 2012 • 1 Comment
Why You Should Sell UNG, Buy FCG Instead
CommodityHQ • Fri, Mar 9, 2012 • 11 Comments
Economic Tailwind: No Sign Of The Natural Gas Glut Ending Anytime Soon
Dana Blankenhorn • Tue, Jan 24, 2012 • 64 Comments
Natural Gas - Has The Extreme Happened?
Michael A. Gayed • Thu, Jan 19, 2012 • 23 Comments
Looking Beyond $2.71 Natural Gas
SL Advisors • Thu, Jan 12, 2012 • 14 Comments
Revisiting the Natural Gas Play: Still a Buy
Joseph E. Meyer • Fri, Feb 18, 2011 • 15 Comments
You Need to Know This About Natural Gas - Dave Forest
The Energy Report • Thu, Nov 11, 2010 • 92 Comments
Natural Gas: The Other Energy Source
Brian Rezny • Thu, Jul 8, 2010 • 13 Comments
Getting Into Natural Gas
TraderMark • Fri, Jun 4, 2010 • 6 Comments
Four Natural Gas ETFs to Ponder
Tom Lydon • Wed, Apr 28, 2010 • 4 Comments
The U.S. Natural Gas ETF Springs a Leak
Michael Johnston • Mon, Apr 12, 2010 • 6 Comments
Jefferies' New Wildcatters ETF: A Better Mousetrap
IndexUniverse • Mon, Jan 25, 2010 • 4 Comments
Will Natural Gas ETFs Get an Assist from Mother Nature?
Tom Lydon • Wed, Sep 23, 2009

Has Natural Gas Finally Hit Bottom?
Matthew Pixa • Wed, May 8 • 22 Comments
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Energy Sector
David Trainer • Thu, May 2
Bespoke's Commodity Snapshot
Bespoke Investment Group • Thu, Apr 18 • 2 Comments
The Big Mo: Buy Just Before Momentum Players Cause Prices To Surge
Steven Jon Kaplan • Mon, Mar 18 • 14 Comments
Crude Oil And Natural Gas Production Is Rising In The U.S.
David Hunkar • Mon, Mar 18 • 5 Comments
Beyond Oil: Playing The Downtrodden Energy Commodities
Ben Kramer-Miller • Thu, Feb 21 • 23 Comments
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Energy Sector
David Trainer • Tue, Feb 12 • 2 Comments
ETFs That Could Get A Lift From Snowstorm Nemo
Gary Gordon • Fri, Feb 8 • 1 Comment
Dip Buying
David Fry • Tue, Jan 22 • 5 Comments
Why Natural Gas Could Be 50% Higher In The Next Few Years
StreetAuthority • Fri, Jan 18 • 12 Comments
Danger Zone: Cabot Oil & Gas
David Trainer • Tue, Jan 8 • 11 Comments
Natural Gas Continues Its Slide
CommodityHQ • Tue, Dec 11, 2012 • 12 Comments
Get Ready To Buy Natural Gas
CommodityHQ • Wed, Nov 28, 2012 • 13 Comments
For Coal, The Worst Is Behind
Paulo Santos • Tue, Nov 13, 2012 • 158 Comments
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Energy Sector
David Trainer • Fri, Oct 26, 2012
3 ETFs To Play Natural Gas Not Named UNG
CommodityHQ • Mon, Oct 22, 2012
Natural Gas Stocks To Suffer Over The Next Several Months
Mike Williams • Wed, Oct 17, 2012 • 48 Comments
4 Investment Opportunities From The Inside Commodities Conference
CommodityHQ • Sun, Oct 14, 2012 • 3 Comments
The Fed's 'QE3', Unemployment Numbers and Your ETF Portfolio
Gary Gordon • Fri, Oct 5, 2012 • 4 Comments
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Gary Gordon • Wed, Oct 3, 2012

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ETF Investing: Natural-gas ETFs hit on weather, supply

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Why are oil prices falling?

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Oil & Gas: A tale of three charts

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The First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before fees and expenses, of an equity index called the ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index. The ISE-Revere Natural Gas IndexTM is an equal-weighted index comprised of exchange-listed companies that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from the exploration and production of natural gas. The Index is constructed by establishing the total population of stocks listed in the U.S. of companies involved in the exploration and production of natural gas and then eliminates stocks whose natural gas proved reserves do not meet certain requirements.
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Monday, May 6, 5:00 AM President Obama has signaled his support for increasing the U.S.'s exports of natural gas, saying that the country will probably be a net seller of LNG by 2020. The Department of Energy is assessing applications for 20 projects to export gas to nations with which the U.S. doesn't have a free trade agreement. Companies that could benefit include Dominion Resources (D), Cheniere Energy (LNG), Oiltanking Partners (OILT), Williams Cos. (WMB), Boardwalk Pipeline Partners (BWP) and Sempra Energy (SRE). Dow Chemical (DOW) and Alcoa (AA) are among those to oppose increased LNG exports, as it could raise their costs. 8 Comments [Energy, Top Stories]
Friday, April 5, 4:45 PM Japan wants to invest billions of dollars directly in natural gas infrastructure in western Canada as part of a plan to secure massive supplies of liquefied natural gas to replace nuclear power, Financial Post reports. LNG transportation costs from Canada are lower because of proximity to Asia, and Japan believes LNG exports are more likely to move ahead from Canada than the U.S. west coast. 4 Comments [Energy, Global & FX]
Friday, April 5, 10:32 AM Bill Barrett (BBG +5.2%) is upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs, which believes the surplus in natural gas is over and prices should rise to the upper end of $4.00-$4.50 per MMBtu. Goldman says BBG is "in the early stages of an improving resource base trading at an attractive valuation likely to be supported by rising gas prices." COG +2.5%, SWN +2%. Comment! [Energy, Quick Ideas, On the Move]
Thursday, March 28, 2:12 PM The number of natural gas drilling rigs working in the U.S. fell by 29 in the latest week to 389, near a 14-year low, while oil rigs climbed by 30 to 1,354, according to the latest Baker Hughes rig count. Gas rigs have shrunk to almost a fourth of their Sept. 2008 peak as a supply glut pushed prices to 10-year lows and drove energy producers toward more profitable oil and liquids-rich plays. 3 Comments [Energy]
Friday, March 22, 4:32 PM The week's ETF movers - Gainers: AMJ +3.37%. VXX +2.24%. GDX +2.20%. XLP +2.13%. UNG +1.98%.
ETF Losers: EPI -5.54%. BRF -4.26%. KOL -3.67%. EWZ -3.64%. FCG -3.43%. Comment! [On the Move]
Friday, March 22, 2:52 PM The number of rigs drilling for natural gas in the U.S. fell for the third time in four weeks, according to the latest Baker Hughes rig count, as producers continued to cut down on dry gas drilling despite strong price gains in recent weeks. The gas-directed rig count, which fell by 13 to 418, now hovers just above the 14-year low of 407 posted two weeks ago. 2 Comments [Energy]
Friday, March 22, 12:36 PM Cold winter weather in the eastern U.S. has pushed natural gas futures above $4/mmbtu, but ISI's Jonathan Wolf sees prices declining to $3.50, citing not just the onset of warmer weather but high supply and limited near-term coal-to-gas switching. Tudor Pickering also is cool to jumping into gas-focused energy firms, since "bad things start happening (less demand and more rigs/supply)" when gas rises above $4. 1 Comment [Energy, Commodities]
Friday, March 15, 4:52 PM The week's ETF movers - Gainers: GAZ +6.37%. UNG +5.80%. GDXJ + 4.66%. FCG +3.92%. KBWD +1.81%.
ETF Losers: TAN -7.33%. VXX -5.04%. BRF -4.33%. FXI -4.20%. EWY -3.78%. Comment!
Friday, March 8, 5:21 PM The week's ETF movers - Gainers: EPI +5.99%. FCG +5.25%. UNG +4.93%. TAN +4.45%. EWZ +4.44%.
ETF Losers: VXX -11.09%. TLT -3.49%. FXY -2.60%. EWY -1.36%. MUB -1.36%. 4 Comments
Friday, February 8, 6:17 PM The week's ETF movers - Gainers: VNM +4.3%. FCG +2.3%. BNO +1.7%. UUP +1.4%. TLT +1.4%.
ETF Losers: FXI -4.7%. EPI -4.2%. GDXJ -3.3%. KOL -3.3%. DBA -2.7%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, January 31, 9:39 AM Shell's (RDS.A, RDS.B) Peter Voser tells CNBC he doesn't expect a major recovery in U.S. natural gas prices, as prices rebound 24% Y/Y to $3.23/Mbtu: "It'll take a little bit longer until it comes back to a range that we think should be around $3-$5 or $4-$6, where most projects would make sense." Voser says Shell is on track in its four-year journey to deliver 30%-50% cash flow growth (Q4). Comment! [Energy, Commodities]
Monday, December 24, 2012, 9:45 AM Jim Chanos - a bell-ringer in 2009 when he said there was nothing left to short - says there's plenty to keep his firm busy now. Avoid leveraged natural gas companies "like the plague," he says. Their balance sheets may look okay thanks to perverse accounting rules, but cash flows tell a different story. "It's a pretty good bet" he's short any leveraged players that were buying gas properties 5 years ago and looking to sell now. 8 Comments [Energy]
Thursday, August 9, 2012, 8:09 AM Another coal-fired power plant is set to go dark, the Rochester, MN utilities board voting to retire its Silver Lake facility. Cheap natural gas and wind power is making it cheaper to buy power off the regional grid, and there's also the whole clean air thing. (see also) 5 Comments [Energy]
Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 10:01 AM Data for the construction of power generation facilities in H1 paints a stark picture of the ascendance of natural gas, with 3,708 MW gas-fired plants built, 2,367 MW of wind farms developed, and 1,608 MW of coal stations constructed. Gas provides 41.8% of U.S. electricity, coal 29.7%, nuclear 9.2%, water 8.7%, wind 4.3%, geothermal 0.3%, and solar 0.3%. Comment! [Energy]
Friday, July 20, 2012, 2:25 PM Chesapeake Energy (CHK -6.5%) is sliding on heavy volume. Reuters reports the SEC's Texas office has been demanding documents from Chesapeake as part of the agency's probe into the company's deals with CEO Aubrey McClendon. Meanwhile, Baker Hughes (BHI +9.4% - previous) reports the rig count for U.S. natural gas wells has fallen to 518 thanks to weak prices. That figure is down 45% from October's high, and represents a 13-year low. 10 Comments [Energy, On the Move]
Thursday, July 12, 2012, 10:55 AM Natural gas plunges following the small add in inventories last week despite cooling degree days being 50% higher than normal. UNG -3.3%. Producers: APA -2.7%, CHK -3.7%, APC -2.8%. 15 Comments [Energy, Commodities]

Christopher Wallace
$UNG +5%, but producers barely moving $FCG +0.36%. Lagging producers should catch up and be the leaders from here. $ECA $XCO $GST
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Robin Handler
Natural Gas is ready for a pop up. ETFS -- UNG,FCG, GAZ, UNL, NAGS
3/5/12
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Justin M. Hall
2/7/12 3:14P ET: We closed out our position in FCG today with modest gains of 4.2%. http://bit.ly/t7mrwo
2/7/12
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Justin M. Hall
2/2/12 9:42A ET: 1. Taking a flier on ZNGA at/near $11. 2. Reentering COPX & FCG. 3. Initiating L-T positions in UNG JAN 2014 N-T-M calls.
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Justin M. Hall: HB09, adjust your trailing stop up as shares climb higher. Example: Set your stop at $11. If you get stopped out, you protect your profits.
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Justin M. Hall: RS, that's a good question. I suspect we'll learn more in the days to come.
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Justin M. Hall
1/27/12 9:40A ET: While we sold LNG at $12, we like and own FCG. Last $17.67. We recently entered FCG near $17.
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Justin M. Hall: I think FCG will do well this year. Nevertheless, FCG should also be viewed as a long-term play.
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Alex B. Gray
Oil down slightly $USO, $OIL, $OIH,, $OLO, $DBO, $UCO, $USL. Natural gas up $UNG, $GASL, $GASX, $FCG, $GAZ, $GAZC, $MLPG.
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Alex B. Gray
Oil $USO, $OIL, $OIH,, $OLO, $DBO, $UCO, $USL pops in early trading. Natural gas $UNG, $GASL, $GASX, $FCG, $GAZ, $GAZC, $MLPG is flat.
11/3/10
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Alex B. Gray
Natural gas $UNG, $GASL, $GASX, $FCG, $GAZ, $GAZC, $MLPG, $FSNGX prices slip lower after strong open.
11/1/10
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Alex B. Gray
Natural gas $UNG, $GASL, $GASX, $FCG, $GAZ, $GAZC, $MLPG, $FSNGX prices are headed higher despite glut concerns.
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Michael Kudrna
taking profits in long trades/positions this morning $SNTS $ASTI $KOG $GTE $GST $FCG $VZ
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Justin M. Hall
2/2/12 9:42A ET: 1. Taking a flier on ZNGA at/near $11. 2. Reentering COPX & FCG. 3. Initiating L-T positions in UNG JAN 2014 N-T-M calls.
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Justin M. Hall: HB09, adjust your trailing stop up as shares climb higher. Example: Set your stop at $11. If you get stopped out, you protect your profits.
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Justin M. Hall
1/27/12 9:40A ET: While we sold LNG at $12, we like and own FCG. Last $17.67. We recently entered FCG near $17.
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Justin M. Hall: I think FCG will do well this year. Nevertheless, FCG should also be viewed as a long-term play.
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