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Commodity Chart Of The Day: RBOB
Matthew Bradbard • Mon, Feb 11
Weekly Gasoline Update: Prices On The Rise
Doug Short • Tue, Jan 29
Weekly Gasoline Update: Prices Up Slightly
Doug Short • Tue, Nov 27, 2012 • 1 Comment
Gasoline Futures Catch Fire
CommodityHQ • Wed, Oct 31, 2012 • 1 Comment
All About The Gasoline ETF
CommodityHQ • Mon, Oct 29, 2012
Commodity Chart Of The Day: RBOB
Matthew Bradbard • Thu, Oct 18, 2012 • 4 Comments
Gasoline ETF Remains Stubbornly High, Squeezing Consumers
Tom Lydon • Thu, Oct 4, 2012
UGA - Gasoline Risks And Inventory
Bill James • Thu, Oct 4, 2012
Commodity Chart Of The Day: RBOB
Matthew Bradbard • Tue, Oct 2, 2012
$4 Gasoline: Get Used To It
Bespoke Investment Group • Fri, Sep 7, 2012 • 1 Comment
UGA ETF: Approaching Gasoline Panic
Bill James • Mon, Aug 27, 2012 • 4 Comments
Gasoline ETF Rises 30% From June Low
Tom Lydon • Wed, Aug 22, 2012
Pouring Some Gasoline Into Your Portfolio
Richard Bloch • Wed, Aug 15, 2012
Buy Gasoline Futures To Profit From Storms Ernesto And Florence
Bill James • Sun, Aug 5, 2012 • 4 Comments
Gasoline Demand Continues To Decline
Jason Tillberg • Wed, Jun 27, 2012 • 4 Comments
Is The Gasoline ETF Past Its Peak?
Tom Lydon • Thu, May 10, 2012
Backwardation: A Great Environment For The U.S. Gasoline Fund
Richard Bloch • Tue, Mar 27, 2012 • 2 Comments
Gasoline ETF Plummets Along With Oil
Tom Lydon • Sun, May 15, 2011 • 1 Comment
U.S. Gasoline Fund: Possible Relief for Gas Pump Pain
Vikash Jain • Thu, May 12, 2011
Charting the Price of Gasoline
Stockerblog • Sun, May 1, 2011 • 1 Comment

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How The Price Of Oil And Gasoline Could Crash
Modeled Behavior • Wed, Jun 19 • 7 Comments
Gas Prices: Saved By The Brent-WTI Spread
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Jun 19
Oil Inventories Rise More Than Expected, Gasoline Less
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Jun 19 • 1 Comment
Crude Oil And Gasoline Inventories Rise More Than Expected
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Jun 12 • 3 Comments
Gas Prices Probably Caused Americans To Lose Ground In May
Hale Stewart • Tue, Jun 11
Weekly Gasoline Update: Up A Penny Or 2
Doug Short • Tue, Jun 11 • 1 Comment
Energy Inventories Lower Than Expected
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Jun 5 • 1 Comment
Record High Crude Oil Inventories
Bespoke Investment Group • Fri, May 31 • 13 Comments
Energy Milestone: Net Petroleum Imports January-April Fell To 36.2%, Lowest Level In 26 Years
Mark J. Perry • Wed, May 29 • 5 Comments
Falling Crack Spreads Cloud Near Term For Refiners
AlphaVN Research • Wed, May 29 • 16 Comments
Gas Prices Make Another Lower High
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, May 29
Now, If Only Gas Prices Could Start Dropping
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, May 21 • 2 Comments
Weekly Gasoline Update: Regular Is Up 7 Cents, Premium 4 Cents
Doug Short • Tue, May 21
Inflation Comes In Below Forecast, Thanks Again Mostly to Lower Gasoline Prices
Doug Short • Fri, May 17 • 2 Comments
Gasoline Inventories Rise More Than Expected
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, May 15
Energy Inventories Lower Than Expected
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, May 8 • 2 Comments
Some Modest Relief At The Pump
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, May 7
Daily RBOB: Fuel Up Your Vehicle
Matthew Bradbard • Wed, May 1 • 1 Comment
Wall Of Worries Wednesday: Will The Fed And ECB Push Us Over?
Philip Davis • Wed, May 1 • 3 Comments
Weekly Gasoline Update: Ninth Week Of Falling Prices
Doug Short • Tue, Apr 30

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Jim Lowell: Energize your portfolio

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 4, 2013)
Con Ed Restores Power to 80%, but Storm Looms

at CNBC.com (Nov 5, 2012)
Obama Hits Campaign Trail as Northeast Limps Back

at CNBC.com (Nov 1, 2012)
El-Erian: Sandy's Market Impact - From the Known to the Uncertain

at CNBC.com (Oct 30, 2012)
Floods, Power Cuts Hit New York as Sandy Slams into Eastern US

at CNBC.com (Oct 30, 2012)
East Coast Takes a Beating as Sandy Nears Landfall

at CNBC.com (Oct 29, 2012)
East Coast Grinds to a Halt as Superstorm Sandy Nears

at CNBC.com (Oct 29, 2012)
Gold: Sandy's Economic Impact on Shopping

at CNBC.com (Oct 28, 2012)
Here's Why Sandy Is Such a Monster Storm

at CNBC.com (Oct 27, 2012)
Weekend Investor: How $100-plus oil can prime your portfolio

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 15, 2012)
Jim Lowell: March investing with an eye on Greece

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 1, 2012)
Gasoline ETF Rallies as Pump Prices Surge

at CNBC.com (Feb 23, 2012)
The Guru's Corner: How to play oil volatility now

at MarketWatch.com (Jun 3, 2011)
Weekend Investor: Margin hikes threaten your silver, gold, oil stake

at MarketWatch.com (May 13, 2011)

UGA vs. ETF Alternatives

UGA Description

The United States Gasoline Fund LP (UGA) is an exchange traded security that is designed to track in percentage terms the movements of gasoline prices.
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Monday, June 10, 7:38 PM The national average retail price of regular gasoline rose 0.9 cent to $3.655 a gallon in the week ended Monday, according to the EIA. Prices are 8.3 cents above year-earlier levels, the biggest year-on-year premium since February 18. 2 Comments [Commodities]
Wednesday, March 13, 10:47 AM Refiners are taking a hit on an after-the-fact downgrade by Macquarie, but surely they will like the latest EIA report showing a bigger-than-expected gain in oil (USO) inventories, and a far larger-than-expected decline in gasoline (UGA) stocks. A refinery-heavy ETF, PXE -1%. 3 Comments [Energy, Commodities]
Wednesday, March 6, 11:05 AM WTI crude (USO -1.3%) slips back below $90/barrel following the unexpected surge in inventories. Gasoline (UGA -0.9%) stockpiles fell as well, but by less than expectations. Perhaps some relief at the pump is on the way? 1 Comment [Commodities]
Friday, March 1, 3:45 PM Refiners have a big day as oil dropping to its low of the year while gasoline (UGA) rises has their profit margin widening even further. VLO +2.3%, TSO +3.5%, WNR +5.2%. 4 Comments [Energy, On the Move]
Monday, January 28, 2:41 PM Hess' (HES) plan to exit oil refining, including closing the Port Reading, N.J., plant with a daily capacity of 70K barrels, is unlikely to spur imports of European gasoline into the U.S., as refiners in the U.S. and the Caribbean will replace lost capacity, analysts say. Danske Markets' Bjorn Roed sees no long-term arbitrage opening up that would stimulate increased Europe-U.S. product trade. RBOB +2% to $2.9336. Comment! [Energy]
Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 10:46 AM WTI crude gives up a chunk of sizable early gains - USO +0.3% - after an unexpected build in stocks last week. Product stock builds were double what was expected, but the gasoline ETF (UGA) still gains 1.4%. Comment! [Commodities]
Monday, November 5, 2012, 8:31 AM Gasoline prices tumbled nearly $0.21 since October 19, according to the Lundberg Survey, the largest 2-week decline since late 2008. California dominates, with a $0.49 plunge reversing a big uptick in the wake of now-corrected refinery issues. Comment! [Energy, Commodities, U.S. Economy]
Sunday, October 7, 2012, 6:31 AM Average pump prices in California hit a record $4.614/gallon yesterday vs. $4.145 a week earlier following refinery and pipeline outages, with one downtown LA station even selling regular grade at $5.49/gallon. Prices might now have peaked, as Exxon's Torrance refinery resumed normal ops on Friday after experiencing power problems. 26 Comments [Energy, Consumer, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 12:35 PM Tropical Storm Isaac is upgraded to Category 1 hurricane by the NHS, with sustained winds of 75 mph and moving northwest at 10 mph. Natural gas (UNG) and gasoline (UGA) futures remain flat to moderately lower. WTI crude (USO) +0.5%. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy, Commodities]
Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 11:25 AM It seems like we can have higher stock prices or lower crude oil prices, but we can't have both. Crude continues a 6-week rally, moving to its highest price since spring at $94.24. The gasoline ETF: UGA +14.9% in the last month. Earlier, inventory data showed an unexpected draw on stocks. 6 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 10:47 AM WTI crude tumbles 1.1% to $87.56 after the EIA reports an unexpected rise in oil inventory and greater-than-expected bumps in product inventories. USO -1.3%. Gasoline ETF: UGA -2.1%. 2 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Friday, June 8, 2012, 3:02 AM Crude futures tumble 2.3% to $82.86. Natural gas (-0.9%) and gasoline (-1.3%) aren't looking too hot either. Disappointment from lack of Fed easing hints? Concerns over upcoming China data? Or just a general bearish sell-off? 4 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 10:54 AM WTI crude gives up its gains, now -0.4% to $103.17 following a stronger-than-expected build in inventories. Products saw unexpected drawdowns, but gasoline is still lower, UGA -1.2%. 2 Comments [Commodities]
Monday, April 23, 2012, 8:37 AM Prices at the pump edge down according to AAA, the national average at $3.858/gallon. Of more interest, the price a year ago was $3.86, making today the first day since 2009 when gasoline was cheaper on a Y/Y basis. 2 Comments [U.S. Economy, Commodities]
Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 2:56 PM "We caution against mistakenly categorizing speculation as a form of manipulation," says the CME, responding to the President's proposals this morning. "To use margin requirements to control cash prices is misplaced ... (this) would make the markets less efficient, less tied to fundamentals ... push hedgers out of the market ... (and) make oil more expensive for all consumers." 17 Comments [Commodities]
Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 11:47 AM The President's plan to chill supposed oil manipulation: Increase by 6-fold the surveillance and enforcement staff at the CFTC. Increase spending on surveillance technology. Increase civil and criminal penalties for manipulation from $1M to $10M. Give the CFTC authority to increase margins (presumably now only the domain of the exchanges). Crude +1.4% to $104.84. 66 Comments [Commodities]

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$MHFI Platts Has No Plans to Follow CRU With Steel Price Audit. $STT $UGA http://bit.ly/17xmQVs http://bloom.bg/18fFP7R $JPM $CS Bloomberg
Jun 8, 11:50 AM
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x oil -field: I was think more along the line *trade,but would agree *learning curve would also be included,yes.
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wheelz23: i don't think i'd put a timeline on either, everybody is different...as is every trade/situation...it's all about finding your niche
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ltfinger
Returning Downgrades (4/2/13): $ALJ, $BVN, $CYOU, $GG, $GVA, $HMIN, $JOY, $LBJ, $LUFK, $NTI, $RAX, $RDC, $SHI, $TFM, $UGA, $UPS
Apr 3, 1:17 AM
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ltfinger
Potential Upgrades (4/1/13): $ACN, $CIB, $CTRX, $CTSH, $CYNO, $INFY, $RE, $SWI, $UGA, $WPPGY, $WEX
Apr 2, 1:12 AM
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x oil -field
Gasoline Volume Sales, Demographics And Our Changing Culture Feb 27 2013 by: Doug Short. $UGA http://seekingalpha.com/a/qdx9
Feb 27, 10:17 PM
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x oil -field: Sometimes [I] we need to ask why is the 'ultra wing' so damn difficult when it comes to this POTUS?
Jun 6, 9:23 PM
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x oil -field: Is it [A] because he's black? or is it [B] because he's a great POTUS for all 'the people' or is it [*C] both [A] & [B]?
Jun 6, 9:23 PM
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sean.parmelee
Okay, election's over, UGA can go back up to 60. As you were.
11/6/12
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x oil -field
$UGA Hedge funds cut bullish bets,wagers,gasoline prices would rise,for 2nd week in the 7days ended Oct16,CFTC. $USO http://bloom.bg/RYNzyH
10/25/12
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Michael Clark
MARKET ROUT BEGINNING, STILL TIME TO RHP OUT: http://seekingalpha.com/p/puuv SHORT STSA EMC SAP OIL PALL PLND UDN SPX VLO UGA FLIR
10/24/12
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Michael Clark
Techs lead market lower. Short: QCOM, EMC, TXT, VLO, UGA: US Gastoline ETF. http://seekingalpha.com/p/pisp Must view charts to understand.
10/19/12
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e-Gene
Can anybody explain why UGA went up by a whopping 241% from Jan 2009 till now, while USO only went up by 41% in the same time period?
3/20/12
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SobaNoodle: I'm going to guess that it has to do with differences in contango / backwardation between crude and refined gasoline contracts.
3/20/12
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Mike Lai
Gasoline prices are so high! Maybe I should take a look at UGA as a hedge.
3/16/12
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x oil -field
$MHFI Platts Has No Plans to Follow CRU With Steel Price Audit. $STT $UGA http://bit.ly/17xmQVs http://bloom.bg/18fFP7R $JPM $CS Bloomberg
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x oil -field: I was think more along the line *trade,but would agree *learning curve would also be included,yes.
Jun 8, 3:34 PM
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wheelz23: i don't think i'd put a timeline on either, everybody is different...as is every trade/situation...it's all about finding your niche
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x oil -field
Gasoline Volume Sales, Demographics And Our Changing Culture Feb 27 2013 by: Doug Short. $UGA http://seekingalpha.com/a/qdx9
Feb 27, 10:17 PM
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x oil -field: Sometimes [I] we need to ask why is the 'ultra wing' so damn difficult when it comes to this POTUS?
Jun 6, 9:23 PM
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x oil -field: Is it [A] because he's black? or is it [B] because he's a great POTUS for all 'the people' or is it [*C] both [A] & [B]?
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e-Gene
Can anybody explain why UGA went up by a whopping 241% from Jan 2009 till now, while USO only went up by 41% in the same time period?
3/20/12
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SobaNoodle: I'm going to guess that it has to do with differences in contango / backwardation between crude and refined gasoline contracts.
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1980XLS-2.0
I told you greedy Oil & Gasoline speculators that Timmy and Obama would get you, LOL. USO, UGA
2/27/12
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cheme: Me greedy w/USO puts as of Friday. Of course, jackholes will likely still buy this shiite up.
2/27/12
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1980XLS-2.0
Gasoline rally just killed the Market. UGA, SPY
2/21/12
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Josh Krause: AAPL still likes it and that will keep the CTL's afloat.
2/21/12
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1980XLS-2.0
I really wish that someday the market could rally, without Oil & Gasoline going up with it. USO UGA
12/23/11
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Youngone91: we will never have a sustainable recovery until that happens
12/23/11
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Bill Maurer
CRM, CMG, BBRY, UGA have all lost ground already. Are markets going lower from here? New Home Sales now.
11/28/11
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Ronniek: I looked at today as a counter trend bounce and shorted more CRM.
11/28/11
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1980XLS
Gasoline and Oil ripping higher. This cannot be good. UGA USO
10/6/11
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1980XLS: Not good for the economy or consumer spending, as far as the markets, who knows?
10/6/11
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dunleavy89: how about MRO?
10/6/11
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Bill Maurer
Euro at day's highs, FXE pushing all commodities sharply higher, look at GLD, SLV, UGA, USO. Euro will turn soon, and so will the markets.
10/6/11
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Bill Maurer: Too much work to get through 1158-1160. Topped out at 1161. Every time we start to get going, AAPL loses $1 in an instant and we fall back.
10/6/11
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Ricardo Espinosa: Yeah looks like 1160 is real strong resistance, happened again.
10/6/11
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UGA The United States Gasoline ETF, LP

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The United States Gasoline ETF, LP