Tag Archives: UNG

The big fertilizer play flying under the radar

posted on May 11, 2012 at 8:00 am by Richard Rittorno

What do natural gas (UNG, quote) and corn (CORN, quote) have in common? If you said fertilizer, you are correct. Natural gas is the key ingredient in producing Anhydrous ammonia, a nitrogen based plant fertilizer.

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Slowing global demand seems to be driving oil speculators from the market

posted on May 7, 2012 at 7:00 am by Jonathan Yates

It was inevitable that oil (USO, quote) would begin to decline like natural gas (UNG, quote) and coal (KOL, quote) due to a lack of fundamental economic demand. Speculation can only keep a commodity price aloft for so long before it pops: that is what is known as an “asset bubble”.

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The big fertilizer play flying under the radar (for now)

posted on April 23, 2012 at 3:30 pm by Richard Rittorno

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Will natural gas rebound any time soon?

posted on April 16, 2012 at 7:00 am by Jonathan Yates

If you’re an adrenaline junkie with a taste for downhill skiing and steep drops, United States Natural Gas (UNG, quote) may be for you.

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The week that was, in graphic form….

posted on April 16, 2012 at 6:00 am by Richard Rittorno

During the week the U.S. stock market found itself in its largest decline in 2012 with disappointing U.S. data showing signs of slowing, coupled with renewed euro zone sovereign debt fears causing the S&P 500 (SPY, quote) to drop 2%.

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As natural gas keeps falling, investor interest rises – particularly in China

posted on April 9, 2012 at 9:00 am by Jonathan Yates

Natural gas prices continue to fall. Over the last week of trading, United States Natural Gas (UNG, quote) is down by 2.96%. Year to date, it is off by 39.13%. For the last 52 weeks of market action, United States Natural Gas has fallen 63.76%.

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Wilbur Ross is wrong: oil and natural gas will continue to fall

posted on April 4, 2012 at 3:30 pm by Jonathan Yates

Oil (USO, quote) is continuing to fall on Federal Reserve inaction, declining economic growth and other concerns, but billionaire investor Wilbur Ross sent natural gas (UNG, quote) up 1% in early trading April 4 with some bullish remarks.

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Wait, why is oil refusing to follow gas down?

posted on March 29, 2012 at 2:00 pm by Jonathan Yates

The price of natural gas is in a ten-year trough, with the United States Natural Gas (UNG, quote) exchange traded fund down 62.89% for the last year. Based on the economic principle of substitution, the U.S. Oil ETF (USO, quote) should also fall as the need for crude decreases. Why hasn’t that happened yet?

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Time to rethink Gazprom after Polish shale gas evaporates

posted on March 29, 2012 at 9:45 am by Scott Martin

As traders react to the prospect that Poland may actually have 93% less gas-bearing shale than previously expected, the question is how much “phantom” gas elsewhere in the world needs to be taken out of supply calculations — and how much more seriously Russian gas behemoth Gazprom (OGZPY, quote) needs to be taken as a global competitor.

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What to beware of when trading commodity ETFs

posted on March 26, 2012 at 9:30 am by Richard Rittorno

Recent action in the commodity markets begs the question of how to play the game and stay in it.

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