Elliott H. Gue

Editor of The Energy Letter and The Energy Strategist

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Buying Natural Gas

Crude oil hogs the headlines, so it seems almost natural to pay close attention to that market. And there are certainly some big gains to be made in oil-levered stocks in coming months. (Oct 05, 2009 9:44AM)

Don't Buy Oil Speculation

In a traditional portfolio an investor might decide to allocate some percentage of his or her assets into stocks, some into bonds of various types, and to keep some cash. For more and more investors, however, commodities are becoming part of that allocation. (Jul 30, 2009 11:38AM)

The Recession Is Ending

A cyclical economic recovery is underway, and the worst recession since the early 1980s will end by October. No doubt this prediction will elicit plenty of e-mail traffic from those who will point out the numerous negatives facing the US economy over the next few years: increasing government regulat... (Jul 24, 2009 3:42PM)

Crude Alternatives

The summer selloff in commodities and the stock market is now underway. As I've noted previously in this forum, the catalyst for this downward move is concern over the durability and timing of a global economic recovery. (Jul 08, 2009 6:39PM)

The Bull's Tipping Point

Since last summer, investing in energy has been all about playing defense. In The Energy Strategist I’ve focused mainly on energy-oriented stocks paying large dividend yields as well as traditional defensive groups such as the integrated oil companies. (Apr 30, 2009 9:22AM)

Four oil stocks are poised to DOUBLE Your Portfolio's Worth

It could be the biggest oil stock-buying opportunity of the new century. Bigger than the tech rush of the 90s. Bigger even than Google's super-hyped IPO. (But much more profitable) (Apr 25, 2009 12:31PM)

The EIA's Annual Conference

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) kicked off its annual two-day energy conference April 7 in Washington, DC. (Apr 09, 2009 11:28AM)

The Rally Has Legs

he question on most investors’ minds right now is whether this rally is for real or if it’s just a temporary respite within a longer-term downtrend. (Apr 06, 2009 11:02AM)

The End Game

The US stock market has rallied sharply from extremely oversold levels. There's no catalyst I can single out to explain this move; however, I suspect it's a combination of some slightly more positive US economic data, coupled with stabilization among the financials and simple short-coverin... (Mar 30, 2009 8:58AM)

Reasons To Be Bullish

Regular readers of The Energy Letter and The Energy Strategist know that I've been negative on the US economy for some time. As I explained in my free e-zine Pay Me Weekly, my favorite gauge of US economic health is the Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI), released monthly by the Confere... (Mar 26, 2009 8:44AM)

Still Struggling

Regular Pay Me Weekly readers know that the Conference Board's Index of US Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) is one of my favorite quick measures of US economic prospects. I offered a detailed rundown of the LEI and all of its components in the Jan. 30, 2009 issue, Follow the Economy's Lea... (Mar 23, 2009 10:04AM)

A Welcome Respite

The market saw its strongest rallies in months this week, soaring more than 11 percent in just three days. Even better, volume has been heavy on the big up-days and breadth has been solid. (Mar 16, 2009 9:32AM)

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