sorry i though I posted this in the right forum now that we kicked the hell out of a dime!!LOL
Posted by QuestSolver on :
more good news for AMEP but bad for the country.
KTGas prices may last six months By James R. Healey, USA TODAY The nation's energy chief says it will take six months for U.S. energy production and prices to return to pre-hurricane levels, and he hints at energy shortages in the interim. That's the most blunt and pessimistic estimate yet of how long the energy disruptions caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita will affect the USA. But it could help Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman sell Americans on a conservation campaign he plans to detail Monday.
"How long before we return to normal? It's hard to know, because we have not yet got an assessment" of damage from Rita, Bodman said in an interview with USA TODAY on Friday. He said it will be two to three weeks before the assessment is done.
"We're going to go through a very challenging time the next six months, is my guess," Bodman said. "Most of us have viewed energy availability as a kind of right of citizenship," he said, and might have to rethink that as refineries are restarted, pipelines repaired and natural gas processing resumed. "Both in terms of gasoline availability and (prices of) natural gas and heating oil, we're going to have some problems."
Hurricane Katrina swept the Gulf of Mexico and hit shore near New Orleans on Aug. 29. Rita followed Sept. 24, hitting the Texas coast west of Katrina's landfall. The two storms temporarily closed all Gulf oil operations and most natural gas operations, according to the U.S. Minerals Management Service.
Only 2% of Gulf oil production had resumed by the weekend, MMS reported, and 21% of natural gas production. The Gulf supplies 29% of U.S.-produced oil and 19% of U.S.-sourced natural gas.
The nationwide average for unleaded regular gasoline is $2.92, AAA said Sunday. That's up about 30 cents from before Katrina hit.
Gasoline supplies are being supplemented by increased shipments from overseas. But natural gas, the heating fuel for most Americans, can't easily be shipped. Industry and government forecasts say that tight gas supplies could result in heating bills nearly doubling.
Keeping prices down "could be challenging if we get exceptionally cold weather," warns Paula Reynolds, CEO of big gas supplier AGL Resources. That could use up the cheaper gas that utilities have in storage and require them to replace it with today's high-price natural gas, passing the increase to users.
The government conservation plan will ask Americans to turn off lights, change thermostat settings, drive slower, insulate homes and take other steps.
Posted by QuestSolver on :
ya baby rock and roll, nice day real nice.
Posted by QuestSolver on :
not much of a lunchtime lull at all,still up 40%...LOL...and to all you profit takers..Congrats...and BTW did you notice how fast they absorbed your shares? Quite a bit faster then buying is it not....whats that tell ya? Once again they are in need of freed up shares to work with,the market makers are in a tight position imo.
Posted by J3 on :
Looks like we are on our early afternoon dip. This is starting to get a little too normal.
Posted by imcashin on :
"Institutional buying is up"
. . .its a good thing, isn't??? yeah baby!!
Posted by J3 on :
We've beaten Friday's volume.
Posted by QuestSolver on :
and institutional buying is up 25% compared to last month.
Posted by buckstalker on :
Is ARCA on drugs today?
Posted by Lucas Brachish on :
I haven't seen this much green in months. My thanks to everyone who here who recommended this stock. I shoulda bought more and bought sooner, but even coming in late with limited funds I've still made hundreds... awesome. And the future still looks good for AMEP -- I'm holding on to this one for a while. Again: Thanks!
----------------- I'm currently watching: ESNR, KNOS, CWFG, ICMH, and AMEP.
Posted by QuestSolver on :
Finally got my .132's! now this is a reasonable dip but we are stiil up 33%!!! LOL back filled and ready to roll!
Posted by llatffej on :
putting money in choicetrade today or tomorrow. will buy some then. wanted to get in when it was .05 but i was too busy
Posted by QuestSolver on :
This week, the market is expected to remain focused on the recovery effort in the Gulf region. On Friday, about 98% of daily oil production and 79% of daily natural-gas production remained offline, according to the U.S. Minerals Management Service.
At the same time, Tropical Storm Stan in the Atlantic will likely miss the U.S., but "could still rile the markets by disrupting production and shipments from Mexico" for a day or two, said Tim Evans, a senior analyst at IFR Markets.
The potential disruption would be short but "the market remains sensitive to these matters as well as the general idea that the hurricane season is not yet over," he said
Posted by buckstalker on :
It amazes me that people still fall for these apparent shakes by the mm's...
Posted by QuestSolver on :
watching closely for a PR anytime now and also watching for a panic shake but I don't think they could do it without getting flooded with buying pressure!!
VOL +83 Million, the 302M O/S just keeps getting flipped again and again. The trading float is shrinking as shares find some strong hands each day. SP average just keeps going up with every flip of the O/S. A very Bullish Technical indicator in any book on technicals, ...Very Bullish. GL all AMEP longs, ...just wait until the drilling news starts. AMEP shares will not be cheap then. ... %^ greeneyedhawk
(Voluntary Disclosure: Position- Long; ST Rating- Strong Buy; LT Rating- Strong Buy)
Posted by buckstalker on :
Panic shake in process right now...it seems to be working for them...pathetic!!
Posted by QuestSolver on :
I sure hope many have learned here about these MM shakes and tactics....many are going to get sick before close if they sold now.
Posted by buckstalker on :
It appears that many haven't learned Quest...
Posted by QuestSolver on :
nows the time to get in if you want shares! this will not last much longer!
Posted by QuestSolver on :
hope many didn't fall for that crap....BOING!!! here we go now.
Posted by QuestSolver on :
over 100 mill traded and buying pressure back up..there MUST be NEWS LEAK!! bid and ask matched and moving up fast.
Posted by emonkey0015 on :
Holy masive dip batman. It would have been a great day for day trading. TOO BAD I don't risk it.
Posted by Andreas on :
Man - what is going on here??
Posted by emonkey0015 on :
Was it just over bought or what?
Posted by QuestSolver on :
1 last shake out for good measure it seems.
Posted by Lucas Brachish on :
Yeah ... Whaddaya think -- Is this still an MM shake up, people cashing in too quickly, or is it a definite trend heading south? I'm getting seasick but will hold tight for now ... not sure how to read this slow, steady slide, though. Hoping for the best.
Posted by QuestSolver on :
unreal...artwork at its best...run to over 40% up and shook it back to a 3% close in the red!! WOW...expect a gapper in the AM hands down!
Posted by kywee on :
this is our red day for the week, just like last week and the week before
Posted by QuestSolver on :
Definitely beer time....LOL
Posted by QuestSolver on :
well last week we had a red Wednesday and took off there after....lets hope today is our red day this week!
Posted by farmgirl on :
screw beer I am off to find the teqilla(probable spelled wrong) The shots will start in a couple minutes
Posted by emonkey0015 on :
Too bad. It was too fast for one day. I'm guessing slow week from here on out. Pr on the rig should be coming soon. Eat some tums and get ready for a busy October with this stock.
Posted by Andreas on :
Time for Happy Hour, although the AMEP day turned out to be very frustrating in the end.
Well, holding on to it and thinking positive Posted by popsgotee on :
Wow!!! Well, I'm not in this for the "week" play, like it more LT but can't knock those who want to take profits and move on, it's been a BIG runner. We'll see alot jump back in which again will move us, can't be up all the time even amusement park rides have dips it's just part of the experience. I have to admit though that was a hugh swing for a steady stock that has been moving vs a momo play.
Posted by QuestSolver on :
hmmmm....look at the two year chart,I'll have to post the link...seems to me this has happened before in both directions,strong instant drop or increase near EOD. Also this ir more then After hours consolidation and if you have an offshore account you can trade after hours.
A 3% loss after two days of 28% and 21% gains is a good day in my book, not much retracement there.
Posted by QuestSolver on :
just got off the phone with Joe Christopher and we can expect a PR soon and also we talked about Fayettesville shale to and also another site in Oklahoma.He is extremely optimistic today as if he wanted to open up about something...guess we'll see soon! Anyone can contact them by going to their sire and leaving your number,they will call you and answer your questions if they possible can!
Posted by kywee on :
we need one thread seriously
Posted by BuyTex on :
roger, that, kywee: hurts DD and info-share to chase down multi-threads.
Posted by cbrf2 on :
take a look at the chart, there was two days of green, and a day of red, two days of green and a day of red... this was pretty much for the month of september, so lets say pattern continues.... glta
Posted by kywee on :
yea i pointed that out in the other thread...i dont know why we didnt keep the AMEP one in under .10. i dont think it matters if it went over .10, it was called under .10...
Posted by QuestSolver on :
Which thread shall we concentrate on?
also the bottomline is that nothing has changed at all with AMEP,think about it,if we opened and traded normally today and we closed where we are now would anyone really be that concerned? The problem with today was this,looking back on the intraday it appears everyone wanted in this at open and right away,this of course caused an immediate jump in the PPS and then many raised their buys settings and chased it,the PPS rose more under buying pressure,now momo is in play tripping even more radars to buy in and then the DT's took exits and the MM's played right on it,they started dropping the bid support on wide spreads trying to panic traders (which worked for the most part) and stopped to momo in its tracks...all this in one day trading session.Many shares were bought today over .11,quite a bit actually,I even bought at multiple levels above there.Nothing has changed though,NG still going up and won't stop for a while,winters just about coming in and no NG production going on in the gulf,today was a fluke,this will be in the double digits again tomorrow and the traders will try and swing it again imo,lets hope the PR hits us after open!!
GLTA
Q
Posted by HighSide on :
any body see after hour trading cbsmarketwatch has afterhour at .13
Posted by bond006 on :
yes i did highside very interesting and positive.
also look
Article...
American Energy Production Inc., (OTCBB: AMEP) was up over 120% on the week closing at $0.097 share. Volume was heavy all week including Friday, trading over 3 times the average with 72 million shares traded. AMEP announced on September 20th "its wholly owned investee, Production Resources, Inc. posted significant oil production increases after several months of testing various procedures utilizing AMEP HOA 800. PRI discovered a method of well treatment that combines the utilization of heat along with AMEP HOA-800 in a chemical process that has returned positive results. PRI has increased oil production from the Olmos formation on the 12 test wells by as much as 500% for the month of August. Plans are being implemented to expand the testing area to an additional 25 oil wells in the next 45 days. In august PRI produced 987 barrels of oil at gross sales of approximately $55,000.00".
quote:Originally posted by kywee: yea i pointed that out in the other thread...i dont know why we didnt keep the AMEP one in under .10. i dont think it matters if it went over .10, it was called under .10...
I agree! Please come back to the 'under .10' forum! That way I don't have to keep checking both! Or 3 as it is right now :-)
Posted by imakmony2005 on :
wish we were over .10.
Posted by farmgirl on :
We will be soon
Posted by QuestSolver on :
I agree farmgirl...we'll be back here probably by Tuesday or so but I think I will wait for a week of trading above .10 to post this time...LOL
Posted by farmgirl on :
I think next time is for good but thank you for waiting. I for one was confused at time being on 3 boards at a time.
Posted by bond006 on :
more than oil and gas
this is a long artical from money and markets but it is worth the read
Money and Markets Thursday, October 6, 2005
• The NEXT 40% Rise in Oil • Dow Transports in Trouble! • The Big Squeeze • Two Wake-up Calls • Black Gold vs. Yellow Metal • Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction • Update on the Gulf of Mexico • Stay Alert … Asia Front Line
Dear Subscriber,
I love quick market corrections like the one we’re seeing right now in oil and oil stocks.
It’s giving early investors an opportunity to add to their winning positions.
It’s providing latecomers with an opportunity to jump on board.
And it’s helping to shake out the weakest players, paving the way for the next, robust rise.
Most important of all: This correction has done nothing to change the powerful fundamental forces that have been — and will continue to be — driving the energy sector higher:
The inflation-adjusted peak in oil prices is still the same — at $91 per barrel, measured in today’s dollars. So compared to other costs, oil and gasoline are still relatively cheap. And until oil reaches at least those levels, I believe it’s vastly premature to talk about “high prices suppressing demand,” the latest rationale for lower oil.
The recent price correction does nothing to correct the short- and long-term supply shortages caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Nor does it do anything to resolve the shortages stemming from sabotaged pipelines in Iraq and civil unrest in other oil producing countries.
If anything, any temporary price correction right now merely discourages conservation efforts.
Plus the price correction encourages still more demand from the same countries that have been leading the demand surge month after month — the U.S., China and India. My view: Before we can begin to talk about an equilibrium between supply and demand, oil prices must get back up into the $90 - $100 range. And by that time, there are bound to be more pressures from demand and from overall to push prices even higher.
My forecast: $130 oil sometime next year.
My recommendation: Hold all your energy and natural resource positions, and wait for my signal to buy more.
Dow Transports in Trouble
While this week’s decline in oil and energy stocks has all the earmarks of a temporary correction, the decline in the Dow Jones Transportation Index is another story entirely.
That’s why, in my Energy Options Alert, I told subscribers to expect a big plunge in the Dow Jones Transportation Index as profits got clocked by higher energy costs. Plus, I went one step further: I told them to buy a put option on the index — an investment that helps you actually profit from the decline.
In late September, the Dow Transports defied my expectations and went up instead of down.
Now, however, the decline I was anticipating has finally begun: In just the last two days of trading, nearly all its recent gains have been wiped out.
Plus, in the next few days, the index looks like it could plunge through its September levels -- and beyond, to a new, 4-month low.
No, energy prices aren’t high enough yet to make a significant dent in demand. But they’re certainly high enough to trim profit margins and stock values in these energy-dependent companies. And this is just the beginning of the damage that I see to a wide variety of companies in virtually every sector.
That’s why four months ago, I issued an even broader warning to my Real Wealth Report subscribers. My headline was:
“The Big Squeeze”
I told my subscribers that key sectors of the U.S. economy would soon look like an orange that had been sliced in half and squeezed in a juicer.
Now, the Big Squeeze is here.
It’s not a temporary phenomenon. Nor is it caused exclusively by surging energy costs. It’s also the result of too much debt ... too little personal savings ... surging prices from other basic materials ... and rising interest rates.
It’s why corporate profits are starting to slump and why companies like General Motors, Ford, Northwest, Delta and many more are in shambles.
Two Wake-up Calls
The decline in the stock market yesterday was your first wake-up call. The news from General Motors was your second.
GM is setting aside up to $800 million from its balance sheet. Plus, it’s selling its remaining stake in Fuji Heavy. These are signs of a company in the first phases of serious distress.
Look at it this way: If giant GM lost $2.5 billion in the first half of the year ... is restating the value of its balance sheet by $800 million ... and is selling off what was once considered a valuable asset ... then you can be pretty sure there are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of other companies that are facing similar, or worse, troubles.
So I hope you’ve listened to my recent warnings and have most of your money safe, in a short-term, liquid, money market. And I hope you’ve also taken seriously my recommendation to limit your stock holdings mostly to natural resources, which should continue to do well.
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Black Gold vs. Yellow Metal
As the torrid pace of events accelerates over the next few months, here’s one fundamental issue you should always keep in mind: The gross undervaluation of gold.
Consider, for example, the relationship between the price of gold bullion and crude oil.
Historically, an ounce of gold usually bought between 11 and 15 barrels of oil. Today, an ounce of gold buys only 7 barrels.
Since it’s unlikely that oil will fall much from current levels, that means the yellow metal is dirt-cheap compared to the price of black gold.
So let’s do the math ...
Say the price of oil stays at its current $64 a barrel. For gold to get back to even the lower end of its purchasing power vis-à-vis oil (11 barrels of crude), that would mean gold would have to rise to $704 an ounce.
And for gold to get back to the upper end of its historical valuation relative to oil (15 barrels), it would have to soar to $960 an ounce.
That sets the parameters very clearly: Gold will have to trade between $704 and $960 per ounce.
And all this assumes no further rise in oil prices. At $90 or $100 oil, gold will have to go much higher.
Unrealistic? I don’t think so. Indeed, gold today is essentially just as undervalued as oil was in 2001, when it was trading at just $17 per barrel. So when gold springs to life and starts adjusting to the loss in the purchasing power of the dollar over the last 20 odd years, it too will explode higher, just like oil has.
I repeat: Gold is extremely undervalued.
I fully expect it to reach $1,000 an ounce. Meanwhile, select gold shares — those that do not hedge the price of gold — could double and triple from current price levels.
No, that’s not going to happen overnight. And like oil, gold and gold shares are also subject to downdrafts and price pauses. Don’t let them bother you. Instead, keep the big picture in focus. That way, you can ride these trends for their full glory.
What are the most likely triggers that could set off the next explosive rally in gold? There are several:
First, general inflation. It’s rising, just as I’ve been predicting for over three years. And, right now, it’s going to start rising much more quickly. The most immediate reason: The $200 billion in paper money that the government is going to have to print and borrow in order to rebuild the Gulf ... plus, lax monetary policies in virtually every corner of the globe.
Second, rising social and political stress. Unfortunately, the war on terror is destined to continue for years. There will be social upheavals in China between the rich and the poor.
And there is no end in sight to the heated ethnic conflicts precisely in those areas where natural resources are among the richest: Central Africa, Indonesia and key regions of South America.
I expect all of these to escalate in the years ahead, creating acute shortages of raw materials, more inflation shocks and surging demand for gold.
Third, the dollar decline. While it’s stable right now, the long-term downtrend remains firmly intact.
The budget deficit — which will now blow out to record highs due to Katrina and Rita — virtually ensures a falling dollar. Added on top of that: Another $44 trillion in unfunded liabilities in this country.
Fourth, don’t forget ...
Derivatives: Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction
Derivatives are instruments used by banks, insurers, commodity producers and other institutions to help hedge against losses ... and to make speculative bets on the future direction of virtually any market.
Most of the players and analysts stress the hedging side of the equation. They see these leveraged bets as good “insurance” to help provide markets with better liquidity and investors with better protection against adverse price moves.
The problem: Derivatives are designed for protection against reasonable price movements that are largely expected. They do not provide protection against dramatic changes that are unexpected. In fact, it’s precisely those kinds of disasters that can cause a massive “blow-up” in derivatives.
Some examples: The 1992 currency crisis in Europe … the 1994 Mexican peso crisis … the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995 ... the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997 ... and the default by Russia on its debt in 1998, precipitating the demise of Long Term Capital Management — just to name a few.
Now, here’s what bothers me the most about the derivatives market: Its growth is out of control, and no one has a good handle on who owns what or where the hidden risks may lie.
According to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the notional, or gross amount of derivative bets held by insured U.S. banks, is now $96.2 trillion.
If just 1% of the $96.2 trillion in derivatives were to go bad, that could cause nearly one TRILLION in losses that would cascade through the system.
What might trigger the derivatives crisis? I see three major threats on the horizon:
Threat #1. Surging interest rates. The OCC reports that 85% of the derivatives are based on the direction of interest rates. That means that if I’m right about oil, natural resources and inflation, and if the inflation drives interest rates up as sharply as I expect, there are bound to be a series of disasters in this sector.
Reason: When placing their bets, thousands of banks, insurance companies, and mortgage lenders rely on relatively stable, or at least predictable, interest rates. If rates spike more quickly than expected, many will get caught with large losses, and some could even fail.
Threat #2. Real Estate Prices. The average price of a condo in Manhattan has slumped 13% in the third quarter just ended, the biggest drop in 16 years. If Manhattan is slipping, you can pretty much assume that the hot real estate markets elsewhere are starting to crack as well.
There are trillions of dollars at stake in the mortgage markets, with many links to the interest-rate derivatives I just told you about. So a sharp, unexpected decline in real estate prices could send many banks, mortgage companies and other financial institutions over the edge.
Threat #3. The dollar itself. If the dollar’s long-term decline resumes, as I expect it will, the greenback itself could set off a derivatives nuclear bomb.
How so? Foreign investors are financing up to 75% of this country’s trade deficit as well as a substantial portion of the U.S. federal deficit.
Result: The U.S. has suffered a rapid deterioration in its net international investment position (NIIP). Specifically, in the past 23 years, our NIIP has deteriorated from a liability of merely 10% of GDP to a liability of almost 25% of GDP.
Meanwhile, the value of foreign holdings in the United States now exceeds U.S. holdings abroad by nearly $4 trillion.
That’s unsustainable. At some point, overseas investors will throw in the towel on U.S. assets, and the dollar will crater, causing more derivatives bombs to go off.
Update on the Gulf of Mexico ...
As of this morning, production in the Gulf that’s still shut down amounts to over 1.3 million barrels of oil per day, or nearly 90% of the daily oil production.
Meanwhile, the shut-down in gas production is over 7 billion cubic feet per day, equal to just over 71% of the daily gas production.
Since Katrina hit, the cumulative shut-downs in oil production is over 46 million barrels, 8% of the yearly Gulf production; while the cumulative gas production shut-down is 226 billion cubic feet, over 6% of the yearly gas production.
In short, the recovery progress in the Gulf oil and gas production is a lot slower than most analysts expected.
Look at it this way: Last year’s Hurricane Ivan destroyed 7 platforms, 100 pipelines and ZERO rigs. By contrast, Katrina and Rita have destroyed 90 platforms, at least 5 rigs, and a still-unknown number of pipelines.
Stay Alert ... Asia Front Line
Next week, I’m off to Asia with stops planned in Bangkok, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and if time permits, Mumbai. I’ll be reporting to you from the front lines.
Best wishes for your health and wealth,
Larry Edelson Editor, Real Wealth Report Energy Options Alert Gold Trader Hotline
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Posted by bond006 on :
we will be back to over a dime by end of week if we get grest news who knows where we will be
Posted by bond006 on :
we will be here soon so stay tuned for coming events
Posted by fatboydough on :
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