Natural Gas Prices

What No One Else Has Caught... Yet

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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

I'll make this short.

Here’s what no one else will tell you with regards to natural gas: Buy it — or miss the historical September run.

You see, it doesn’t matter what the bears say. It’s time to buy natural gas while no one’s looking.

Just as I called the $4 bottom on natural gas on May 19, I’m calling for natural gas to rally once again…

“You’ve heard it all before: Supply is outpacing demand… Our ability to horizontally drill for shale gas has made the supply picture seem unlimited... the short-term outlook is bleak,” I said back in May. 

“But those are all fine examples of herd-mentality thinking. Contrarians, like us, though, are buying hand over fist.”

And we were right. Natural gas would spike well above $5 in coming weeks.

But, as expected, the bears are coming out again as natural gas pulls back. And as a result, they might miss out on the buying opportunity of a lifetime.

This may be because they don’t want to watch the charts:

NatGas Chart Aug10

Notice that every September — even in the steep 2008 sell-off — natural gas has spiked big.

And the reason for this annual spike is simple: Summer is typically the worst time for natural gas consumption, setting up the perfect trade for natural gas stocks around the month of September as consumption turns up.

Last summer, for example, natural gas suffered. But once September rolled around, natural gas roared from $2.50 to more than $5 by January 2010.

And it will do the same thing this year.

In fact I’m buying as much natural gas as I can right now in Pure Asset Trader… and I advise you to do the same.

But how do you know when exactly to pull the trigger? 

One way is to watch for MACD (moving average convergence divergence) and DMI (directional movement indicator) to crossover and agree. When they do, it's time to pull the trigger.

Let’s start with the Dow, as an example...

Dow chart August 2010

Take a look at the MACD and DMI on this chart of the Dow.

Notice in this chart the noticeable drop from 11,200. As soon as the Dow began to show signs of cracking at the top, DMI- (red line) crossed above DMI+ (blue line).  At the same time — and this is important — MACD (12, 26), the blue line, crossed under MACD (9).

When the two agreed, we had confirmation of a big move on the way, and the market collapsed. Used alone, these two indicators — when in agreement — are powerful tools.

Here’s how we’ve used them to find natural gas stocks.

Knowing that natural gas stocks historically pop in September, we can also use MACD and DMI to determine our exact entry price. Let’s use PetroQuest (PQ) as an example here. 

petroquest chart

Notice in the chart that MACD was already displaying a bullish signal (MACD blue line was above MACD red line). We just needed DMI+ (blue line) to cross above DMI- (red line) and we had bullish confirmation for upside.

Once we got that in late August/early September in 2009, we bought and watched the stock pop from $4 lows to more than $8 in less than two months.

A 100% gain in no time at all…

It can be that easy.

In the next few weeks, we'll be issuing a brand-new report that details more quick-gain investment opportunities... So keep an eye out on your inbox.

Stay Ahead of the Curve,

Ian L. Cooper
Energy and Capital

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Comments:

Comment by Harry on 2010-08-18
Great article! I can see how these indicators worked great on the fall of the Dow and the rise of the natural gas charts. Both the MACD and the DMI indicators coincided at the same time. But how would you have played the Dow in early June when the MACD(12,26) crossed the MACD(9) but the DMI+ did not confirm thereby missing a 500 to 700 point DOW bounce. And then in late June the DMI+ just touched the DMI- when the DOW plunged again to 9800. I always can see, after the fact, how these indicators work great until you run across them and they miss a big move. Thanks, Harry
Comment by jas on 2010-08-18
Brilliant article best I've seen for a LONG time. It was short and concise but actually gave some technical trading info.
Comment by robert strachan on 2010-08-31
One of the best (no BS) reports I have recently read.... it is REAL!

RS
Comment by Adrian Thomas on 2010-10-07
Hi Ian,
Are you still looking for a natural gas rally? September has come and gone and the price fizzled - what is in store with the market, and how do you view the fact that it hasn't responded positively at all to the USD currency decline?
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