RAM Energy Resources, Inc.
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High Growth Opportunities In Shale Oil/Gas
By Vanina Egea - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: CRZO, RAM, TPLM
Gas and oil deposits found trapped within shale formations are becoming an increasingly important source of energy, especially in North America. The U.S. government’s Energy Information Administration has predicted that by 2035, 46% of the national gas supply will come from shale gas. Oil trapped deep underground these areas will represent up to 12 percent of the world’s total oil production by the same year according to more »
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5 Energy Picks From Boone Pickens
By Mark Yagalla - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: APA, GDP, MPC, PXD, RAM
Boone Pickens is perhaps the most famous energy-focused hedge fund manager in the world. At 85 years young, he has spent practically his entire life in the oil patch and there's no sign of him slowing down. He started his firm BP Capital in the late 1990s with a few million dollars and grew that small amount to nearly $5 billion in 2008 at its peak. He lost a more »
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7 Major Hedge Fund Moves to Watch
By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: HTWO, JRN, LCUT, RAM, TQNT
Did you know many of your peers have been beating the market simply by tracking specific picks from hedge fund managers? See, it is important to track hedge funds’ filings with the SEC, especially 13Gs or 13Ds, because they reveal the latest moves made by the financial world’s most influential money managers. Let’s take a closer look to some of the recent filings made by Lyon Street Capital more »
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Halcon Case:"In Math We Trust" or "In Speculation We Like"?
By Nathan Kirykos - December 22, 2012 | Tickers: AOI, CPG, KOG, RAM, SCS
My Foolish Africa Oil
During my Foolish inauguration, my first article discussed Africa Oil Corporation (TSXV: AOI) and how irrational the market was with Africa's valuation. The stock was hovering at $10.50 one month ago. Although I pointed out how overvalued that company was, I didn't short it, as I never short stocks. If you would have read my Nov 23 article, then shorted Africa Oil, you more »
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An Opportunistic Play with Large Insiders Buys
By Anh HOANG - November 19, 2012 | Tickers: BHP, CHK, RAM
What is better than a company’s insiders, including the CEO, accumulate a big chunk of stocks for their personal portfolio? This happened recently with Halcon Resources (NYSE: HK). It just reported its third quarter earnings results and provided a decent outlook for 2013. After that, eight insiders bought more than 354,000 shares for more than $2 million. Out of that, Floyd Wilson, its chairman and CEO, bought 175 more »
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Which Stocks are Insiders Buying this Week?
By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 24, 2012 | Tickers: AGCO, BBG, BRKR, NS, RAM
Studies show that insider purchases tend to be bullish signs for a stock. Because these purchases can be important signals for how a stock is going to do, we track insider buys so that investors can review these stocks further and see if any particular one might be a good investment for them as well. Here are five stocks that insiders have been buying recently.
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A Board Member Anted up at This Oil & Gas Company
By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 16, 2012 | Tickers: CLR, KOG, RAM, SD
James Christmas, who joined the Board of Directors at Halcon Resources Corp (NYSE: HK) earlier this year, probably needed to buy some shares of the company (in addition to a recent stock grant) to signal his confidence in the company. However, the size of Christmas’s recent purchase suggests that it is much more than a token move: He bought 100,000 shares at an average price of $7.24 more »
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New Oil and Gas Plays to Watch
By Eric Fox - August 30, 2012 | Tickers: AXAS, CLR, MHR, RAM, SWN, WLL
The exploration and production industry continued to explore and test new oil and gas plays during the second quarter of 2012, with several operators reporting initial positions or results in these new areas.
Operators
Southwestern Energy (NYSE: SWN) categorizes the company’s emerging oil and gas plays in the New Ventures portfolio and reported several positions in this portfolio during its second quarter of 2012 earnings release. The company’s more »
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Some Interesting Trends in the Energy Sector
By Eric Fox - August 8, 2012 | Tickers: CRR, CLR, EQT, RAM
The energy sector's earnings season for the second quarter of 2012 is winding down and I just wanted to highlight some interesting items and trends that might have been missed by many investors due to the deluge of information from all the companies reporting over the last few weeks.
Lower Costs
EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) is active in the Appalachian Basin and recently announced a pilot program to convert more »
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Big Wave Trading Portfolio Update And Top Current Holdings
By Joshua Hayes - February 11, 2012 | Tickers: IRE, FFN, JKS, LNKD, MOTR, RAM, RF, RENN
Big Wave Trading Margin and IRA accounts remain nearly fully invested (85%-95%) as our Market Model remains under a full BUY signal. That signal was triggered on 1/5/12. Big Wave Trading is currently watching the current pullback to see if it will result in a short-term top or a normal pullback that will lead to a resumption of the current uptrend. As of Friday, there are no more »
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Big Wave Trading Portfolio Update
By Joshua Hayes - February 4, 2012 | Tickers: VNET, IRE, RATE, DVR, MOTR, RAM, RF, RENN, RGR
Big Wave Trading remains fully invested in all margin and IRA accounts. Big Wave Trading has been fully invested since the full BUY signal was generated on 1/5/2012. While many traders/investors tried to deny the uptrend as just another suck out our model told us to expect more via the price and volume action across a myriad of stocks across multiple sectors. The past week the market more »