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Jim Hyerczyk

Contributor since: 10 Jan 2013

Jim Hyerczyk

Fundamental and technical analyst with 30 years experience.

Latest articles from Jim

  • How Long Will This Oil Rally Last?

    Published 16 February 2019 | viewed 52,097 times

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday and for the week for a number of reasons, mostly…

  • Demand Concerns Drive Oil Markets

    Published 09 February 2019 | viewed 14,290 times

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate oil futures are trading lower for the week, putting the market in a position to post a potentially bearish technical closing…

  • Momentum Is Building For Oil

    Published 02 February 2019 | viewed 34,182 times

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday with the market hovering slightly below highs not seen since November 21. The…

  • Crude Rally On Hold

    Published 26 January 2019 | viewed 29,365 times

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday, however, the market is still in a position to close lower for the…

  • The Two Major Factors Pushing Oil Prices Higher

    Published 19 January 2019 | viewed 43,036 times

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday, putting both markets in a position to close higher for…

  • Profit Taking Ends Massive Rally In Crude

    Published 12 January 2019 | viewed 13,532 times

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading lower on Friday after hitting their highest level since December 7 earlier in the session. Profit-taking…

  • Bullish News Underpins Oil

    Published 05 January 2019 | viewed 18,577 times

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday and are in a position to close higher for the…

  • Oil Markets Brace For A Rebound

    Published 30 December 2018 | viewed 24,923 times

    Crude oil and natural gas futures are sharing a similar pattern this week. Both markets reached their lows early on before sitting in a range…

  • High Volatility Christmas Trading Forces Crude Lower

    Published 22 December 2018 | viewed 13,307 times

    Christmas and New Year’s Week usually feature low-volume, low-volatility moves in the energy complex, but this year may be different because of the bear market…

  • Natural Gas Plunges As Oil Prices Consolidate

    Published 15 December 2018 | viewed 21,700 times

    It was a pretty uneventful week in the crude oil market with prices consolidating as investors continued to digest the previous week’s decision by an…

  • Is The OPEC Deal The Start Of A New Rally In Oil?

    Published 09 December 2018 | viewed 17,875 times

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil soared on Friday as investors breathe a sigh of relief as OPEC and its partners decided to cut 1.2…

  • Are Oil Markets About To Turn Around?

    Published 02 December 2018 | viewed 43,399 times

    Despite hitting its lowest level in over a year earlier in the week, crude oil is showing signs of stabilizing. This is perhaps an early…

  • High Volatility In Oil & Gas Continues

    Published 22 November 2018 | viewed 10,177 times

    Thanksgiving week usually features low-volume, low-volatility moves in the energy complex, but so far in this holiday-shortened week, we have seen none of that with…

  • Expert Commentary: A Record Setting Week In Energy

    Published 18 November 2018 | viewed 6,930 times

    It was a record setting week in the energy complex with crude oil posting one of its biggest declines since the price collapse in 2014…

  • Natural Gas Soars As Crude Enters Bear Market

    Published 10 November 2018 | viewed 18,151 times

    This week has been the tale of two markets. One being driven lower by a gradual shift in the fundamentals to bearish, the other driven…

  • Crude Recovery Hinges On U.S.-China Trade Deal

    Published 04 November 2018 | viewed 14,295 times

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures opened the new month under pressure, continuing the assault on prices that began on the third day of…

  • The Real Reason For The Big Sell Off In Oil

    Published 28 October 2018 | viewed 30,350 times

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil futures are set to finish lower for the third straight week. What began as a simple pullback in a…

  • Can We Expect A Rebound Rally Next Week?

    Published 21 October 2018 | viewed 22,744 times

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate and International-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday after a steep sell-off the past two sessions. The markets…

  • Why The Oil Rally Is Slowing Down

    Published 28 September 2018 | viewed 8,912 times

    U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are in a position to post solid gains for the week. The market continue to…

  • Determining The Sweet Spot For Crude Oil

    Published 21 September 2018 | viewed 8,514 times

    U.S. November West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark December Brent crude oil are poised to close higher for the week. Furthermore, both futures contracts are in…

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