Natural Gas and Energy

[Lazy2000]

I tried to post a new member introduction but it didn't go through. Probably a combination of my iPad locking and the terrible overseas Internet. Anyway I'm new to investing and I am not at the point where I can do real analysis on my own. So my question: Is it too late to get into liquid natural gas (D, LNG) at this point unless you are very long? With the export facilities years away will there be another sharp rise in stock price before the export facilities are finished?

Thanks

 

[Boghie]

I tried to post a new member introduction but it didn't go through. Probably a combination of my iPad locking and the terrible overseas Internet. Anyway I'm new to investing and I am not at the point where I can do real analysis on my own. So my question: Is it too late to get into liquid natural gas (D, LNG) at this point unless you are very long? With the export facilities years away will there be another sharp rise in stock price before the export facilities are finished?

Thanks

Lazy2000,

If you are new to investing than gambling in commodities is not the place to be. The use of leverage in commodity trading means the swings can be wild - and you can actually lose more than you put in. Plus, you really don't invest in commodities you invest in futures and options.

Basically, over time, there will be a bigger fish that will find you a yummy meal...

 

[burrocrat]

if the laws of supply and demand hold true, then i don't think betting on the price of the commodity is a winner. there is and will be for a long time an ample resource.

the play i think is in the infrastructure and manufacturing sectors that utilize the bounty. consider companies that develop the engines to power the semi-tractors that will use the stuff. or the companies that build out the retail exchange network to transfer it to the consumer. or the pipeliners that bring it to market. there is lots of energy in that game, and it will get used.