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The ZLT was off 9.3% on the week last week amid what appears to be some end of year selling in the upstream and oil service segments.
The site will have a new look, should be faster, and more mobile friendly in the next few days.
The natural gas storage slide show can be viewed here
The oil inventory slide show can be viewed here
Holdings Watch:
- We added to one oily upstream position as a Trade Only add this week.
- Look for selling by us in the next couple of weeks.
- We are in the process of winding down the ZLT and will have the INVEST and FLEX portfolios in place for January.
- The Blotter is updated.
Questions and comments under The Wrap will be addressed in the Monday post.
Questions about the site may be addressed to zmanalpha@gmail.com
Have a good weekend,
Z
06
Dec
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Housekeeping Watch: Are we using the correct email for you? If you're not getting ZBLAST's or are getting them at the wrong address contact zmanalpha@gmail.com
In today's post please find:
- The natural gas storage slide show - noted updated comments on 2025 trough levels.
- The natural gas supply / demand update
- INVEST Portfolio (part 2),
- and some other odds and ends.
Ecodata Watch:
- We get Nonfarm payrolls at 8:30 am EST (F = 214,000; last read was +12,000),
- We get unemployment rate at 8:30 am EST (F = 4.2%, last read was 4.1%),
- We get consumer sentiment at 10 am EST (F = 73.0, last read 71.8).
In Today’s Post:
- Holdings Watch
- Commodity Watch
- Natural Gas Inventory Review
- Stuff We Care About Today - INVEST (part 2), PTEN, Housekeeping Watch (changes highlighted)
- Odds & Ends
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05
Dec
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Housekeeping Watch:
In today's post please find:
- the oil inventory snapshot and slide show update,
- OPEC+ meeting comments,
- the natural gas inventory preview,
- INVEST 2025 portfolio,
- Housekeeping Watch,
- and some other odds and ends.
Ecodata Watch:
- We get jobless claims at 8:30 am EST (F = 215,000; last read was 213,000),
- We get the trade deficit at 8:30 am EST (F = -74.8 B; last read was -$84.4 B),
- We get the EIA natural gas storage report at 10:30 am EST.
In Today’s Post:
- Holdings Watch
- Commodity Watch - with oil inventory slide show and natural gas inventory previews
- Stuff We Care About Today - INVEST 2025 (upstream portion), QS, Housekeeping Watch
- Odds & Ends
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04
Dec
Housekeeping Watch:
In today's post please find:
- the oil inventory preview,
- the natural gas inventory preview,
- comments and a model and cheat sheet update for VTS,
- compression metrics,
- and some other odds and ends.
Ecodata Watch:
- We get ADP employment at 8:15 am EST (F = 163,000, last month was 233,000),
- We get ISM services at 10 am EST (F = 55.6, last read was 56),
- We get factory orders at 10 am EST (F = -0.2%, last read was -0.5%),
- We get the EIA oil inventory report at 10:30 am EST.
In Today’s Post:
- Holdings Watch
- Commodity Watch - with oil and natural gas inventory previews
- Stuff We Care About Today - VTS, Compression metrics, week ahead, Housekeeping Watch
- Odds & Ends
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03
Dec
Housekeeping Watch: If you sent us an email (and please use zmanalpha@gmail.com for quicker response) and didn't get a response back pretty much immediately it likely was routed to spam. We get A LOT of spam and sometimes miss those notifications. If you think this is the case text us using the contact number on the contact page.
In today's post please find:
- the early read on natural gas storage,
- comments and a cheat sheet and model update for VTLE,
- and some other odds and ends.
Ecodata Watch:
- We get job openings at 10 am EST (F = 7.6 mm, last month was 7.4),
- We get auto sales over the course of the day; last months read was 16.0 mm,
- We get API Oil Inventories at 4:30 pm EST.
In Today’s Post:
- Holdings Watch - see additional note
- Commodity Watch
- Stuff We Care About Today – VTLE, week ahead, Housekeeping Watch
- Odds & Ends
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