A crude opportunity... May 1, 2015 Archives | Unsubscribe How to Book 20% Gains When Nobody's Looking... A crude opportunity No one's watching this potentially profitable trade Plus: taking little losses. Greg Guenthner coming to you from Baltimore, MD... Don't look now-- oil is soaring to new 2015 highs... That's right: black gold's making a big comeback. And if you can peel your eyes away from the stock market for just one minute I'll show you how to play this trend for double-digit gains... What the heck is going on over in the oil patch? Are we headed back to the good old days of $100 highs? Or is this bullish action just a relief rally from the massive selling over the past six months? How about none of the above? Look, I've told you before and I'll tell you again: oil's not going to magically spring back to $100 a barrel--no matter what any analyst might think. But you can't really say it'll fall that much, either. "The oil crash is forcing energy analysts to actually make independent forecasts. And analyst forecasts for black gold are all over the place right now," I told you earlier this month. "Some of the smartest guys in the room think oil will drop to $20 in short order. Others see Texas tea zipping back above $70 before July." Luckily for you the charts are doing the talking right now... Crude is creeping toward $60 a barrel. That's the highest price we've seen since December. Crude supplies and production levels aren't what's fueling this recent move. But the recently tumbling dollar is. After the dollar's unprecedented rally, it's taking a much-needed break, which is showing up in the oil market: "The greenback weakened for a seventh straight day Thursday, the longest losing streak since April 2011, after Federal Reserve policy makers indicated they're in no rush to raise interest rates amid slowing growth," Bloomberg reports. "The losses cap the U.S. currency's first monthly decline since June." Maybe that's the only catalyst we need... Plus, no one's paying attention to the oil patch right now. They're too busy nervously watching the stock market retreat from its highs. Oh, and that also means we have the potential to see massive rebound trades in the energy sector while all eyes are elsewhere. Another important note: We also don't need $100 oil to see big gains trading energy. We're not looking at long-term fundamentals. But it does help that many of the energy names that had been absolutely crushed since the fall are starting to look a whole lot healthier. Keep riding that energy stock rebound. We expect even more gains in the days and weeks ahead... Millions collect these checks -- legally -- do you? 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Stocks are looking to open slightly in the green after yesterday's selloff. Let's see if it holds... Rude Trends When to Buy... When to Sell Sometimes, trading can be frustrating. This is one of those times. Stocks ain't exactly cooperating this week. Everywhere we turn, something's getting torn to shreds. Maybe it's a disappointing earnings report. Or maybe it's the high pollen count. Doesn't matter. Stocks are sinking-- so we have to act. It's times like these when you have to stick to your trading plan or risk ruining your entire year. When the market gets soft, you'll probably be forced to take small losses. Over at the pro, we've been taking small losses when the market tells us to do so. Just today, we sold a cybersecurity trade for a 2% loss - but we also were able to cash in on a solar trade for a 22% gain. You don't have to be a mathematician to see how we came out on top. [Here's how you can learn more] Keep your wits about you as this trading week draws to a close. 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