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April 2nd Week. OIL - Goto Stock Still ? Which To Consider?

@JC888
It was 8 days ago, on a lazy Sun, 02 Apr that the OPEC+ cartel made a surprise worldwide announcement. All members have “volunteer” to cutback that their output production respectively. The accumulated effect would be an effective reduction of 1.18 million bpd daily, in a bid to keep oil prices “stable”. The “self-imposed” action will commence from May 2023 onwards until end 2023 (for now). When my post was published on Mon, 03 Apr evening (click here to read it ! ) I had my eyes set on Energy / Oil stocks. For a moment, I thought I have missed the boat because oil price surged to $81.18 per barrel on Mon morning. Fortunately, as luck would have it, official data / reports that came trickling in throughout the week served to dampen market sentiments. It was a one, two, three knock out - day after day. ISM Purchasing Manager Index (Mon, 03 Apr) with a weak reading of 46.3; indicating bubbling recession fears weighing on businesses. Jobs Opening & Labout Turnover surveys (JOLTs - Tue, 04 Apr) fell to a 21 month low further stoking concerns that US economy was heading for a recession; albeit a hard landing. ADP Mar Private Payrolls (Wed, 05 Apr) also reported a -31% weaker job growth than Wall street expectations; denting market confidence again ! By the time market had a break, it was Thu (06 Apr) - last trading day of the week with most exchanges closed on Good Friday. With the long weekend behind us and on the cusp of a new 5-day trading week- I think there is possibly an opportunity to stock up on oil or energy stocks. Both Brent crude futures and West Texas Intermediate crude are at a level last seen in Nov 2022. This came about only after last Sun (02 Apr) OPEC+ surprised announcement. With 3 weeks to go before production cutback begins, I think supply will be tight going into H2 2023. This implies prices moving higher from here as we go through the year. Agree ? Of the 3 most quoted reasons for Oil prices “recovery” later this year : Futher production cuts from OPEC+ Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East Rebounding demand from China. I still find the “chinese demand rebound” a not a very compelling reason because the Chinese economy is only forecasted to grow on an average 5.4% this year only, hardly having a hungry & healthy appetite to drive demand up. So, This Is What I Am Eyeing : MRO stock price as of 06 Apr 2023 (Thu) Why $Marathon(MRO)$ ? Rhetorically Why Not Marathon Oil ? Marathon Oil (MRO) is a leading independent exploration & production company with operations in the US and international markets. It has a low-cost structure, a strong liquidity position, and a disciplined capital allocation strategy that focuses on generating free cash flow and returning capital to shareholders. Incidentally, Marathon Oil has also been reducing its greenhouse gas emissions & investing in low-carbon technologies to enhance its environmental performance. Enticingly, it has announced on 25 Jan 2023 to raise its quarterly dividend by +11% to $0.10 per share. The American Association of Individual Investors have also analysed and categorized Marathon Oil as having “Deep Value” rating (see below results). I will be reminding myself to be patient if and when bidding for Marathon Oil stock. Will not rush through and buy at a “higher” price. Do you think you will be interested in Oil stock ? If not, what other stock/s will you be interested in ? Share your thoughts here ! Please give a “LIKe” ok. Thanks. Your rating is very important to me. Tks Tks ! @Daily_Discussion @TigerStars @Tiger_SG @TigerPM
April 2nd Week. OIL - Goto Stock Still ? Which To Consider?

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