
How I’m Hedged for a Downturn
Broad markets look pretty bearish here. Rates are getting pushed higher and higher and eventually something is going to break.

Broad markets look pretty bearish here. Rates are getting pushed higher and higher and eventually something is going to break.

We finally got news that Whitehaven is the preferred bidder for the Blackwater and Daunia mines being sold by BHP.

Ramaco Resources (METC) pre-announced earnings, providing a tight range for Net Income and EBITDA. They also revised FY 2023 guidance.

Alpha announced preliminary sales volumes and realizations for Q3 2023, and revised full year 2023 guidance.

Are we witnessing the initial signs of a much larger and protracted Indian infrastructure boom?

It’s important to think about Chinese policy and ask ourselves why their actions don’t quite line up with their rhetoric.

Metallurgical coal markets continue to rally. Front-month (Oct ‘23) is at $362/mt, whereas long-term prices are currently in the $280’s:

Arch released a Q3 update, revised guidance lower, and announced their Q3 earnings call, scheduled to take place October 26 at 10am.

Met names got a lift yesterday with an update of the B Riley price deck and flow through share price target upgrades.

I’m working on a long-form post on Chinese energy policy which is not quite ready for the printing press. I’m therefore going to riff a little on markets here.

Now that I’ve wrapped up the forecasts for the US met producers, I figured I would share it here so that we can compare and contrast.

In terms of metallurgical coal equity share price action, it has been pretty exciting to say the least as they’ve rallied.