The Coal Trader

Category: USA

US Markets Quiet After Fire at Allegheny Met’s Longview Mine

An underground fire that began on June 30 at Allegheny Metallurgical Coal’s Longview Mine in Barbour County, West Virginia, has so far not stirred significant concern in the market. The incident at the mine, which only started operations in late 2023 and has a projected annual output of up to 3.1 million short tons, led to a halt in operations…

Technical Analysis Series – BTU

For our third installment in the series here, I thought it best to tackle Peabody Energy BTU -1.91%↓. That’s not necessarily because it’s an interesting risk-reward at this point in the market cycle. Rather, it’s simply because I get more questions on it than any other coal stock. Well, that and it has had the most predictable trading range of the entire sector…

Technical Analysis Series – HCC

I don’t care for technical analysis much, but sometimes it is the best framework on which to build trade ideas. We examine that here, using HCC as an example…

Technical Analysis Series – AMR

I don’t care for technical analysis much, but sometimes it is the best framework on which to build trade ideas. We examine that here, using AMR as an example…

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Portfolio Update

Herewith an update of my personal account, positioning, trades, etc. by request.