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Too late to buy energy ETF?
03-05-2005, 03:46 PM
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Too late to buy energy ETF?
I hate to buy when sectors are hot but I wanted to get the opinion from others on the ER forum. I have been watching the Vanguard Viper Energy for a little while but the question is will oil (accounts for the majority of the ETF) stay high or go higher? Is the supply really tight? Also will energy be a good hedge in a time of higher inflation (seems like it b/c it contributes to higher prices)? I also cranked some data and found the returns of energy related stocks to only be slightly positively correlated (.21) with the S&P over a 10 yr period. Thoughts? Concerns? Ballyhoo?
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
03-05-2005, 04:25 PM
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
wildcat,
Do you see anything on the horizon which will
crater oil prices in the near future? There is a
"terrorism" premium built into the price that
could evaporate if a lot of things go our way
in the mid-east .... but that's a big if. Even if
the terrorism premium goes away, I don't think
we will ever see unprofitable oil prices again.
The demand from China and India and decreasing
reserves all push up the price.
I have been asking myself the same question
and have decided to start putting my toe into
the water. This is an asset class that, IMHO,
should help fight inflation in the long run.
Cheers,
Charlie
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
03-05-2005, 04:33 PM
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
I say again, consider the link between rising energy (& commodities) and the dropping dollar.
Energy ETFs sound like a good deal but most investors back away from currency contracts, no?
Your judgment may be sound but you may also be swimming upstream against market sentiment. With the Dow closing at its highest level in 3+ years and about to break 11K (plus our retirement portfolio rising to its highest value since 1999) I'd hold off for a pullback... like early 2006!
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
03-05-2005, 05:53 PM
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
Nords, when I said "toe in the water" I ment just
that .... DCA over a 3 year period or plunge when the
market craters .... whichever comes first. Last
year I was asking the same question about
REITs and made my initial investment just before
the big dip in the spring at which time I went all in.
Cheers,
Charlie
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
03-05-2005, 07:12 PM
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
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With the Dow closing at its highest level in 3+ years and about to break 11K (plus our retirement portfolio rising to its highest value since 1999) I'd hold off for a pullback... like early 2006!
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Tt seems to make sense to buy during a pullback. Does it also make sense to sell before the pullback? Why wait until 2006?
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
03-05-2005, 07:15 PM
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
Charlie,
Many experts suggest that most REITs are overpriced. Have you thought about selling them before a major pullback?
Spanky
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
03-06-2005, 08:10 AM
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
Personally, I think commodities are likely to be a better overall inflation hedge than energy. That is one of the reasons I am in PCRDX instead of QRAAX: the DJ-AIG index that PCRDX follows is limited to 1/3 energy (the rest is other physical commodities), while QRAAX follows the Goldman Sachs index, which is mostly energy-based. QRAAX may have more spectacular returns lately, but it is more volatile and less highly correlated with inflation than PCRDX. I would imagine that energy companies would have similar drawbacks.
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
03-06-2005, 03:39 PM
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
Spanky, I sold some in the fall after the big run up and
again in January to get back to my allocation. I will
bring my allocation up to snuff again probably next
January.
I am in REITs for the long haul now and won't sell
everything.
Cheers,
Charlie
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
03-12-2005, 06:19 PM
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Re: Too late to buy energy ETF?
I confess up front that I am an energy bull for the long term. (But, as Charlie notes, its is both an volatile industry and one with seasonality.) It is also a truly difficult industry to really understand; as soon as you think you've got a good grasp, something new develops. However, at the end energy (and oil more specifically) is a core segment of my portfolio. The basic reason is that worldwide demand is increasing, and supply is decreasing. Beyond that, as I believe the USD is weak, oil is a good currency hedge. I generally ignore day to day movement in oil prices and look at the trend underlying. (The underlying industry is not priced at $55/BBL oil.)
I do not generally buy funds, but rather individual stocks - the vast majority being dividend payers. If you like REITS, you might want to look at some of the MLPs - but like REITS they are somewhat interest sensitive.
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