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Steven,
As you know, I don't pay much attention to topping patterns, but I am
interested in your opinions. Have you looked at the Oil drilling group? If
not, please do and let me know if you have the same opinion as you do about
the overall oil industry.
Thanks!
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Buss <sbuss@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, October 26, 1997 10:45 PM
Subject: Re: Weekly Stock Watch
>I don't have a systematic and carefully thought through view of this. What
>I can say is that in going over S&P industry charts one of the three
>clearest topping pattern industries is the oil sector in general. Oil
>industry stocks would clearly be in the bunch to be considered for shorting
>based on a higher level "topping pattern" chartist view.
>
>Steven Buss
>Walnut Creek, CA
>sbuss@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Doeden <bdoeden@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Monday, October 27, 1997 12:48 AM
>Subject: Re: Weekly Stock Watch
>
>
>>The daily OBTR on RDC has turned negative. The weekly is still OK. Can't
>argue
>>too much against your pick but anyone considering this should realize the
>group
>>is in a parabolic uptrend. Fidelity Select Funds Energy Service Fund has
>gone
>>up about 6 fold since 1995 and everyone is loaded with these stocks. This
>is
>>not low risk investing. I'm wondering if the more conservative investor
>>shouldn't consider the producers now rather that the drillers. The PE on
>the
>>producers is probably half that of the drillers. After all, if the
>producers
>>don't make money they aren't going to spend a lot of money with the
>drillers. I
>>just hate to be buying what the funds are loaded with.
>>
>>Bob Doeden
>>============================================================
>>Jim Greening wrote:
>>
>>> looking for strong industry groups, I finally decided on the oil
drilling
>>> group which has done good for quite a while and shows no sign of slowing
>>> down. I then looked at some analyst stories and liked what I saw about
>>> Rowan Companies (RDC). While RDC is in both offshore and land drilling
>as
>>> well as heavy equipment manufacturing and transportation, the real story
>is
>>> deep water drilling. The rates for deep water drilling are exploding
and
>>> RDC has most of the new capacity coming on line in the next few years.
>>> Their earnings are already turning up with last quarters earnings being
>over
>>> 50% of the previous quarters and over double the quarterly earnings a
>year
>>> ago. With a lock on deep water drilling, the earnings should accelerate
>>> even more from here. RDC at 39.312 is slightly below mid channel of an
>>> Intermediate Term Up Trend Channel (ITUTC) with the top at 45 and the
>bottom
>>> at 35 1/2. There was a MetaStock RSquared, S/C,MFI system test buy
>signal
>>> in late May and the stock has been moving up strongly ever since with
>only
>>> one sideways move to the bottom of the channel in July and August
>followed
>>> by another strong up move in September and August. In October, RDC did
>move
>>> down and sideways to its current mid channel position. RSquared and S/C
>>> indicate a strong trend in progress, but the money flow did drop in
>August
>>> and September and has leveled off in October. The fundamentals are
>>> excellent except for PSR which is at 5.06 and higher than I would like.
>>> However, this is offset by the potential for large earnings gains. The
>>> Debt/Equity is 0.48, there is over 30% insider ownership, and revenues
>have
>>> been growing at over 20% per year. In a perfect world, I'd like further
>>> movement towards the bottom of the channel before entering. However,
>I'll
>>> also enter if it breaks out and the market looks like it is resuming its
>>> upward move. I'll keep the email list posted.
>>> I'll send a RDC.GIF chart to everyone on the email list. If you
>aren't
>>> on the list and want on, just yell. The only obligation is
participation
>in
>>> this email forum.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
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