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Oil's Marathon Man

Published 09/16/2019, 01:34 PM
Updated 07/09/2023, 06:31 AM

As oil went on its biggest up-move in history, I had some concerns about the handful of energy-related shorts in my portfolio. Turns out, as I hoped, that it wasn’t worth wringing my hands over. Just because the commodity itself (crude oil) roars higher in price doesn’t necessarily mean great news for the companies that seek it or process it.

Take Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC), for example, one of my shorts. Its down about 2.5% right now, and I think far lower prices are in store.

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

Latest comments

how much money has Tim lost by short-selling in the last 10 years?
Do what this article suggests if you like being poor.
risky and reward out of balance
this guy bad dont worry
Why would you put shorts on oil companies when oil at the lowest it could go and compnies afford to refine It at a profit. Oil was only going one way if it moved and that was up.
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