CANROYs Remain Attractive as Oil-Related Investments

Jim Kingsdale wrote an article on Seeking Alpha yesterday entitled "A Case For Retreating From Oil Investments." I wrote the following piece in the Comments section, but have decided to submit it as a complete article as well. I have been bullish on oil and gas for more than a year, beginning well before oil crossed $100, and I remain so today. Although I have been bullish on oil, I never called for oil to hit $150 this year, or, perish the thought, $200.

In an article I published here in early 2008, I said I expected oil to cross $100, cross $110 and test $120, but then spend most of this year between $100 and $120. That remains my prediction. In my predictions, I did miss the irrational rise to almost $150, and perhaps I will be wrong again and oil will go below $100 and stay there for a while.