THE AI REVOLUTION NEEDS ENERGY
US natural gas demand is growing to supply data centers and LNG exports. We believe midstream energy infrastructure offers predictable cash flows to investors.
Energy Is The New Market Leader
January was a good month for midstream energy infrastructure. The American Energy Infrastructure Index was +9%, the 10th best month of the past decade and the best since November 2024. For those who like simple statistical patterns, over the past ten years the direction of January’s performance has correctly predicted the full year 70% of […]
Energy Leads The Market
There were several positive news stories last week that helped propel the American Energy Infrastructure Index (AEITR) to +7% YTD, well ahead of the S&P500 which is +1%. Kinder Morgan’s (KMI) earnings unusually beat expectations. Moreover, their increased backlog of projects didn’t scare investors as much as it should given their perennially low Return On […]
Quantifying The Gas Arb
In The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution, author Greg Zuckerman explains how today’s traders spend most of their time doing research. At Renaissance, the hedge fund Zuckerman chronicles, and other quantitative funds, traders spend much of their time looking for market anomalies that are likely to repeat and […]
Venezuela: Mostly Questions, Few Answers
More than most times, the energy market is moving on macro developments. President Trump is for low oil prices. He wants energy dominance which means ample supply. Although the White House is a big fan of the US energy sector, volumes trump profits. Trump’s first term was not a good one for energy investors. Oil […]
Few Laughs In Gas Last Year
Energy was a laggard in 2025, and within that Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) stocks were especially weak. The S&P Energy Index was +9.1%, 8.8% behind the S&P500. The American Energy Independence Index (AEITR) was +1.7%. The five-year annual trailing return on the AEITR is well ahead of the broader market (23.6% vs 15.3%). Over the […]