The coal industry is one of the most under-the-radar ponds to fish in.
Investors write it off because "clean energy" will displace the industry. While this is likely true, we think it will take far longer than most expect.
In the meantime, this extreme mispositioning is our opportunity to profit.
You would have made a fortune if you bought these stocks at the depths of the COVID crash. Far more than if you purchased the hottest "work from home" stock.
These stocks had their best day in years last summer after a major Australian coal mine caught fire and halted production.
While we haven't seen the upside follow-through we anticipated, the setup looks ripe for the bulls to take control.
This chart, hands down, is one of my all time favorites. It tells the entire story.
Bond yields hit their first long term cycle bottom in the 1940s. Then we had the stagflation of the ’70s, followed by the blow off top in 1982. From there, a nearly 40 year downtrend in yields that ended in 2020.
After that, yields have been grinding higher.
Now, if there’s ever going to be a year where bond yields take a breather, it’s probably this one.