Frontline Ltd., the world’s largest oil tanker shipping company, shot higher in price today after press reports touted it as a play in an oil glut world. This is the second time in a month the stock witnessed sharp price spikes on news related momentum buying. This time the stock received kind words from Karen Finerman, noting that the tanker company is a leveraged play in the shipping industry. Frontline’s debt situation Noting the company’s precarious debt situation, Finerman sees a ray of hope. “I think they will squeak through their next debt payment and that will give them time…
Frontline Ltd Soars On Positive Comments As Oil Tankers All The Rage
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.