01 June 2005
Gas prices moved up on oil prices, but emissions settled after last weeks initial scare. Power prices remained in a quandary with the prompt dripping down to £30/MWh. August and September traded flat something unlikely to happen in reality and August looks greatly overpriced at £33/MWh with gas prices at 33p/therm this is £10.50 spark spread and even with emissions this is a fat margin for gas power station.
European Power curves fall but the Brits seem to do things differently
Europeans still fundamentally different to the Brits. read more...
03 June 2005
Europeans still fundamentally different to the Brits. read more...
Shape premia on the rise
Traders get rich on high prices for shape premia. read more...
06 June 2005
Traders get rich on high prices for shape premia. read more...
Prompt Dichotomy
Contango causing large customers to manage their own risk. read more...
08 June 2005
Contango causing large customers to manage their own risk. read more...
Prompt sold off with strength returning to the back end.
The options players haven't really left. read more...
13 June 2005
The options players haven't really left. read more...
Power generation growing
Power production increasing but tempered by lack of clear environmental policy from the government. read more...
14 June 2005
Power production increasing but tempered by lack of clear environmental policy from the government. read more...
Bulls just won't go away.
"A coward you are Withnail. An expert in bulls you are not" Withnail and I read more...
16 June 2005
"A coward you are Withnail. An expert in bulls you are not" Withnail and I read more...
Emissions Demand and Supply
"'Curiouser and curiouser,' cried Alice!" Alice and Wonderland read more...
17 June 2005
"'Curiouser and curiouser,' cried Alice!" Alice and Wonderland read more...
Do markets get it wrong?
Alice: "It would be so nice if something made sense for a change." read more...
22 June 2005
Alice: "It would be so nice if something made sense for a change." read more...
Is seasonality dead
The differences between Winter and Summer are getting narrower, but this may indirectly cause more problems. If the Swiss trains stop what next? read more...
23 June 2005
The differences between Winter and Summer are getting narrower, but this may indirectly cause more problems. If the Swiss trains stop what next? read more...
Is your custom that important?
The more customers a supplier has in a rising market the more exposure to power price they have, this may not always be welcome when the buying forward is so expensive. read more...
24 June 2005
The more customers a supplier has in a rising market the more exposure to power price they have, this may not always be welcome when the buying forward is so expensive. read more...
New Highs - Could market be broken
Market highs, put pressure on governments to intervene, who is likely to be the G.Soros of the power market. read more...
25 June 2005
Market highs, put pressure on governments to intervene, who is likely to be the G.Soros of the power market. read more...
Rising Market = Long Term Deals
"The most valuable commodity I know of is information." Wall Street read more...
27 June 2005
"The most valuable commodity I know of is information." Wall Street read more...
Liquidity - dries up.
The market quietens down, with fewer trades and traders re-evaluating positions. read more...
28 June 2005
The market quietens down, with fewer trades and traders re-evaluating positions. read more...
Herd Mentality Rules
"Ever wondered why fund managers can't beat the S&P 500? Cause they're sheep, and sheep get slaughtered." Wall Street read more...
29 June 2005
"Ever wondered why fund managers can't beat the S&P 500? Cause they're sheep, and sheep get slaughtered." Wall Street read more...
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