Could The Ethanol Craze Come Back On the Jump In Crude?

May 29, 2009 12:06 PM EDT

The 30% move up in MGP Ingredients (Nasdaq: MGPI) could be related to the new found interest in ethanol as the price of crude roars higher. One stock we just wrote about, Green Plains Renewable (Nasdaq: GPRE), has been up every day for the past few weeks - doubling in price. Nearly all the other publicly-traded ethanol companies are now in bankruptcy or in desperate shape: VeraSun, Aventine (AVRNQ), Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEIX), BioFuel (Nasdaq: BIOF). MGP Ingredients appears to be exiting the ethanol business, but that doesn't mean traders can't associate the name with a possible resurgence.

Verenium Corporation (Nasdaq: VRNM) is another ethanol-related stock that could see interest.

Traders may also want to keep an eye on the second and third tier gas/oil stock which could see interest again if crude continues to run higher. Some of those include: Mexco Energy Corp. (AMEX: MXC), Pyramid Oil Co. (AMEX: PDO), Fieldpoint Petroleum Corp. (AMEX: FPP), Samson Oil & Gas Limited (AMEX: SSN), Blue Dolphin Energy Co (Nasdaq: BDCO), SMF Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: FUEL), OMNI Energy Services Corp (Nasdaq: OMNI).


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BDCO 0.39

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BIOF 1.66

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FPP 2.25

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FUEL 1.50

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GPRE 13.30

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MGPI 5.79

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MXC 9.75

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OMNI 1.08

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PDO 4.67

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PEIX 0.37

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SSN 0.21

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VRNM 4.09

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Temp Wave
http://www.failfriend.com on Jun 5, 2009 02:49 PM

It goes up, then down... it wont hold.

Ethanol
peabody09 on May 29, 2009 01:58 PM

The existing ethanol industry likely will rebound on higher crude prices, but the "Ethanol Craze" will only return if a herd of Wall Street geniuses jump off the cliff once again into an industry that they really don't understand.


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