Murphy Oil Corp (MUR)

The IEA released bearish oil market data Wednesday that indicated the U.S. shale machine will help supply outpace demand in 2018, but one industry consultant is not convinced.

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) today announced that Roger W. Jenkins, President & CEO, will present at the UBS Global Oil and Gas Conference in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at 11:00 a.

Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) today announced its preliminary financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017, including net income of $58 million, or $0.

May kicks off with a busy first week filled with earnings, monetary policy and a snapshot of the health of the economy.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 04/13/2017 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the S&P 500 by "days to cover." There are a number of ways to look at short data, for example the total number of shares short; but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded. The number of shares short is then compared to the average daily volume, in order to calculate the total number of trading days it would take to close out all of the open short positions if every share traded represented a short position being closed.

Investors seem to be struggling with where to place their bets as U.S. producers kick back into gear, but analysts have mapped out a few to keep an eye on.

The oil producing company is leading the pack and poised for growth.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 02/28/2017 settlement date, which shows a 2,845,884 share increase in total short interest for Murphy Oil Corp , to 25,771,091, an increase of 12.41% since 01/31/2017. Total short interest is just one way to look at short data; another metric that we here at Dividend Channel find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded.

These heavily shorted stocks could get squeezed much higher soon.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 12/15/2016 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the S&P 500 by "days to cover." There are a number of ways to look at short data, for example the total number of shares short; but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded. The number of shares short is then compared to the average daily volume, in order to calculate the total number of trading days it would take to close out all of the open short positions if every share traded represented a short position being closed.

Breadth isn't looking good.

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Jim Cramer likes SLB and AMAT, along with MUR.

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The narrow consolidation that has trapped shares of Murphy Oil may soon give way to an upside breakout.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 10/14/2016 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the S&P 500 by "days to cover." There are a number of ways to look at short data, for example the total number of shares short; but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded. The number of shares short is then compared to the average daily volume, in order to calculate the total number of trading days it would take to close out all of the open short positions if every share traded represented a short position being closed.

A larger-than-expected crude oil stockpile drawdown saw the commodity soar to one-year highs Wednesday, and with it came an energy industry longing for a comeback.

Marathon Oil was among the energy market's biggest losers Tuesday as a stronger dollar and concerns over OPEC output pushed oil off one-year highs.

Shares of oil companies continue to rally over chatter of a potential OPEC production cut.

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The U.S. Department of Energy agency said crude stockpiles fell by 600,000 barrels, which was enough for a blip on the radar but not enough to keep these players up.

Growing crude supplies and continued aggressive drilling globally are negative signs for energy stocks.

The most recent short interest data has been released for the 08/31/2016 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel like to sift through this fresh data and order the underlying components of the S&P 500 by "days to cover." There are a number of ways to look at short data, for example the total number of shares short; but one metric that we find particularly useful is the "days to cover" metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares typically traded. The number of shares short is then compared to the average daily volume, in order to calculate the total number of trading days it would take to close out all of the open short positions if every share traded represented a short position being closed.

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