EOG Resources is the premier onshore U.S. crude oil producer, capable of sustaining many years of very high production growth supported by its exceptional acreage position and industry-leading technical advances. The stock is currently trading at $103 per share (as of May 5) and has an upside target of $209 per share, which is more than double its current price, over the next 12 months assuming a $62 per barrel WTI crude oil price.

Apple has a big say in where Nasdaq goes as the largest piece of index comprising 7.3%. The technology behemoth is up 11% year-to-date, 25% over the last 12 months and sports a dividend yield of 1.5%. Earnings have been mostly higher with gains in three of the last four quarters. The stock began a sharp rally at the end of April, which pushed it $25 higher (15%) during the following four weeks.

With a market cap of $217 billion, Chevron competes with the likes of Exxon (XOM), Shell, BP and Total. CVX consistently ranks among the lowest cost producers in its nine-company peer group. Strong production growth is anticipated in 2018 and 2019.

Occidental Petroleum ranks among the largest independent oil producers with a market cap of $50 billion, and it sells at a premium multiple in its peer group. Our target for OXY stock is $89 per share, a 37% increase from current prices, based on a $60 per barrel WTI oil price in 2018 and its seven-year average 10.6x cash flow multiple on 2018 estimated cash flow of $8.41 per share.

Noble Energy (NBL) is a relatively small independent global oil and gas exploration and production producer with a market cap of $15 billion. Asset sales since 2010 generated proceeds of $6.8 billion.

While many fintech firms are swimming firmly upstream, Broadridge Financial Solutions is up 16% year-to-date and 54% duing the last 12-month period with a dividend yield of 1.4%. Earnings have been mixed, splitting positive and negative quarters over the last year.

With a market cap of $13.5 billion, National Oilwell Varco is a leading manufacturer of drilling equipment sold primarily to drilling contractors, marine rig shipyards in Korea and Singapore, and other rig fabricators from plants largely located in Texas. Its revenue is heavily dependent on oil and gas producer and drilling contractor capital spending and the outlook for drilling activity; both of which are sensitive to changes in the price of oil.

With a market cap of $13.5 billion, National Oilwell Varco (NOV) is a leading manufacturer of drilling equipment sold primarily to drilling contractors, marine rig shipyards in Korea and Singapore, and other rig fabricators from plants largely located in Texas. Its revenue is heavily dependent on oil and gas producer and drilling contractor capital spending and the outlook for drilling activity; both of which are sensitive to changes in the price of oil.

Ecopetrol SA is an energy firm that is up 20% year-to-date, 86% over the last 12-months and sports compellingly bullish technicals after testing support at the 50-day simple moving average following the early February sell-off. Earnings have been mixed with gains of 2.1% and 6.4% during the last two quarters.

The coffee market offers a very attractive risk-adjusted return from the long side given a very compelling set of bullish long-term indicators and patterns. Currently, there is an extremely speculative short position as a percentage of open interest in coffee as measured by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Commitments of Traders data.