Oil and Natural Gas industry and believe that these stocks provide protection against inflation and a decline in the value of US dollar. We also think that the high growth rates in emerging markets support energy prices. Investors should consider getting exposed to these sectors both as a growth play and an inflation play.Oil & Gas are trading in upper side now and Oil is trading over $100 in 2012. These stocks are usually going up with news.If you are looking to day trade, you might want to check out the following stocks. I usually throw these on my watch list and monitor with resistance & support levels.These are the
Best Oil & Natural Gas Stocks last week.
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Below these are the Best Oil & Gas Stocks for the Ended March 2, 2012.
Ticker Company Performance (Week)
ATPG ATP Oil & Gas Corp. 20.93%
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc. 18.65%
CHMT Chemtura Corporation 12.59%
KMI Kinder Morgan, Inc. 9.18%
GDP Goodrich Petroleum Corp. 7.80%
CRZO Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. 7.72%
ROYL Royale Energy Inc. 7.44%
CRK Comstock Resources Inc. 7.42%
RIG Transocean Ltd. 6.82%
VLO Valero Energy Corporation 6.68%
BBG Bill Barrett Corp. 6.04%
AUQ AuRico Gold Inc. 5.53%
EP El Paso Corp. 4.38%
EC Ecopetrol SA 4.28%
WFT Weatherford International Ltd. 4.24%
SZYM Solazyme, Inc. 4.23%
IVN Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. 4.23%
ECA Encana Corporation 4.16%
KRO Kronos Worldwide Inc. 4.10%
CYT Cytec Industries Inc. 4.04%
PDS Precision Drilling Corporation 3.94%
WNR Western Refining Inc. 3.87%
NOR Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. 3.68%
NE Noble Corp. 3.47%
WMB Williams Companies, Inc. 3.24%
LINE Linn Energy, LLC 2.56%
DO Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. 2.49%
CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 2.38%
BAK Braskem S.A. 2.33%
PBR-A Petroleo Brasileiro 2.32%
TX Ternium S.A. 2.27%
COP ConocoPhillips 2.24%
SID Companhia Siderurgica Nacional 2.03%
AGU Agrium Inc. 1.84%
ATW Atwood Oceanics, Inc. 1.80%
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc. 1.76%
VNR Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC 1.73%
STO Statoil ASA 1.67%
SLT Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd. 1.64%
MON Monsanto Co. 1.52%
UPL Ultra Petroleum Corp. 1.51%
PBR Petroleo Brasileiro 1.46%
GGB Gerdau S.A. 1.44%
TS Tenaris SA 1.14%
DOW The Dow Chemical Company 1.12%
BP BP plc 1.09%
GG Goldcorp Inc. 1.05%
PWE Penn West Petroleum Ltd. 1.02%
HUN Huntsman Corporation 1.02%
PGH Pengrowth Energy Corporation 0.91%
PPG PPG Industries Inc. 0.91%
DD E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company 0.90%
UGP Ultrapar Holdings Inc. 0.89%
EPD Enterprise Products Partners LP 0.85%
ALJ Alon USA Energy, Inc. 0.79%
PETD Petroleum Development Corporation 0.78%
ERF Enerplus Corporation 0.54%
CVX Chevron Corporation 0.49%
OXY Occidental Petroleum Corporation 0.48%
CIE Cobalt International Energy, Inc. 0.33%
POT Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. 0.28%
ASH Ashland Inc. 0.27%
CMC Commercial Metals Company 0.15%
SOA Solutia Inc. 0.07%
OLN Olin Corp. 0.00%
LPR Lone Pine Resources Inc. 0.00%
VALE Vale S.A. -0.04%
APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc. -0.07%
CE Celanese Corporation -0.12%
SPN Superior Energy Services, Inc. -0.17%
PX Praxair Inc. -0.17%
BRY Berry Petroleum Co. -0.21%
ALB Albemarle Corp. -0.33%
GTE Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. -0.35%
EXH Exterran Holdings, Inc. -0.35%
TSO Tesoro Corporation -0.36%
TOT Total SA -0.39%
EMN Eastman Chemical Co. -0.46%
EEP Enbridge Energy Partners LP -0.58%
BBL BHP Billiton plc -0.59%
NUE Nucor Corporation -0.66%
SIAL Sigma-Aldrich Corporation -0.68%
CVE Cenovus Energy Inc. -0.77%
SE Spectra Energy Corp. -0.82%
SSRI Silver Standard Resources Inc. -0.84%
SUN Sunoco, Inc. -0.89%
PDC Pioneer Drilling Co. -0.89%
BHP BHP Billiton Ltd. -0.90%
XCO EXCO Resources Inc. -0.96%
LYB LyondellBasell Industries NV -1.00%
AEM Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. -1.06%
EGO Eldorado Gold Corp. -1.13%
XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation -1.16%
RDS-B Royal Dutch Shell plc -1.27%
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. -1.30%
HK Halcon Resources Corporation -1.35%
PVX Provident Energy Ltd. -1.42%
AG First Majestic Silver Corp. -1.46%
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation -1.59%
RIO Rio Tinto plc -1.71%
HFC HollyFrontier Corporation -1.80%
SXC SunCoke Energy Inc. -1.80%
AA Alcoa, Inc. -1.82%
HLX Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. -1.97%
MTL Mechel OAO -2.01%
MOS The Mosaic Company -2.04%
E Eni SpA -2.06%
ETP Energy Transfer Partners LP -2.09%
PKD Parker Drilling Co. -2.13%
MT Arcelor Mittal -2.15%
X United States Steel Corp. -2.20%
DPM DCP Midstream Partners LP -2.24%
HES Hess Corporation -2.34%
KEG Key Energy Services Inc. -2.36%
KGC Kinross Gold Corporation -2.41%
STR Questar Corporation -2.42%
CAM Cameron International Corporation -2.48%
ROSE Rosetta Resources, Inc. -2.48%
SDRL SeaDrill Limited -2.52%
ABX Barrick Gold Corporation -2.65%
RPM RPM International Inc. -2.69%
JAG Jaguar Mining Inc. -2.74%
CEF Central Fund of Canada Limited -2.86%
EXXI Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited -2.88%
FTK Flotek Industries Inc. -2.88%
CDE Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation -2.89%
MMR McMoRan Exploration Co. -2.90%
ETE Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. -2.91%
DVN Devon Energy Corporation -2.91%
OIS Oil States International Inc. -2.93%
SLW Silver Wheaton Corp. -2.99%
SU Suncor Energy Inc. -3.03%
NFX Newfield Exploration Co. -3.09%
EOG EOG Resources, Inc. -3.11%
HP Helmerich & Payne Inc. -3.11%
CRR CARBO Ceramics Inc. -3.13%
FTI FMC Technologies, Inc. -3.16%
CNQ Canadian Natural Resources Limited -3.26%
OII Oceaneering International, Inc. -3.28%
GSM Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. -3.30%
NR Newpark Resources Inc. -3.33%
SLB Schlumberger Limited -3.33%
GFI Gold Fields Ltd. -3.34%
KRA Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. -3.40%
NXY Nexen Inc. -3.40%
NBR Nabors Industries Ltd. -3.41%
COG Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation -3.45%
ANV Allied Nevada Gold Corp. -3.54%
PXP Plains Exploration & Production Company -3.68%
TLM Talisman Energy Inc. -3.80%
ESV Ensco plc -3.84%
MUR Murphy Oil Corporation -3.97%
PAAS Pan American Silver Corp. -3.99%
SCCO Southern Copper Corp. -4.01%
CCJ Cameco Corp. -4.01%
AUY Yamana Gold, Inc. -4.06%
AU AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. -4.18%
CPNO Copano Energy LLC -4.19%
AKS AK Steel Holding Corporation -4.20%
TCK Teck Resources Limited -4.21%
SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc. -4.24%
BVN Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA -4.25%
MRO Marathon Oil Corporation -4.26%
FCX Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. -4.28%
QEP QEP Resources, Inc. -4.31%
EXLP Exterran Partners, L.P. -4.40%
CHK Chesapeake Energy Corporation -4.40%
NOV National Oilwell Varco, Inc. -4.42%
PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. -4.58%
APA Apache Corp. -4.59%
WOR Worthington Industries, Inc. -4.68%
RRC Range Resources Corporation -4.84%
WLT Walter Energy, Inc. -5.01%
END Endeavour International Corporation -5.03%
SWN Southwestern Energy Co. -5.20%
SWC Stillwater Mining Co. -5.24%
WPX WPX Energy, Inc. -5.26%
REXX Rex Energy Corporation -5.32%
DNR Denbury Resources Inc. -5.36%
APC Anadarko Petroleum Corporation -5.44%
EPB El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. -5.45%
CENX Century Aluminum Co. -5.54%
BHI Baker Hughes Incorporated -5.64%
EXK Endeavour Silver Corp. -5.64%
SM SM Energy Company -5.64%
CLF Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. -5.66%
NEM Newmont Mining Corp. -5.68%
CXO Concho Resources, Inc. -5.77%
RES RPC Inc. -5.77%
TIE Titanium Metals Corporation -5.80%
CLR Continental Resources Inc. -5.80%
XEC Cimarex Energy Co. -6.01%
HERO Hercules Offshore, Inc. -6.13%
FST Forest Oil Corp. -6.30%
HAL Halliburton Company -6.39%
NG NovaGold Resources Inc. -6.44%
PQ PetroQuest Energy Inc. -6.50%
HOS Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. -6.56%
CNX CONSOL Energy Inc. -6.61%
PXD Pioneer Natural Resources Co. -6.74%
POL PolyOne Corporation -6.94%
HMY Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. -6.99%
INT World Fuel Services Corp. -7.04%
WLL Whiting Petroleum Corp. -7.24%
CLD Cloud Peak Energy Inc. -7.29%
RDC Rowan Companies Inc. -7.32%
GPRE Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. -7.51%
IAG IAMGOLD Corp. -7.55%
MUX McEwen Mining Inc. Common Stock -7.61%
NGD New Gold, Inc. -7.77%
JRCC James River Coal Co. -8.10%
MCP Molycorp, Inc. -8.43%
CJES C&J Energy Services, Inc. -8.50%
CVI CVR Energy, Inc. -8.67%
EGY Vaalco Energy Inc. -8.73%
SD SandRidge Energy, Inc. -8.74%
OAS Oasis Petroleum Inc. -9.39%
REN Resolute Energy Corporation -9.42%
BTU Peabody Energy Corp. -9.47%
NBL Noble Energy, Inc. -9.65%
ACI Arch Coal Inc. -9.80%
BAS Basic Energy Services, Inc. -9.83%
SFY Swift Energy Co. -10.01%
GPOR Gulfport Energy Corp. -10.17%
NOG Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. -10.39%
KOG Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. -10.88%
SGY Stone Energy Corp. -11.02%
MHR Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. -11.55%
KWK Quicksilver Resources Inc. -12.83%
YPF YPF S.A. -12.85%
REE Rare Element Resources Ltd. -13.11%
WTI W&T Offshore Inc. -13.27%
TTI TETRA Technologies Inc. -13.54%
IOC InterOil Corporation -13.75%
PCX Patriot Coal Corporation -14.94%
ANR Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. -14.96%
OMG OM Group Inc. -15.18%
TC Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. -17.46%
FOE Ferro Corp. -18.55%
HUSA Houston American Energy Corp. -38.92%
OXF Oxford Resource Partners, L.P. -42.86%