Argonautica

“As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know.” Donald Rumsfeld, former US Secretary of Defense (2002) [1] During market dislocations it is common to witness rapid price falls on individual stocks that appear indiscriminate in nature and often contrary to the positive rationale which fundamental…

The rise in the price of oil, with a barrel of Brent crude now back at a five year high of $85, has almost gone unnoticed this year in comparison with US monetary policy, trade wars and the stock market hegemony of the FAANGS. We believe that the causes of oil’s recovery have been multi-faceted, likely to endure for some time and that the energy sector currently offers some of the best opportunities in global stock markets. Moreover, in a stock market which is now wary of mature bull markets and…