#36 Alpha Score 97.3

Matt Smith

Lead Oil Analyst, Kpler
@mattvsmith01 · tracked since Feb 2026
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Alpha Score 97.3
Calls
20
Win Rate
80.0%
return
+19.7%
Calls 20 49 Posts tracked · 0.2/day
Calls
7d 0
30d 0
90d 8
Best Calls
PANW Long +134.8%
CRWD Long +103.2%
USO Long +46.5%
Worst Calls
UNG Long -11.9%
CWEN Long -7.0%
BWXT Long -5.8%
Most Mentioned
BNO ×9
FRO ×2
UNG ×2
Recent Calls
CRAK Long 1 month ago
UGA Long 1 month ago
BWXT Long 1 month ago
Win Rate 80% Long 20 Short 0
Win Rate
7d 45%
30d 50%
90d 42%
Average Return +19.7% Long Return +19.7% Short Return -
Average Return
7d -0.6%
30d +3.1%
90d +11.3%
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Long
Mar 05
$96.31
+46.5%
"Qatar LNG, for example, turning the the production off... Iraq has already start[ed] to happen... shutting down." This is no longer just a "threat" to supply; it is a physical removal of barrels and cubic feet from the market. Qatar (LNG) and Iraq (Oil) shutting in production tightens global balances immediately. Furthermore, the speaker notes that restarting this infrastructure "takes time to normalize," implying prices will remain elevated due to the lag in supply coming back online. Long energy commodities via ETFs (USO for Oil, UNG for Natural Gas) to profit from the supply deficit. Demand destruction from a global recession or major strategic reserve releases by importing nations.
"Qatar LNG, for example, turning the the production off... Iraq has already start[ed] to happen... shutting down." This is no longer just a "threat" to supply; it is a physical removal of barrels and cubic feet from the market. Qatar (LNG) and Iraq (Oil) shutting in production tightens global balances immediately. Furthermore, the speaker notes that restarting this infrastructure "takes time to normalize," implying prices will remain elevated due to the lag in supply coming back online. Long energy commodities via ETFs (USO for Oil, UNG for Natural Gas) to profit from the supply deficit. Demand destruction from a global recession or major strategic reserve releases by importing nations.
Commodities
Long
Mar 05
$34.92
+28.2%
"The markets for tankers are incredibly strong at the moment all over the world. So go somewhere else, earn loads of money... even if you'd reopen the straight tomorrow, those tankers then have to sail through... They're not all waiting outside." The blockage of the Strait of Hormuz forces a supply shock in shipping availability. Vessels are rerouting to longer routes or other markets to capture high premiums. This creates a "perfect storm" for tanker equities: high day rates, high utilization, and a supply constraint that cannot be fixed instantly (ships can't teleport back to the Gulf). Long crude and product tankers (Frontline, Scorpio, DHT) to capture the surge in freight rates. A sudden, definitive geopolitical resolution that immediately restores safe passage and crashes shipping premiums.
"The markets for tankers are incredibly strong at the moment all over the world. So go somewhere else, earn loads of money... even if you'd reopen the straight tomorrow, those tankers then have to sail through... They're not all waiting outside." The blockage of the Strait of Hormuz forces a supply shock in shipping availability. Vessels are rerouting to longer routes or other markets to capture high premiums. This creates a "perfect storm" for tanker equities: high day rates, high utilization, and a supply constraint that cannot be fixed instantly (ships can't teleport back to the Gulf). Long crude and product tankers (Frontline, Scorpio, DHT) to capture the surge in freight rates. A sudden, definitive geopolitical resolution that immediately restores safe passage and crashes shipping premiums.
Shipping & Tankers
Long
Mar 05
$78.72
+0.9%
"The markets for tankers are incredibly strong at the moment all over the world. So go somewhere else, earn loads of money... even if you'd reopen the straight tomorrow, those tankers then have to sail through... They're not all waiting outside." The blockage of the Strait of Hormuz forces a supply shock in shipping availability. Vessels are rerouting to longer routes or other markets to capture high premiums. This creates a "perfect storm" for tanker equities: high day rates, high utilization, and a supply constraint that cannot be fixed instantly (ships can't teleport back to the Gulf). Long crude and product tankers (Frontline, Scorpio, DHT) to capture the surge in freight rates. A sudden, definitive geopolitical resolution that immediately restores safe passage and crashes shipping premiums.
"The markets for tankers are incredibly strong at the moment all over the world. So go somewhere else, earn loads of money... even if you'd reopen the straight tomorrow, those tankers then have to sail through... They're not all waiting outside." The blockage of the Strait of Hormuz forces a supply shock in shipping availability. Vessels are rerouting to longer routes or other markets to capture high premiums. This creates a "perfect storm" for tanker equities: high day rates, high utilization, and a supply constraint that cannot be fixed instantly (ships can't teleport back to the Gulf). Long crude and product tankers (Frontline, Scorpio, DHT) to capture the surge in freight rates. A sudden, definitive geopolitical resolution that immediately restores safe passage and crashes shipping premiums.
Shipping & Tankers
Long
Mar 05
$12.05
-11.9%
"Qatar LNG, for example, turning the the production off... Iraq has already start[ed] to happen... shutting down." This is no longer just a "threat" to supply; it is a physical removal of barrels and cubic feet from the market. Qatar (LNG) and Iraq (Oil) shutting in production tightens global balances immediately. Furthermore, the speaker notes that restarting this infrastructure "takes time to normalize," implying prices will remain elevated due to the lag in supply coming back online. Long energy commodities via ETFs (USO for Oil, UNG for Natural Gas) to profit from the supply deficit. Demand destruction from a global recession or major strategic reserve releases by importing nations.
"Qatar LNG, for example, turning the the production off... Iraq has already start[ed] to happen... shutting down." This is no longer just a "threat" to supply; it is a physical removal of barrels and cubic feet from the market. Qatar (LNG) and Iraq (Oil) shutting in production tightens global balances immediately. Furthermore, the speaker notes that restarting this infrastructure "takes time to normalize," implying prices will remain elevated due to the lag in supply coming back online. Long energy commodities via ETFs (USO for Oil, UNG for Natural Gas) to profit from the supply deficit. Demand destruction from a global recession or major strategic reserve releases by importing nations.
Commodities
Long
Jul 24
$55.24
+14.3%
Product tightness worsening, bullish gasoline/diesel.
Refined product markets for gasoline and diesel remain severely strained after jet fuel demand was addressed, and the tightness will only worsen, pushing already elevated prices ($140/bbl gasoline, $180/bbl diesel) even higher.
Thematic ETFs
Long
Jul 24
$122.17
+7.3%
Product tightness worsening, bullish gasoline/diesel.
Refined product markets for gasoline and diesel remain severely strained after jet fuel demand was addressed, and the tightness will only worsen, pushing already elevated prices ($140/bbl gasoline, $180/bbl diesel) even higher.
Commodities
Long
Jul 21
$171.87
-5.8%
Nuclear supplier BWXT gains from reactor buildout
BWXT is the primary nuclear supplier for the US Navy and has significant dollar content in the AP1000 reactor supply chain. It will benefit substantially from the required scale-up of large-scale nuclear construction as the gas crisis forces the US to build new reactors.
Grid Equipment
Long
Jul 21
$85.60
+12.6%
Cameco undervalued on nuclear buildout necessity
Large-scale nuclear is the only viable long-term solution to the gas deficit in the 2030s. Cameco, which owns 49% of Westinghouse, is deeply undervalued as Westinghouse's AP1000 reactors become essential. The US government is lining up procurement, and Cameco will benefit significantly from the coming nuclear cycle.
Critical Minerals
Long
Jul 21
$33.61
-7.0%
Solar yieldco gains from higher power prices
Similar to XPLR, Split away energy is a solar yieldco that will benefit from higher electricity prices as gas costs rise, without requiring additional capex.
Power Producers
Long
Jul 21
$87.40
+15.0%
Deeply undervalued gas producer with top assets
Expand Energy controls ~70% of remaining core Haynesville wells and has some of the highest quality rock in the country. Despite its assets being unchanged, the stock has plummeted over the last six months due to a CEO search and is trading at 4x EBITDA on a forward curve that ignores the coming gas shortage. Modeling the facts suggests a much higher gas price, making Expand Energy the biggest winner.
Oil & Gas
Long
Jul 21
$36.67
+16.7%
High-quality Appalachian gas producer with upside
Range Resources has significant room to grow production and materially grow returns to investors as natural gas prices rise into the supply shortage later this decade.
Oil & Gas
Long
Jul 21
$12.25
-4.2%
Solar yieldco benefits from rising power prices
As natural gas sets the marginal price of power, rising gas prices will drive electricity prices higher. Solar assets, especially utility-scale yieldcos, will experience a windfall because they sell power at market prices with no incremental capital cost. XPLR (formerly NextEra Yield Co) will see material margin expansion in the late 2020s and early 2030s as it marks PPAs to market at higher values.
Power Producers
Long
Mar 13
$196.82
+7.2%
"You're having these producers in the region that are having to shut down production, right, curtail this oil production." Middle Eastern producers are losing volume and market share because their export routes are blocked. Western and US-based producers will benefit from the resulting higher global oil prices without suffering the volume disruptions, leading to massive margin expansion. LONG US supermajors and domestic producers who can sell unhindered production into a supply-constrained, high-price global market. US regulatory changes, windfall taxes, or a faster-than-expected clearing of the Strait that floods the market with Middle Eastern supply.
"You're having these producers in the region that are having to shut down production, right, curtail this oil production." Middle Eastern producers are losing volume and market share because their export routes are blocked. Western and US-based producers will benefit from the resulting higher global oil prices without suffering the volume disruptions, leading to massive margin expansion. LONG US supermajors and domestic producers who can sell unhindered production into a supply-constrained, high-price global market. US regulatory changes, windfall taxes, or a faster-than-expected clearing of the Strait that floods the market with Middle Eastern supply.
Oil & Gas
Long
Mar 13
$57.85
+5.4%
"You're having these producers in the region that are having to shut down production, right, curtail this oil production." Middle Eastern producers are losing volume and market share because their export routes are blocked. Western and US-based producers will benefit from the resulting higher global oil prices without suffering the volume disruptions, leading to massive margin expansion. LONG US supermajors and domestic producers who can sell unhindered production into a supply-constrained, high-price global market. US regulatory changes, windfall taxes, or a faster-than-expected clearing of the Strait that floods the market with Middle Eastern supply.
"You're having these producers in the region that are having to shut down production, right, curtail this oil production." Middle Eastern producers are losing volume and market share because their export routes are blocked. Western and US-based producers will benefit from the resulting higher global oil prices without suffering the volume disruptions, leading to massive margin expansion. LONG US supermajors and domestic producers who can sell unhindered production into a supply-constrained, high-price global market. US regulatory changes, windfall taxes, or a faster-than-expected clearing of the Strait that floods the market with Middle Eastern supply.
Oil & Gas
Long
Mar 13
$156.02
+5.5%
"You're having these producers in the region that are having to shut down production, right, curtail this oil production." Middle Eastern producers are losing volume and market share because their export routes are blocked. Western and US-based producers will benefit from the resulting higher global oil prices without suffering the volume disruptions, leading to massive margin expansion. LONG US supermajors and domestic producers who can sell unhindered production into a supply-constrained, high-price global market. US regulatory changes, windfall taxes, or a faster-than-expected clearing of the Strait that floods the market with Middle Eastern supply.
"You're having these producers in the region that are having to shut down production, right, curtail this oil production." Middle Eastern producers are losing volume and market share because their export routes are blocked. Western and US-based producers will benefit from the resulting higher global oil prices without suffering the volume disruptions, leading to massive margin expansion. LONG US supermajors and domestic producers who can sell unhindered production into a supply-constrained, high-price global market. US regulatory changes, windfall taxes, or a faster-than-expected clearing of the Strait that floods the market with Middle Eastern supply.
Oil & Gas
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Matt Smith has 20 trade ideas tracked on Buzzberg across 20 tickers since February 2026. Win rate 80% across 20 evaluated calls, average return +19.7%. Ranked #36 on the Buzzberg Alpha leaderboard. Most covered: BNO, FRO, UNG.