Quote from Landis82:
Lots of commodity type stocks are doing well today. The coal and steel group are very strong . . . even some nat-gas names and drillers even though NG is -9% today on an unanticipated build in inventories.
For trading vehicles, the coal stocks are some of the biggest beta names that I have ever seen.
ACI, BTU, CNX, CLF, and ANR.
Fundamentally speaking, it's best to stay away from central appalacia coal stocks who are under the EPA gun. That is why BTU is the premier name. Has a nice Australian operation as well that feeds the Asian markets.