I like burgers and butter.
Feed the cows and they feed me.
Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) feeds the cows with a byproduct from its corn-based ethanol production.
Green Plains is the third-largest ethanol producer in the world. And they offer a range of co-products, byproducts and ventures. Those include distiller’s grains, corn oil, ethanol marketing & distribution, food ingredients and, of course, a cattle company.
My favorite part of this story, though, is Green Plains’ joint-venture with two other companies called BioProcess Algae.
According to Green Plains’ website, “The algae grown and harvested from our bioreactors have the potential to be used for advanced bio-fuel production, high-quality animal feed, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and/or as biomass for energy production.”
I like a company that can help fuel my car and put food on my table, all while being conscious of its ecological purpose.
The stock also happens to be a good speculative investment right now, too.
GPRE could rally 66% — or perhaps more than double — in the next 12 to 18 months.
Surely, the overall mood in the energy business has weighed on GPRE. But prospects for the oil and gas markets are improving already.
And longer-term factors may put a floor under energy prices and help GPRE rebound in a big way. That’s why I recommend …
Using 5% of your funds allocated to the Speculator section, buy Green Plains Inc. (GPRE), at the market. When filled, place a good-till-canceled protective sell-stop at $15.83.
Also, I recommend you …
CANCEL your open order using 5% of your funds allocated to the Speculator section to buy the Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call ETN (SLVO), at $8.00 or better.
SLVO moved beyond our buy-limit before we could get filled. Let’s scrap this idea and reconsider it, or another buying opportunity, after the next pullback in precious metals.
In the meantime, continue holding your …
ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ). Hold and maintain a good-till-canceled protective sell-stop at $35.85.
Shares in ETFS Physical Platinum Shares (PPLT). Hold and maintain a good-till-canceled protective sell-stop at $81.07.
Shares in ProShares UltraShort Euro (EUO). Hold.
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