Market Vectors Coal (KOL)

Coal is still undervalued, basically I would invest in Coal, Natural Gas, Gold... anything other then CASH or crappy as* bonds

Demand continues to exceed supply... this trend will probably continue for quite a few years.

coal: still the big kahuna in power generation w/ lotsa political juice, nat gas can displace some of this consumption over time bit I won't be standing around on 1 leg while waiting for it to happen....

coal is still good and will be for at least ten years. i forgot about this etf it has been out performing for awhile

Coal has taken a beating lately, but it will rise again. Clean coal technology is a viable long term energy source.

Easy money over the long term.

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I call oversoldzies.

Even with the push towards green and maybe even Natural Gas, Coal or even clean coal should be a market performer in another 6 months to a year.

at 9/23/08 it is oversold

long

The chi pest and the most developed energy productive commodity, will come first to replace the oil, for the commercial use.

Nice pullback in commodities.. regardless of hype and potential bubble,,, energy resource demand and geopolitical uncertainities will give this etf a nice long-term upside potential.

Here are the top 10 holdings in the coal ETF... holding, ticker, and % of ETF assets....... The KOL ETF has dropped 17% from its recent highs on profit taking as we enter into a new quarter... The markets are way too volatile for me now to do individual stock trades (just look at this ETF chart and imagine a coal stock).... coal has not participated in the commodities boom like oil, the fertilizers, steel, etc... I will select a half dozen other top coal stocks in CAPS to see if it was wiser and more profitable to go with the ETF or the top coal names......

ARCH COAL INC ACI 4.88

CHINA COAL ENERGY 'A'CNY1 601898.SS 4.84

China Shenhua Energy N/A 7.64

CONS ENERGY INC CNX 7.9

JOY GLOBAL INC JOYG 7.2

MASSEY ENERGY CO MEE 5.63

PEABODY ENERGY CORP BTU 7.83

PT Bumi Resources N/A 8.04

WALTER INDS INC WLT 4.36

Yanzhou Coal Mining N/A 4.43

coal will continue to increase in price with increasing demand squeezing supply worldwide for energy and new coal fired power plants coming on line.

Coal is a necessary commodity for the present and the future. It is used in the manufacture of steel, but more importantly used for power at utility plants. While it is perceived as not environmentally friendly, technological advances continue to make "clean" coal a viable choice for the United States. Coal gasification technology has existed since WWI, and advances continue to make coal an energy for the future. Any of the coal stocks are winners in this space such as Arch Coal, Peabodgy, or Massey. If you want to minimize risk, then your best bet is the KOL etf.

Momentum chasing. Coal is hot but I have no desire to research individual coal companies. Trying to pick it on a dip.

36 months..this won't die