Syntroleum Corp (NASDAQ:SYNM)

skipbrakes (< 20) Submitted: 12/17/2006 1:06:06 PM : Start Price: $3.16 SYNM Score: -74.63

Yes the bloom is off the rose. Alternative fuel stocks are dead. ( And most rightly so. ) This one however may have a little upside to it. It has dropped precipitously and now seemed to have reached a footing at the 2.60 mark. It is still bleeding money and revisiting the capital markets to stay liquid. Its product still cannot compete on a cost/sales price basis against what it is trying to replace, but I see some possible reasons for a rebound that justify investing in it.
A.) Recent headlines and exposure as the companies products successfully finish testing while being used in a B-52 bomber. (US Military is number one purchaser of fuel on the planet I believe)
B.) Major stockholder Robert Addison Day Jr. (Billionaire money manager) holds huge stake and would like to see a return on his investment. He has the political connections to make that happen. Do a Google search on him for more info.
C.) A confrontation such as blockage of the Strait of Hormuz which could occur during Iran/US dispute (which I see as highly likely in the next 24 months) would instantly send this stock flying. I would at that time be an immediate seller, in an attempt to capture value.

StudsInvestment (< 20) Submitted: 12/11/2006 8:20:57 AM : Start Price: $2.90 SYNM Score: +73.28

For a synthetic alternative this appears to be a good oil alternative but is it?

buydow (21.35) Submitted: 11/19/2006 8:16:59 AM : Start Price: $2.95 SYNM Score: -74.68

When the next spike in oil prices comes, this stock will shine. At $2.95, not much downside.

KevinO3826 (63.15) Submitted: 10/24/2006 11:21:57 PM : Start Price: $3.76 SYNM Score: +81.81

Broke support

pdyang (88.58) Submitted: 10/19/2006 4:38:11 PM : Start Price: $4.29 SYNM Score: -84.93

CTL is a play not just on economics vs. oil, but also on increased attention on US energy security. In other words, this will not just be a play on high oil prices. For evidence, see recent news about the Air Force's test of CTL/GTL with a B-52 bomber (using Syntroleum fuel) and plans to buy up to 200 million gallons by 2008. Subsidies are also a part of a bill in Congress right now, supported by Barrack Obama. JetBlue's CEO has also been quoted as being in favor of the technology as a means for price stability. Catalysts include additional announcements about CTL partnerships or licensing agreements, further announcements from the DoD, and passage of the subsidy bill. Syntroleum also created a partnership with Great Northern, the largest non-government holder of coal reserves, to create a CTL plant in Montana -- though it has been discussed in company presentations on the website, it has not been formally announced yet, and this could be another specific catalyst.