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Like it sounds, a channel in which prices are moving. Parallel trendlines are drawn along the lows and highs of a price chart, forming a channel in which prices move. The trendlines form areas of support and resistance. Depending on the trend, the channel can be a downchannel or an upchannel.
Industry:Energy
Traders are said to be long when they have contracted to buy more of a commodity or instrument than they have contracted to sell.
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The ratio of average load to peak load during a specific period of time, expressed as a percent. The load factor indicates to what degree energy has been consumed compared to maximum demand or the use of units relative to total system capability. An system's load factor shows the variability in all customers' demands.
Industry:Energy
Belgian port. The terminus point of The (European) Interconnector, a gas line linking to the UK to continental Europe, and thus a major European gas delivery hub.
Industry:Energy
A bullish reversal pattern characterized by a low, a lower low, a less low low, and a breakout to the upside.
Industry:Energy
A measure of expectation that system demand will exceed capacity during a given period, often expressed as the expected number of days per year.
Industry:Energy
A chemical test performed on a sample of ores or minerals to determine the amount of valuable metals contained.
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Group of crude-producing countries which has used its collective weight of production since OPEC was founded in 1960 in an attempt to influence oil prices. Current membership (May 2000): 11 countries—Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Venezuela. Ecuador resigned from OPEC in 1992, Gabon in 1995. Founder members were Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Venezuela.
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