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Oil prices keep slipping -- but Michael Hall says natural gas looks strong as ever.
Hall, the vice president of Oil & Gas Equity Research at Stifel Nicolaus, offered CNBC his insights -- and his top natgas stock picks.
He believes the market is oversold, due to investors misunderstanding the historical trend cycles -- and gas' relationship to oil.
"We have a strong seasonal outlook," he said. "Nine out of the last 10 years, we've seen prices climb" through autumn to December. He says the winter heating season should put a nice floor under natural gas prices.
Recommendations:
"We like larger cap, more liquid names," said Hall.
- Chesapeake Energy [CHK
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- Cabot Oil & Gas [COG
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- Petrohawk [HK
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- XTO [XTO
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