One of the most boring, yet profitable ways to make money in the market is buying and selling stocks that trade within a range.

Oil prices are down over 60 percent from their peaks just last summer. With the economy crumbling across the globe, most investors think buying an oil company is the same as suicide.

But not Adam Lass, writing for the Taipan Publishing Group. He readily points out that ExxonMobil made $45.2 billion in pure profits last year alone.

For a company producing enormous amounts of cash in a “Cash is king” economy, he recommends you stay long ExxonMobil.

Recently, legendary Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens made headlines with another big bet on energy…but it was No ordinary oil & gas investment.

The IEA forecast for a daily increase in global oil production of 31 million barrels by 2030—a 37% jump—sounds like pure fantasy. Do the facts support it? Are big oil companies already searching for that future oil and finding it? Do they have plans to produce it?

The long-term bullish case for oil services is a no-brainer. Here’s why…

I don’t believe nuclear energy is the solution to this problem, at least not in its current form. The dirty secret of the nuclear industry is that we still don’t have an adequate waste disposal system. While carbon dioxide pollution may let New Yorkers grow palm trees, radioactive waste will kill you.

If you were running an oil company, what would your number one priority be? Jacking up production, right? I mean, prices have just shot up from $50 to $120. And you know that whatever you produce, you’ll sell. Can it get any simpler than that? Whatever it takes, push product out.

The mood seems to be lifting. A more optimistic tone in the Sunday papers…a prod of encouragement from the Bank of England…and now global equities are surging.

…and I know of the perfect share to take advantage of both sides.

After a long search yesterday, your editor in chief found the No. 1 way to lose money in stocks right now: betting against oil. The past few years have seen the rise of ETFs that allow speculators to make bets against sectors like energy, technology, and financials.