Capitol Hill is moving faster than ever. We will get a Cap-and-Trade vote on Friday. The market has already cast its vote, making now a great time to make some smart investments.

If you have been paying attention, you know today’s surge from the coal industry is no big surprise. As much as he may want to, even Obama can’t slow the dirty fuel’s international growth.

Energy prices continue to tumble on recession fears and a US dollar rally. For investors that are long-term bullish on energy markets, this represents a great buying opportunity, says Andrew Snyder. He expects coal producers like Massey (NYSE:MEE), Peabody (NYSE:BTU) and James River Coal (NYSE:JRCC) to see big increases in their valuations in the coming year.

It turned out to be another wild day on Wall Street. The equities market managed to hang on to most of its big gains from yesterday and is now on the cusp of a bullish streak. But even better than the equities market today was the commodities sector.

The prices of oil, gold, silver, coal, cocoa, natural gas and the rest of the gang were up today thanks to some key rate cuts across the globe. China and the United States cut their short-term lending targets and it appears that Japan may follow suit.

Rate cuts mean there is an increased chance of a boost in economic activity and that means commodities traders have a reason to increase prices.

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Andrew Snyder says this credit crisis could eventually go down as one of the most profitable periods in US history. The country’s biggest and oldest companies are selling at an unprecedented discount. Andrew selects four blue chip stocks set to make huge recovery profits over the next two years.