Coal Catches A Spark

 | May 30, 2012 01:07AM ET

This morning, all of the leading coal stocks are catching a bid higher. This important energy sector has been beaten and trading lower since topping out in April 2011. Many traders and investors are looking for a bottom in the sector, however, any bounce should be viewed as temporary. Until the leading coal stocks can regain the important 50-day moving average this sector remains in a confirmed downtrend.

Alpha Natural Resources Inc (NYSE:ANR). It is important to remember that despite the intra-day bounce in all of these leading stocks today, the trend remains down on the daily charts for the coal sector.