Erock Inc. (EROC)

Now, according to many traders, hedge funds are assumed to be useless, outdated financial tools of a forgotten age.

I've written several articles lately drilling down into Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EROC).

Operating pipelines and processing plants make for a rather boring business. Yet these operations provide substantial income to the MLPs that typically own these assets.

Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EROC) reported second-quarter earnings on July 31. Unfortunately, It was another fairly-disappointing quarter for the company.

I recently took a brief look at one of the more unique MLPs, Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EROC).

Investors face quite the dilemma when choosing which way to play the explosive growth of oil and gas production.

For years now, US and Canadian oil and natural gas production not only helped reduce oil imports to the US, but also rewarded their investors.

If you the type of investor that likes to invest in a company before it becomes a household name then I have good news for you.

In the financial world, there are dozens of indicators market participants can use to watch Mr. Market. A duo of the most underrated are hedge fund and insider trading activity.