True ZN does show some big boy tutes investing, but this report does not any large increases in overall % fund buys. Misleadingly, this most recent report is actually most only thru 9/30/19 and trying to pass itself off early as if thru 12/31/19 like a real 10Q but it is NOT. The best is yet to come on the real 10Q due by 2/15/20 which will have the real 12/31/19 investment numbers!!!

Day 7 today after prior 3 trading days ZN up and now 3 days ZN has been down.... SO today (day 7) is the inflection point! The close yesterday at 3:45 was very SPIKEY UP and spread between the bid & ask all of a sudden became very wide. Good luck all longs

I called and double confirmed yesterday folks! ZN is still currently working on the design plan of their new drilling program & sourcing of rig. (so when news comes out they will likely have a double whammy positive PR w/3D seismic news AND a drilling plan in place). ZN is talking daily with Agile Seismic (Houston, Texas, and Belgrade, Serbia) as they continually apply state of the art processing techniques to Zion's seismic data. Zion is beginning to see answers to its previous questions from the drilling of the MJ-1 well. Zion is pleased with the current progress and quality of the data to date and looks forward to the final product.

Curiously (intentional & misleading), Fidelity has posted a seemingly negative selling sentiment "early" 4Q Institutional ZN holding report through 12/31/19 -BUT dont fall for it as it states that the numbers are through 12/31/19 UNLESS otherwise stated and they most ALL state numbers through 9/30/19 ha ha. This is NOT the official 4th Qrtr 10Q! So why would they be trying to sell this as NEWS??? WAITING FOR THE REAL THING to see how many REALLY bought back in big time before 12/31/19!

Here it is for the curious:

Zion Oil and Gas Inc, Inst Holders, 4Q 2019 (ZN)
BY Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
— 3:40 AM ET 01/22/2020
The following table shows the largest shareholders in ZION OIL & GAS INC COM (ZN) for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, listed by holding size. The list represents up to 50 of the largest holders in the company.

Note: Unless otherwise mentioned the reporting date is 12/31/2019

Institution Shares Shares % Last
Held Changed Held Report


The Vanguard Group Inc. 1,690,952 397,421 1.732 09/30
Geode Capital Management LLC 491,807 (2,809) 0.504 09/30
BlackRock Fund Advisors 243,367 5,369 0.249 09/30
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC 228,065 (67,335) 0.234 09/30
Millennium Management LLC 193,417 (2,055,571) 0.198 09/30
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) 164,591 144,156 0.169 09/30
T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. 117,600 0 0.120 09/30
Northern Trust Investments In 117,529 (450,652) 0.120 09/30
The California Public Employee 102,780 0 0.105 09/30
National Asset Management Inc 102,500 0 0.105 09/30
Virtu Financial BD LLC 101,368 101,368 0.104 09/30
Renaissance Technologies LLC 81,709 46,609 0.084 09/30
G1 Execution Services LLC 63,051 63,051 0.065 09/30
Citadel Advisors LLC 62,766 62,766 0.064 09/30
SagePoint Financial Inc. (Inv 62,626 9,000 0.064 09/30
SSgA Funds Management Inc. 61,229 0 0.063 09/30
LPL Financial LLC 56,788 1,500 0.058 12/31
UBS Securities LLC 47,759 22,426 0.049 09/30
DWS Investment GmbH 47,494 (1,541) 0.049 09/30
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (Priva 46,038 (289,605) 0.047 09/30
CSS LLC 42,543 0 0.044 09/30
Raymond James Financial Servic 31,775 0 0.033 09/30
LMR Partners LLP 30,966 0 0.032 09/30
Two Sigma Securities LLC 27,189 (16,871) 0.028 09/30
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LL 22,501 15,500 0.023 09/30
Sunbelt Securities Inc. 19,331 19,331 0.020 09/30
Bank of America NA (Private B 14,000 (18) 0.014 09/30
Victory Capital Management In 13,146 13,146 0.013 09/30
Creative Planning Inc. 13,006 13,006 0.013 09/30
Commonwealth Equity Services 11,940 100 0.012 09/30
Apollon Wealth Management LLC 10,000 10,000 0.010 09/30
Colonial Trust Advisors Inc. 10,000 0 0.010 09/30
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co. 9,697 0 0.010 09/30
BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC 8,108 0 0.008 09/30
Golden State Wealth Management 6,228 0 0.006 09/30
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 6,147 (2,064) 0.006 09/30
BMO Asset Management Inc. 6,100 0 0.006 09/30
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner 5,500 0 0.006 09/30
Woodbury Financial Services I 3,216 0 0.003 09/30
UBS Financial Services Inc. 2,816 0 0.003 09/30
MacroView Investment Managemen 2,000 0 0.002 09/30
RBC Dominion Securities Inc. 1,850 1,850 0.002 09/30
RBC Capital Markets LLC (Inves 1,500 0 0.002 09/30
Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. Inc 1,400 0 0.001 09/30
FSC Securities Corp. 1,195 0 0.001 09/30
Intercontinental Wealth Adviso 1,000 0 0.001 09/30
Securities America Advisors I 1,000 0 0.001 09/30
The Trust Co. (Kansas) 1,000 0 0.001 12/31
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial 1,000 0 0.001 09/30
Johanson Financial Advisors I 625 625 0.001 12/31

13F data provided by: Factset Research Systems Inc.;
Please send questions to ownership@factset.com.
Copyright, Factset Research Systems, 2020. All Rights Reserved.

ZN price spiked and now wide spread? News pending in the pm or tomorrow?

No brainer here friends & spread the word money is still to be made immediately today with ZN. Don't sit on your hands crying and waiting around! The recent ZN price drop to 30 cents makes selling covered calls and even sweeter return (33% vs 30% a few days ago when ZN was above .35) BUY ZN and sell to open Jan 2021 covered calls for 10 cents and make 33% RIGHT NOW. You can alway buy them back and close them out at will. Time is working in your favor. Be blessed!!!

Yes indeed. He has his investment plan set up for monthly purchases and took advantage of his 1 cent options in Dec. Tothe are you as curious as I am to see the pending 10Q for some big surprises :)

Very interesting analysis Tothe. Seems like the recent setup scenario to a T. I'll be watching with great interest - the power of charts right :)

seriously lol yeah too funny I noticed that and just couldn't bring myself to type it out. I mean really what a truly crazy name sheesh and to be an officer in a publicly traded company none the less... Its OK though I'm confident he is a great guy (face it you would HAVE to be) and besides, I know someone in the business of redeeming names!

Sorry friends my big mistake its not 279K buy but only a $279.642 buy (very important decimal and hard to see) Seems this ZN insider Gene has monthly scheduled ZN purchases and on Dec 26 he exercised his option of purchasing 5000+ shares at the option price of .01 - not hardly as bullish as I originally thought. Still strong insider buying and confidence and we did get an upgrade by Columbine Capital Services, Inc: upgrades ZION OIL AND GAS INC from 3 to 2 BY Investars Analyst Actions - private
— 2:20 PM ET 01/17/2020
On January 17, 2020 Columbine Capital Services, Inc. upgraded ZION OIL AND GAS INC ( ZN from 3 to 2)

Did anyone else notice a pattern over past 5 days that appeared manipulated in accumulation? Multiple days Ask was dominated by the Bid by 30% but PPS never budged. Especially Friday afternoon with the price @33-34 - it was extremely noticeably odd (at the time I wasn't sure if it was shorting or accumulation). I picked up more ZN shares Friday pm after hours as I noticed the MMs had put a nice blocking bid wall up at the ask of 33... seems they didn't want to "arouse" any ZN buying strength suspicions is my take and I took a bullish gambit. Volume has been unreal!

Tothe do see any "tells" on last Friday's ZN chart walkdown given the weekend news that has recently been revealed? You and I both know the big boys knew in advance :)

ZN 2XL great news. Upgrade & Major Insider Buy (can we get a triple or even a grand slam now????):

1. ZN upgrade 1/17/2020 Columbine Capital Services, Inc. upgrades ZION OIL AND GAS INC from 3 to 2 BY Investars Analyst Actions - private
— 2:20 PM ET 01/17/2020
On January 17, 2020 Columbine Capital Services, Inc. upgraded ZION OIL AND GAS INC ( ZN from 3 to 2)

2. BOOM! Just released 1/16/2020 Major insider 279k BUY. SEC Form 5.

http://archive.fast-edgar.com//20200116/AO22F22CZ2224222222S22O298GPGU227222/

Tuesday morning it will be very interesting to see if any financial news articles on this recent ZN insider buy are published - if they are, you know the MM's are likely behind the article and that this would mean they are "set" to let the pps run :) aka, they are already "loaded up"

So very sweet news ZN friends! This truly is HUGE news folks and likely another reason the MMs took ZN down a bit on Friday because they knew this huge insider buy was sitting on deck (they have early notice w/SEC connections on most all news).

ZN 2XL great news. Upgrade & Major Insider Buy (can we get a triple or even a grand slam now????):

1. ZN upgrade 1/17/2020 Columbine Capital Services, Inc. upgrades ZION OIL AND GAS INC from 3 to 2 BY Investars Analyst Actions - private
— 2:20 PM ET 01/17/2020
On January 17, 2020 Columbine Capital Services, Inc. upgraded ZION OIL AND GAS INC ( ZN from 3 to 2)

2. BOOM! Just released 1/16/2020 Major insider 279k BUY. SEC Form 5.

http://archive.fast-edgar.com//20200116/AO22F22CZ2224222222S22O298GPGU227222/

Tuesday morning it will be very interesting to see if any financial news articles on this recent ZN insider buy are published - if they are, you know the MM's are likely behind the article and that this would mean they are "set" to let the pps run :) aka, they are already "loaded up"

So very sweet news ZN friends! This truly is HUGE news folks and likely another reason the MMs took ZN down a bit on Friday because they knew this huge insider buy was sitting on deck (they have early notice w/SEC connections on most all news).

BOOM! Dated 1/16/2020 Major insider 279k BUY. SEC Form 5:
http://archive.fast-edgar.com//20200116/AO22F22CZ2224222222S22O298GPGU227222/

So very sweet news ZN friends! This truly is HUGE news folks and likely another reason the MMs took ZN down a bit on Friday because they knew this huge insider buy was sitting on deck (they have early notice w/SEC connections on most all news). BAM BOOM! Just released 1/16/2020 Major insider 279k BUY. SEC Form 5. Lets see if ZN news prints any articles on this insider buy - if they do, you know the MM's are likely behind the article and this would mean they are "set" to let the pps run :) aka, they are already "loaded up"

Wonderful news! In an interview with the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, former Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said he would recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital if he becomes prime minister. “Yes, absolutely”, Salvini said, answering a reporter’s question.

On December 6, 2017, US President Donald Trump reversed decades of foreign policy and announced that Washington would recognize the ancient city as the capital of Israel and move its embassy to Jerusalem. The US move was heavily criticized worldwide.

The fierce debate over Jerusalem’s status was reignited as President Trump said that the whole city belongs to Israel, while other countries maintain that the city must be divided between the Israelis and Palestinians. Following Trump’s decision, Guatemala announced that it would move its embassy to the city of Jerusalem.

Salvini, a prominent Eurosceptic and the leader of Italy’s League party, said that left-wing European parties were hypocritical in their stance towards Israel and said that the activity of the BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) should be banned in the European Union. The non-profit activist organization promotes various forms of boycotts against Israel until the country meets its obligations under international law – ending what it calls the occupation of Palestinian lands and dismantling the West Bank barrier.

Salvini, who served as deputy prime minister and interior minister from June 1, 2018, till September 5, 2019, chastised the left-wing parties, saying that they seek revenge in courts when they lose elections, as he compared himself to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, who are facing a corruption trial and impeachment respectively.

Salvini blamed the surge of anti-Semitism in Europe on the rise of Islamic extremism and said that it was being institutionalized by left-wing parties.
https://www.jerusalemonline.com/italian-deputy-prime-minister-i-will-recognize-jerusalem-as-capital-of-israel/

Oil is going to be up tomorrow on Libya news: Pro-Haftar forces 'block oil exports' from key Libya ports AFP•January 18, 2020

Tripoli (AFP) - Forces loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Saturday blocked oil exports from Libya's main ports, the National Oil Company said, raising the stakes on the eve of international peace talks.

The closure of Libya's "oil crescent" will cause the country's daily crude production to plunge from 1.3 million barrels to 500,000 barrels and cause losses of $55 million a day, the firm warned.

https://www.france24.com/en/20200118-libya-s-pro-haftar-forces-block-oil-exports-halt-oil-exports-blocking-key-ports

Confused much? Addressing just your first statement "funds do not buy penny stocks"
https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/zn/ownership

ZN upgrade 1/17/2020: Columbine Capital Services, Inc. upgrades ZION OIL AND GAS INC from 3 to 2 BY Investars Analyst Actions - private
— 2:20 PM ET 01/17/2020
On January 17, 2020 Columbine Capital Services, Inc. upgraded ZION OIL AND GAS INC ( ZN from 3 to 2)

Love, Love, Love ZN! Where else can you RIGHT NOW (well Tuesday :) make 30% selling Jan 2021 $1 calls for 10 cents on a 33 cent stock! You get to keep all the profit all the way up to $1. Its simply AWESOME to be both long ZN (long term) and ALSO make an easy 30% in one day! If you like ZN and plan to hold thats Aok baby - but why not make an extra 10 cent profit on a 35 cent stock - and you can turn around and even re-invest in more ZN stock with your 30% proceeds! NOTHING to loose except any profit above $1... just trying to help a trader out if they are coming here new :) Bonus: if ZN pps goes down, you can buy your covered call back at the lower price and keep the difference (acts like a PUT)! WIN WIN WIN

Pending 3D seismic report will give great insight on future drilling plans likely from EXISTING MJ1 wellsite. Some Calculations on Horizontal Drilling from MJ1 Pad (thanks KyOil):

The 3D survey area was 72 square km. Assuming that the survey area was a square box centered on the MJ1 pad, then the distance from the pad to the edges of the survey area is 4,243 meters (sqrt(72)/2).

MJ1 was a vertical well. The Triassic was found at 4,500 meters, Jurassic at about 3,000 meters, and Cretaceous at about 1,200 meters.

If the target is Triassic, then its reasonable that nearly all the survey area could be reached from the MJ1 pad with a horizontal well. Depends on the ability of the rig and crew to run a long horizontal.

If the target is Jurassic, then more likely another pad site will be required to reach the boundaries of the survey area, but a good portion could be reached from the MJ1 pad for exploration purposes.

If the target is Cretaceous, then many pad sites will be needed to reach the boundary of the survey area as its difficult to make a long horizontal run to a shallow target. Still, a reasonable percent of the Cretaceous survey area could be reached from MJ1 pad.

I suspect that ZN will select a target or targets (whether it's Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous) that can be reached from the MJ1 pad to avoid the cost and time of creating another pad. If oil is found, then it would be justified to build additional pads to get the available flow from the target.

It will be interesting to see the target depth and distance from MJ1 they pick after the 3D is analyzed.

Of note, ZN traded/trended very similar to RIG (and other oil stocks) last Friday showing strong support & resistance at 33 cents. Next big push is 40+ with 36 being the next level of support that needs to hold which is going to happen within 30 days given catalyst pending:
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/RIG?p=RIG
1. new 10 Q showing ZN new fund buys thru 12/31/19 due 2/15/20
2. much anticipated pending 3D seismic -better than GARB report?
3. Nasdaq extension granted (we have plan to move forward & Nasdaq hates to loose 120k in listing fees!)
4. new drilling rig lease progress updates

Looking to see ZN at 50 cents w/in 30 days & over $1 pps in 60 days
Think! Has ZN historically ever traded below $3 while drilling and under $1 with a plan moving forward pending :)

ZN has 4 pending catalyst due to propel the pps within next 30 days:
1. new 10 Q showing ZN new fund buys thru 12/31/19 due 2/15/20
2. much anticipated pending 3D seismic -better than GARB report? 3. Nasdaq extension granted (we have plan to move forward & Nasdaq hates to loose 120k in listing fees!)
4. new drilling rig lease progress updates

Looking to see ZN at 50 cents w/in 30 days & over $1 pps in 60 days

Think! Has ZN historically ever traded below $3 while drilling and under $1 with a plan moving forward pending :)

Also, w/MACRO economic helping ZN w/Dow above 29K record, the overall market is on a tear aside from ZN having catalyst progress plans to move forward....

The market makers that control ZN are well aware and loading up now on the cheap (LOOKING forward to next 10Q proof!) - the volume is incredible for a reason and once they are loaded up, they will happily push this puppy much much higher and we have 4 pending catalyst giving us headwind!

Tothe, volume continues to be super bullish and weekly & monthly chart continues to trend up. I like it. Seems pps was walked down slowly back down to support level of 33 after testing 36 several times. What do you see on short volume and thoughts on continued strong volume? Are we setting up soon to break 40 or going to test 30?

Aside: I like the macro headwinds with record setting markets and the long 3 day weekend. A lot of buyers are looking at ZN as a buy after the dip Friday. I'm expecting a pop back up to 34-35 minimum Tuesday. A lot of time for news to be set for release too...

Let's double back to this discussion Tuesday after the close and compare notes. We may see a dip early Tuesday morning as news normally post mid morning/noonish. If ZN dips quickly under 30, I'll be watching the volume and grab me some more!

My top 3 long positions by size ZN, AMD and TSLA. Just moved more AMD over to ZN.

Why buy buying ZN is a no brainer w/MACRO economic helping ZN w/Dow above 29K :) The overall market is on a tear aside from ZN having catalyst progress plans to move forward (1. pending 3D seismic 2. Nasdaq extension granted 3. drilling rig lease program pending 4. New 10Q 12/31/19 showing new funds buying in). ZN just way too cheap under 50 cents right now any which way you choose to look at her.

Has ZN historically ever traded below $3 while drilling and under $1 with a plan moving forward pending :)

The market makers that control ZN are well aware and loading up now on the cheap - the volume is incredible for a reason and once they are loaded up, they will happily push this puppy much much higher!

I think ZN is already sitting on great preliminary 3D seismic news and currently coordinating/vetting the news release with Israeli authorities. Back on Dec 3, ZN announced positive "early" 3D results and announced plans to start sourcing a rig immediately:

"With Agile Seismic (Houston, Texas, and Belgrade, Serbia) continually applying state of the art processing techniques to Zion's seismic data, Zion is beginning to see answers to its previous questions from the drilling of the MJ-1 well. Zion is pleased with the current progress and quality of the data to date and looks forward to the final product"

https://ih.advfn.com/stock-market/NASDAQ/zion-oil-and-gas-ZN/stock-news/81436811/zion-oil-gas-2020-plan-and-corporate-update

I'll sell a single share of ZN to you at $3.03 after the 3D seismic report blows away the Garb report and ZN announces a drilling partnership with Exxon in order to expedite rapid drilling and production facilities build out.

Good feeling friends. LOONG weekend w/Monday no trading. I have a good feeling about next week and our next leg up. MMs walked price down steadily and then set a blocking wall at .33 cents on after hours trading. Looking at Tuesday for news. I'm assuming with good news on deck, the MMs didn't want ZN's pps to run too far over 40 cents ... at least not yet. Volume and interest on many boards say ZN is hot - just like the overall market. Yep, I nibbled on a chunk more ZN after-hours :)

Good for you! Options are not too hard to figure out and a powerful wealth builder. Never buy or sell at market but use limit orders! I recommend you have a set plan in place on how to trade the rips and dips on your covered calls (you may even want to set a "good til cancel" low & high buy to close in place should a "random" spike occur downward and you catch an early gift (once you close a covered call hopefully for a profit, you can then resell it once again, wash rinse repeat).

RIGHT NOW make 30% selling Jan 2021 $1 calls for 10 cents on a 35 cent stock! You get to keep all the profit all the way up to $1. Its simply AWESOME to be both long ZN (long term) and ALSO make an easy 30% in one day! If you like ZN and plan to hold thats Aok baby - but why not make an extra 10 cent profit on a 35 cent stock. NOTHING to loose except any profit above $1... just trying to help a trader out if they are coming here new :) Bonus: if ZN pps goes down, you can buy your covered call back at the lower price and keep the difference (acts like a PUT)! WIN WIN WIN

Lol n.o.n.g confused but entertaining. ZN is renting space upstairs free of charge

EXACTLY my point if you're REALLY expecting the price to go lower then SELL covered calls high and cover lower works as a PUT and you profit the difference.

Again, if you were quicker thinking you could have "sold to open" a covered call at 20 cents and then "buy to close" yesterday/today at 10 cents and MADE another 2x/200% profit (original 5 cent investment). You have to plan ahead the rips and dips!

This tip was free bud :) covered call "selling to open" and "buying to close" can work as a profitable PUT.

If you were quicker thinking you could have "sold to open" a covered call at 20 cents and then "buy to close" yesterday/today at 10 cents and MAKE another 2x/200% profit (original 5 cent investment). You have to plan ahead the rips and dips!

This tip is free: covered call "selling to open" and "buying to close" can work as a profitable PUT.

Lol thanks for the DD seriously. I guess they were being prophetic back then :)

ZN after hours is nothing but slapping the ask :)

!ZN's website updated!-LOOK on the top left above the ZION OIL swoosh and you know see:

"Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. :: Oil in Israel. (888) 891-9466"

DID YOU NOTICE the change as it now reads "OIL in ISRAEL"!

https://www.zionoil.com/


why would they add oil in israel to the top of there website if they didn’t find oil??????? Load up ladies and gentleman!!!

Friends of ZN seriously this is the easiest 30% LOW RISK trade EVER! Even if ZN ppps goes DOWN in value, you still get to make profit on your covered calls by buying them back for a GAIN because you buy to close at a lower price (you get to keep the difference of the lower value)! Does everyone understand selling covered ZN calls? Its such a NO BRAINER to sell $1 calls for a 30% profit TODAY as it has almost no risk to the upside or even downside!!!!!!

Liquidity on Jan 2021 calls at 10 cents is a small 5-10 cent risk at best. If ZN stock goes to 50+ cents (and you want to sell your underpinning covered call ZN stock), the call will be selling for 15-20 cents (you buy to close your own covered call at a 5-10 cent loss but then get to turn around and sell your ZN stock for a gain of 15-20 cents). If ZN stock goes down say to 20 cents, you can then buy to close your call back at 5 cents and make a profit on the loss (God forbid)!

Its a complete win/win to sell calls unless you a total ZN bull and absolutely REFUSE to loose out on any profit over $1 - but then again you can make the argument that with the 30% profit from selling Jan 2021 calls, you can in turn buy more ZN stock (especially if the price dips below 30 cents again :)

Total win win Almost zero risk.

ZN calls are liquid enough trust me! Liquidity on Jan 2021 calls at 10 cents is a small 5-10 cent risk at best. If ZN stock goes to 50+ cents (and you want to sell your underpinning covered call ZN stock), the call will be selling for 15-20 cents (you buy to close your own covered call at a 5-10 cent loss but then get to turn around and sell your ZN stock for a gain of 15-20 cents). If ZN stock goes down say to 20 cents, you can then buy to close your call back at 5 cents and make a profit on the loss (God forbid)!

Its a complete win/win to sell calls unless you a total ZN bull and absolutely REFUSE to loose out on any profit over $1 - but then again you can make the argument that with the 30% profit from selling Jan 2021 calls, you can in turn buy more ZN stock (especially if the price dips below 30 cents again :)

Selling Jan 2021 calls is SMART. Its called making your money WORK for you! Its not dangerous at all to sell a Jan 2021 covered call but rather a conservative smart play on ZN's current pps with great return. ZN can pop to $1 or over and you STILL get to keep the profit! If you desire to sell your ZN shares that underpin the "covered" ZN call -at any time- should ZN's pps run, you simply buy the call back to close and keep then sell your ZN share and keep the difference!


I've got a portion of my ZN stock sitting in a 401k that isn't option available and it irks me to no end lol!