Empire Petroleum Corp EP

An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.

In plain words · Empire Petroleum Corporation engages in the optimization and development of oil and gas interests in the United States.

The label

Distribution

read at $2.50

Empire Petroleum Corp holds its Distribution at $2.50.

PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Distribution label
INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
SCScreen · passes the values gate

edge confirmed
edge broken
edge forming

Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.

The investor read · the season, not the day

As held on the ledger · 2026-07-19
Phase	Distribution · caution
Quantitative state	The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 5 days
Price	$2.50
Valuation	N/A trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screen	PASS · score 70.0
Beta	0.28

The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Revenue growth	-14.5% revenue is shrinking
Profit margin	-226.5% currently unprofitable
Return on equity	-237.4% not currently earning a positive return on equity
Debt to equity	4.14 heavy leverage — higher risk if revenue softens
Current ratio	0.59 below 1 — short-term bills exceed liquid assets
Beta	0.28 barely tracks the market's swings
Market cap	$99M
Employees	61

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

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GLND Greenland Energy Co SJT San Juan Basin Royalty Trust PROP Prairie Operating Co EPM Evolution Petroleum Corp NRT North European Oil Royalty Trust ANNA AleAnna Inc

Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.

The trader read · the latest dated commentary

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 14.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%. Entered 2026-07-27 · Markup

The dated journal · newest first, never edited

2026-07-27 Markup $2.50 -14.1% Entry 4

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 14.1% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%.

2026-07-18 Markup $2.91 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 48%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 25%.

2026-07-03 Markup $2.91 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markup $2.91 Entry 1

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

The political ledger · congressional disclosures

Disclosures naming EP
Date	Politician	Party	Type	Amount
9 Apr2026	Josh Gottheimer	Democrat	sell	15K–50K
9 Apr2026	Scott Peters	Democrat	buy	50K–100K
8 May2026	Ro Khanna	Democrat	buy	1K–15K
5 Jun2026	David Taylor	Republican	buy	1K–15K
30 Apr2026	Dave McCormick	Republican	sell	100K–250K

What holding actually paid · price plus dividends

If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
Period	Price then	Price return	Divs per share	$1,000 became	Total return
1 month	$2.75	+4.0%	·	$1,040	+4.0%
2 months	$2.90	-1.4%	·	$986	-1.4%
3 months	$3.10	-7.7%	·	$923	-7.7%
6 months	$3.21	-10.9%	·	$891	-10.9%
1 year	$5.54	-48.4%	·	$516	-48.4%
2 years	$6.19	-53.8%	·	$462	-53.8%
3 years	$11.73	-75.6%	·	$244	-75.6%
5 years	$8.60	-66.7%	·	$333	-66.7%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever EP does next, these words stay.

Empire Petroleum Corp · EP · Distribution · $2.50
Recorded 2026-07-19 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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