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Natural Gas Apr '18 (NGJ18)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Rise as Weekly EIA Inventories Climb Less Than Expected

May Nymex natural gas (NGK24) on Thursday closed up by +0.045 (+2.63%).

May nat gas prices on Thursday rallied moderately after weekly EIA nat-gas inventories rose +50 bcf, less than expectations of +53 bcf.  Prices fell back from their best levels on a mixed weather outlook.  NatGasWeather said Thursday that cooler temperatures will move into the Northeast, while the rest of the country will remain above normal from April 25-May 2.

Nat-gas prices collapsed earlier this year, with nearest-futures (NGJ24) posting a 3-3/4 year low on March 26 as an unusually mild winter curbed heating consumption for nat-gas and pushed inventories well above average.  As of April 12, US nat-gas inventories were +36.4% above their 5-year seasonal average, signaling abundant nat-gas supplies.  

Nat-gas prices are also under pressure after the Freeport LNG nat-gas export terminal in Texas on March 1 shut down one of its three production units due to damage from extreme cold in Texas.  T... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Natural Gas
Contract Size
10,000 MMBtu (million British thermal units)
Tick Size
0.001 per MMBtu ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) (RTH 8:00a.m. - 1:30p.m.) (Settles 1:30p.m.) CST
Exchange
NYMEX
Point Value
$10,000
Margin/Maintenance
$2,993/2,721
First Notice Date
03/29/18
Expiration Date
03/27/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Apr '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 9, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
575,443 (-11,319)
472,189 (-18,543)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
320,180 (-24,013)
448,077 (-14,846)
Producers - Long / Short
227,457 (+9,620)
317,137 (+9,067)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
210,395 (+7,390)
17,461 (+719)
Managed Money - Long / Short
228,403 (-20,448)
316,950 (-15,587)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
91,777 (-3,565)
131,127 (+741)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.565 +4.91%
on 03/26/18
2.811 -4.27%
on 03/13/18
+0.008 (+0.30%)
since 02/27/18
3-Month
2.565 +4.91%
on 03/26/18
2.983 -9.79%
on 01/30/18
+0.056 (+2.13%)
since 12/27/17
52-Week
2.487 +8.20%
on 12/21/17
3.010 -10.60%
on 10/23/17
-0.215 (-7.40%)
since 03/27/17

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 2.758
1st Resistance Point 2.724
Last Price 2.691s
1st Support Level 2.640
2nd Support Level 2.590
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 3.010
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.810
Fibonacci 50% 2.748
Last Price 2.691s
Fibonacci 38.2% 2.687
52-Week Low 2.487

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