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Natural Gas Jan '17 (NGF17)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Cold US Weather Forecasts Push Nat-Gas Prices Higher

January Nymex natural gas (NGF25) on Wednesday closed higher by +0.066 (+2.00%)

Jan nat-gas prices on Wednesday added to Tuesday's gains and settled moderately higher.   Nat-gas price rose Wednesday as longer-range weather forecasts showed colder temperatures advancing into the Midwest and Central US in early January, which will boost heating demand for nat-gas.  On Wednesday, NatGasWeather said that updated weather models show colder temperatures advancing into the northern half of the US January 1-3.

Expectations for a larger-than-seasonal draw in weekly nat-gas supplies also boosted prices on Wednesday.  The consensus is for Thursday's EIA nat-gas inventories to fall -124 bcf for the week ended December 13, a larger draw than the five-year average for this time of year of -92 bcf.

Lower-48 state dry gas production Wednesday was 104.5 bcf/day (-1.3% y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand Wednesday was 95.4 bcf/day (-0.7% y/y), according to BNEF.  LNG... 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
$3,693/3,358
First Notice Date
12/29/16
Expiration Date
12/28/16 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Jan '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 10, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
582,226 (-66,821)
444,504 (-56,031)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
221,414 (+9,744)
361,993 (-1,300)
Producers - Long / Short
215,866 (-32,990)
239,388 (-25,099)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
195,011 (-8,279)
33,767 (-5,380)
Managed Money - Long / Short
177,703 (+8,227)
257,486 (+14,964)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
43,711 (+1,517)
104,507 (-16,264)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
3.242 +21.22%
on 12/20/16
3.994 -1.60%
on 12/28/16
+0.610 (+18.37%)
since 11/28/16
3-Month
2.722 +44.38%
on 11/09/16
3.994 -1.60%
on 12/28/16
+0.603 (+18.12%)
since 09/28/16
52-Week
2.500 +57.20%
on 02/29/16
3.994 -1.60%
on 12/28/16
+1.063 (+37.08%)
since 12/28/15

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 4.193
1st Resistance Point 4.061
Last Price 3.930s
1st Support Level 3.731
2nd Support Level 3.533
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 3.994
Last Price 3.930s
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.423
Fibonacci 50% 3.247
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.071
52-Week Low 2.500

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