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Natural Gas Jan '17 (NGF17)

3.930s +0.169 (+4.49%) 12/28/16 [NYMEX]
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Quote Overview for Wed, Dec 28th, 2016
Day Low
3.664
Day High
3.994
Open 3.735
Previous Close 3.761 3.761
Volume 15,151 15,151
Open Interest 8,170 8,170
Stochastic %K 88.94% 88.94%
Weighted Alpha +42.74 +42.74
5-Day Change +0.667 (+10.95%) +0.667 (+10.95%)
52-Week Range 2.500 - 3.994 2.500 - 3.994
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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Mixed Weather Forecast Pushes Nat-Gas Prices Higher

April Nymex natural gas (NGJ25) on Friday closed up +0.140 (+3.57%).

April nat-gas prices posted moderate gains on Friday as a mixed weather forecast sparked short covering in nat-gas futures.  NatGasWeather.com said Friday that while above-normal temperatures are expected from the Rockies to the Atlantic Ocean from April 4-11, temperatures will be below normal for the West Coast.

Earlier this month, nat-gas rallied to a 2-year high on signs that US nat-gas storage levels could remain tight ahead of the summer air-conditioning season.  BloombergNEF projects that US gas storage will be 10% below the five-year average this summer.

Lower-48 state dry gas production Friday was 106.7  bcf/day (+3.1 y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand Friday was 71.5 bcf/day (-15.5% y/y), according to BNEF.  LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals Friday were 15.8 bcf/day (-2.5% w/w), according to BNEF.

An increase in US electricity output is positive for nat-gas d... 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
$3,713/3,376
First Notice Date
12/29/16
Expiration Date
12/28/16 (expired)

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 25, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
545,690 (+15,665)
439,143 (+4,884)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
235,186 (+1,943)
367,095 (+10,809)
Producers - Long / Short
207,858 (+5,906)
238,234 (+199)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
177,843 (+2,488)
40,920 (-2,586)
Managed Money - Long / Short
193,766 (-7,926)
153,011 (+16,432)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
41,420 (+9,869)
214,084 (-5,623)
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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
Period Open: 3.320
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
Period Open: 3.327
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
Period Open: 2.867
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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