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Natural Gas May '20 (NGK20)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Soar as Weekly EIA Inventories Unexpectedly Decline

December Nymex natural gas (NGZ24) on Thursday closed sharply higher by +0.146 (+4.57%)

Dec nat-gas prices Thursday extended this week's sharp rally to a 1-year nearest-futures high.  An unexpected decline in weekly EIA nat-gas supplies was bullish for prices when the EIA reported nat-gas inventories the week ended November 15 fell -3 bcf when expectations were for an increase of +1 bcf.   Also, the outlook for sharply colder temperatures toward the end of the month that will boost heating demand for nat-gas is pushing prices sharply higher.  Forecaster Maxar Technologies said Thursday that forecasts shifted colder for much of the US for the December 1-5 period.  

Nat-gas prices Thursday also had carryover support from a rally in European nat-gas prices to a 1-year high on an escalation of the Ukraine-Russia conflict after Russia launched long-range missiles into Ukraine.  The US on Thursday also sanctioned Gazprombank, the last major Russian financial institution some c... 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
$3,032/2,757
First Notice Date
04/29/20
Expiration Date
04/28/20 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas May '20
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Nov 12, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
722,187 (-747)
570,487 (-3,123)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
255,363 (-7,426)
411,482 (-7,755)
Producers - Long / Short
286,869 (-12,041)
315,928 (-11,913)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
210,016 (-1,398)
29,257 (-3,902)
Managed Money - Long / Short
194,902 (-306)
332,393 (-9,752)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
60,461 (-7,120)
79,089 (+1,997)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1.521 +17.95%
on 04/02/20
1.974 -9.12%
on 04/21/20
+0.123 (+7.36%)
since 03/27/20
3-Month
1.521 +17.95%
on 04/02/20
2.060 -12.91%
on 02/20/20
-0.212 (-10.57%)
since 01/28/20
52-Week
1.521 +17.95%
on 04/02/20
2.612 -31.32%
on 05/20/19
-0.719 (-28.61%)
since 04/26/19

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Maximum Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 2.027
1st Resistance Point 1.911
Last Price 1.794s
1st Support Level 1.690
2nd Support Level 1.585
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 2.612
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.195
Fibonacci 50% 2.066
Fibonacci 38.2% 1.938
Last Price 1.794s
52-Week Low 1.521

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