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Natural Gas May '16 (NGK16)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Surge on Cold US Weather Outlook for January

January Nymex natural gas (NGF25) on Friday closed up +0.116 (+3.52%), adding to Thursday's rally of +5.81%.

Jan nat-gas prices rallied sharply on Friday and extended this week's rally to a 1-month high.  Prices rallied on the prospects for colder US temperatures that would boost heating demand for nat-gas.  EBW AnalyticsGroup said the longer-range weather outlook is for a mid-January cold spell in the southern US that could lead to freeze-offs and nat-gas production disruptions.

Lower-48 state dry gas production Friday was 104.7 bcf/day (-1.7% y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand Friday was 103.9 bcf/day (+5.8% y/y), according to BNEF.  LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals Friday were 14.6 bcf/day (+8.8% w/w), according to BNEF.

An increase in US electricity output is positive for nat-gas demand from utility providers.  The Edison Electric Institute reported Wednesday that total US (lower-48) electricity output in the week ended December 14 rose... 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
$3,903/3,549
First Notice Date
04/28/16
Expiration Date
04/27/16 (expired)

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Natural Gas May '16
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 17, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
582,803 (+577)
458,960 (+14,456)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
220,409 (-1,005)
348,610 (-13,383)
Producers - Long / Short
202,084 (-13,782)
226,579 (-12,809)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
192,986 (-2,025)
44,648 (+10,881)
Managed Money - Long / Short
172,091 (-5,612)
238,396 (-19,090)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
48,318 (+4,607)
110,214 (+5,707)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1.837 +8.60%
on 03/28/16
2.176 -8.32%
on 04/25/16
+0.113 (+6.00%)
since 03/24/16
3-Month
1.731 +15.25%
on 03/07/16
2.380 -16.18%
on 01/29/16
-0.295 (-12.88%)
since 01/27/16
52-Week
1.731 +15.25%
on 03/07/16
3.170 -37.07%
on 05/19/15
-0.925 (-31.68%)
since 04/27/15

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 2.117
1st Resistance Point 2.056
Last Price 1.995s
1st Support Level 1.942
2nd Support Level 1.889
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 3.170
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.620
Fibonacci 50% 2.451
Fibonacci 38.2% 2.281
Last Price 1.995s
52-Week Low 1.731

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