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Natural Gas May '20 (NGK20)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Weighed Down by Warm US Autumn Temps

December Nymex natural gas (NGZ24) on Friday closed down by -0.044 (-1.63%)

Dec nat-gas prices posted moderate losses on Friday and extended this week's sell-off on forecasts for temperatures in the eastern half of the US to trend warmer, which would reduce heating demand for nat-gas.  Forecaster Maxar Technologies said Friday that forecasts have shifted warmer in much of the eastern US for November 6-10.

Lower-48 state dry gas production Friday was 100.7 bcf/day (-3.7% y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand Friday was 74 bcf/day (-21.1% y/y), according to BNEF.  LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals Friday were 12.6 bcf/day (unchanged 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 October 26 rose +0.11% y/y to 71,417 GWh (gigawatt hours), and US electricity output in th... 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
$2,847/2,589
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 Oct 29, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
692,824 (+3,272)
529,892 (-3,823)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
247,460 (+4,211)
413,633 (+4,199)
Producers - Long / Short
275,799 (+7,553)
293,288 (+5,960)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
216,249 (+10,410)
35,828 (+4,908)
Managed Money - Long / Short
187,718 (+6,100)
320,954 (+6,899)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
59,742 (-1,889)
92,679 (-2,700)
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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

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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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