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Natural Gas Aug '24 (NGQ24)

1.907s -0.099 (-4.94%) 07/29/24 [NYMEX]
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Quote Overview for Mon, Jul 29th, 2024
Day Low
1.856
Day High
2.056
Open 2.016
Previous Close 2.006 2.006
Volume 3,466 3,466
Open Interest 2,216 2,216
Stochastic %K 6.10% 6.10%
Weighted Alpha -47.48 -47.48
5-Day Change -0.344 (-15.28%) -0.344 (-15.28%)
52-Week Range 1.856 - 3.592 1.856 - 3.592
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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Warm US Spring Temps Weigh on Nat-Gas Prices

May Nymex natural gas (NGK25) on Thursday closed down by -0.002 (-0.06%).

May nat-gas prices on Thursday fell to a 2-1/2 month low and settled slightly lower.  On Thursday, nat-gas prices were under pressure on forecasts for warm spring US temperatures that will curb heating demand and allow nat-gas inventories to rebuild.  Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Thursday that forecasts shifted warmer for the eastern two-thirds of the US for April 22-26.  However,  short covering emerged in nat-gas futures Thursday, and prices recovered almost all of their losses after weekly EIA nat-gas inventories rose +16 bcf, below expectations of+24 bcf.  

Last 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 Thursday was 105.6  bcf/day (+5.4 y/y), according to BNE... 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
$3,263/2,967
First Notice Date
07/30/24
Expiration Date
07/29/24 (expired)

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Natural Gas Aug '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 15, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
475,483 (-32,448)
379,361 (-41,698)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
214,870 (-17,104)
331,996 (-9,158)
Producers - Long / Short
175,131 (-23,941)
186,915 (-32,325)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
149,495 (-2,909)
41,589 (-3,775)
Managed Money - Long / Short
152,551 (-23,324)
146,914 (-8,782)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
62,319 (+6,220)
185,082 (-376)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1.856 +2.75%
on 07/29/24
Period Open: 2.601
2.602 -26.71%
on 07/01/24
-0.694 (-26.68%)
since 06/28/24
3-Month
1.856 +2.75%
on 07/29/24
Period Open: 2.493
3.221 -40.79%
on 06/11/24
-0.586 (-23.51%)
since 04/29/24
52-Week
1.856 +2.75%
on 07/29/24
Period Open: 3.383
3.592 -46.91%
on 11/03/23
-1.476 (-43.63%)
since 07/28/23

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Average Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 2.223
2nd Resistance Point 2.140
1st Resistance Point 2.023
Last Price 1.907s
1st Support Level 1.823
2nd Support Level 1.740
3rd Support Level 1.623

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52-Week High 3.592
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.929
Fibonacci 50% 2.724
Fibonacci 38.2% 2.519
Last Price 1.907s
52-Week Low 1.856

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