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Natural Gas Apr '24 (NGJ24)

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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
03/27/24
Expiration Date
03/26/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Apr '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr 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
1.481 +6.35%
on 03/26/24
2.009 -21.60%
on 03/05/24
-0.169 (-9.69%)
since 02/26/24
3-Month
1.481 +6.35%
on 03/26/24
2.717 -42.03%
on 01/09/24
-0.661 (-29.56%)
since 12/26/23
52-Week
1.481 +6.35%
on 03/26/24
3.325 -52.63%
on 10/09/23
-1.686 (-51.70%)
since 03/24/23

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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 1.820
2nd Resistance Point 1.734
1st Resistance Point 1.654
Last Price 1.575s
1st Support Level 1.488
2nd Support Level 1.402
3rd Support Level 1.322

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52-Week High 3.325
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.621
Fibonacci 50% 2.403
Fibonacci 38.2% 2.185
Last Price 1.575s
52-Week Low 1.481

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