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Natural Gas Dec '17 (NGZ17)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Slump on Mild US Temps and Elevated Inventories

May Nymex natural gas (NGK24) on Wednesday closed down by -0.159 (-8.77%).

May nat gas prices Wednesday fell to a 1-week low and closed sharply lower on forecasts for mild US weather and abundant nat-gas supplies.  The Commodity Weather Group Wednesday said temperatures for the Midwest are expected to turn mild from April 29 to May 3, which will curb nat-gas demand for heating and cooling.  Also, Thursday's weekly EIA nat-gas inventories are expected to climb +86 bcf, well above the +59 bcf average for this time of year, adding to already elevated US inventories.  

Nat-gas prices collapsed earlier this year, with nearest-futures (NGJ24) posting a 3-3/4 year low on March 26 after an unusually mild winter curbed heating consumption for nat-gas and pushed inventories well above average.  As of April 12, US nat-gas inventories were +36.4% above their 5-year seasonal average, signaling abundant nat-gas supplies.  

Nat-gas prices are also under pressure after the Freepor... 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
$3,001/2,729
First Notice Date
11/29/17
Expiration Date
11/28/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Dec '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 16, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
594,830 (+19,387)
489,062 (+16,873)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
321,728 (+1,548)
453,603 (+5,526)
Producers - Long / Short
237,163 (+9,706)
327,803 (+10,666)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
214,689 (+4,294)
18,281 (+820)
Managed Money - Long / Short
220,067 (-8,336)
336,001 (+19,051)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
101,661 (+9,884)
117,602 (-13,525)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.797 +9.90%
on 11/24/17
3.231 -4.86%
on 11/13/17
+0.110 (+3.71%)
since 10/27/17
3-Month
2.797 +9.90%
on 11/24/17
3.353 -8.32%
on 09/19/17
-0.097 (-3.06%)
since 08/28/17
52-Week
2.797 +9.90%
on 11/24/17
3.747 -17.96%
on 12/29/16
-0.384 (-11.10%)
since 11/28/16

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 3.197
1st Resistance Point 3.136
Last Price 3.074s
1st Support Level 2.979
2nd Support Level 2.883
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 3.747
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.384
Fibonacci 50% 3.272
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.160
Last Price 3.074s
52-Week Low 2.797

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