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Natural Gas Aug '12 (NGQ12)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Finish Sharply Higher as Oversupply Fears Ease

June Nymex natural gas (NGM24) on Friday closed up +0.131 (+5.25%).

June nat-gas prices on Friday extended this week's rally to a new 3-3/4 month nearest-futures high.  Nat-gas prices rallied Friday on carryover support from Thursday when the EIA reported that weekly nat-gas inventories rose less than expected.  That helps to ease concerns about oversupply heading into the summer months.  

Lower-48 state dry gas production Friday was 99.4 bcf/day (-1.5% y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand Friday was 65.5 bcf/day (-4.0% y/y), according to BNEF.  LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals Friday were 13.2 bcf/day (-0.3% w/w), according to BNEF.

Nat-gas prices have rebounded higher from the 3-3/4 year nearest-futures low (NGK24) posted on April 26.  Nat-gas prices collapsed over the winter after unusually mild winter temperatures curbed heating demand for nat-gas and pushed inventories well above average.

Nat-gas prices were under pressure after 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
$2,755/2,505
First Notice Date
07/30/12
Expiration Date
07/27/12 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Aug '12
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 14, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
620,002 (+23,804)
515,259 (+39,639)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
290,806 (-3,439)
407,438 (-22,575)
Producers - Long / Short
244,109 (+3,855)
342,483 (+26,082)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
226,104 (+6,322)
22,987 (-70)
Managed Money - Long / Short
215,120 (+1,665)
226,200 (-43,284)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
75,686 (-5,104)
181,238 (+20,709)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.659 +13.20%
on 06/28/12
3.196 -5.82%
on 07/24/12
+0.212 (+7.58%)
since 06/27/12
3-Month
2.215 +35.89%
on 06/14/12
3.196 -5.82%
on 07/24/12
+0.635 (+26.74%)
since 04/27/12
52-Week
2.175 +38.39%
on 04/20/12
4.726 -36.31%
on 07/28/11
-1.698 (-36.07%)
since 07/27/11

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 3.157
1st Resistance Point 3.083
Last Price 3.010s
1st Support Level 2.963
2nd Support Level 2.917
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 4.726
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.752
Fibonacci 50% 3.451
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.149
Last Price 3.010s
52-Week Low 2.175

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