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Natural Gas Dec '11 (NGZ11)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Forecasts for Cooler US Temps Knock Nat-Gas Prices Lower

July Nymex natural gas (NGN24) on Friday closed down by -0.078 (-2.64%).  

July nat-gas prices Friday posted moderate losses.  Updated weather forecasts that call for cooler US temperatures that will curb air-conditioning usage weighed on nat-ga prices Friday.  The Commodity Weather Group said Friday that half of the eastern region of the US faces cooler temperatures from June 19-23.  

The outlook for hot summer temperatures in the US is a bullish factor for nat-gas prices.  Last Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said that "the vast majority of the lower 48 US states could see above-average temperatures for the next three months, and for a good portion of states, a hotter-than-normal summer is the most likely scenario."

Lower-48 state dry gas production Friday was 99.6 bcf/day (unchanged y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand Friday was 71.6 bcf/day (+3.4% y/y), according to BNEF.  LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals Friday were 12.5 bcf... 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
$3,245/2,950
First Notice Date
11/29/11
Expiration Date
11/28/11 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Dec '11
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 11, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
536,925 (-12,423)
446,174 (-17,685)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
271,285 (+6,302)
374,043 (+9,395)
Producers - Long / Short
198,969 (-363)
283,187 (-13,738)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
200,283 (-5,409)
25,314 (+2,704)
Managed Money - Long / Short
218,173 (+10,459)
175,783 (-15,641)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
53,112 (-4,157)
198,260 (+25,036)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
3.285 +2.40%
on 11/21/11
3.978 -15.43%
on 10/31/11
-0.559 (-14.25%)
since 10/28/11
3-Month
3.285 +2.40%
on 11/21/11
4.450 -24.40%
on 09/01/11
-0.909 (-21.27%)
since 08/26/11
52-Week
3.285 +2.40%
on 11/21/11
5.283 -36.32%
on 06/09/11
-1.752 (-34.25%)
since 11/26/10

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 3.661
1st Resistance Point 3.513
Last Price 3.364s
1st Support Level 3.283
2nd Support Level 3.201
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 5.283
Fibonacci 61.8% 4.520
Fibonacci 50% 4.284
Fibonacci 38.2% 4.048
Last Price 3.364s
52-Week Low 3.285

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