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Natural Gas Feb '13 (NGG13)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Climb on the Prospects of Stronger US LNG Exports

May Nymex natural gas (NGK26) on Wednesday closed up +0.025 (+0.93%).

Nat-gas prices climbed to a 2-week high on Wednesday and settled higher.  The outlook for the Strait of Hormuz to remain closed for the foreseeable future will curb Middle Eastern nat-gas supplies, potentially boosting US nat-gas exports to make up for the shortfall.  

Gains in nat-gas prices were limited on Wednesday due to the outlook for warmer US weather, which is expected to reduce nat-gas heating demand.  The Commodity Weather Group said Wednesday that above-average temperatures are expected across the eastern half of the US through April 26.  Also, an expected larger-than-normal build in US nat-gas storage is bearish for prices.  The consensus is that Thursday's weekly EIA nat-gas inventories rose by +97 bcf in the week ended April 17, well above the five-year average for the week of +64 bcf.  

Last Tuesday, nat-gas prices sank to a 17-month low due to above-normal spring temperatures that... 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
$3,473/3,158
First Notice Date
01/30/13
Expiration Date
01/29/13 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Feb '13
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Feb Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 14, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
568,949 (-3,174)
398,037 (-11,999)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
236,339 (+23,470)
423,227 (+26,371)
Producers - Long / Short
228,653 (-3,939)
239,195 (-2,825)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
213,798 (+7,340)
32,344 (-2,599)
Managed Money - Long / Short
167,780 (+10,319)
281,875 (+38,381)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
68,559 (+13,151)
141,352 (-12,010)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
3.050 +5.77%
on 01/02/13
3.645 -11.50%
on 01/22/13
-0.243 (-7.00%)
since 12/28/12
3-Month
3.050 +5.77%
on 01/02/13
4.074 -20.81%
on 11/23/12
-0.709 (-18.02%)
since 10/29/12
52-Week
3.050 +5.77%
on 01/02/13
4.090 -21.12%
on 10/22/12
-0.465 (-12.60%)
since 01/27/12

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 3.304
1st Resistance Point 3.265
Last Price 3.226s
1st Support Level 3.197
2nd Support Level 3.168
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 4.090
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.693
Fibonacci 50% 3.570
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.447
Last Price 3.226s
52-Week Low 3.050

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