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Natural Gas Jul '24 (NGN24)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Tumble on a Larger-Than-Expected Storage Build

September Nymex natural gas (NGU26) closed down -0.048 (-1.79%) on Thursday.

Nat-gas prices tumbled to a 3.25-month nearest-futures low on Thursday and settled lower on a larger-than-expected storage build.  The EIA reported that nat-gas inventories rose by +33 bcf in the week ended July 31, above expectations of +30 bcf and well above the five-year average of +23 bcf. 

Losses in nat-gas prices were contained on Thursday amid forecasts for warmer US weather, potentially boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power an expected increase in air conditioning use.  The Commodity Weather Group said on Thursday that forecasts shifted warmer, with above-average temperatures expected across the Northeast and western US through August 10.

Nat-gas prices also have some negative carryover from Tuesday when Energy Transfer announced that the Hugh Brinson pipeline will be able to operate at its full transportation capacity of 1.5 bcf/day by September 1, allowing m... 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
$3,268/2,971
First Notice Date
06/27/24
Expiration Date
06/26/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Jul '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jul Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
550,424 (+4,599)
370,760 (-15,963)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
291,343 (-3,863)
482,142 (+15,798)
Producers - Long / Short
222,959 (+848)
239,976 (-15,242)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
215,279 (+4,673)
18,598 (+201)
Managed Money - Long / Short
238,465 (+4,487)
344,291 (+7,557)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
52,878 (-8,350)
137,851 (+8,241)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.518 +4.37%
on 05/31/24
3.159 -16.81%
on 06/11/24
-0.145 (-5.23%)
since 05/24/24
3-Month
2.246 +17.01%
on 04/16/24
3.161 -16.86%
on 05/23/24
+0.289 (+12.36%)
since 03/26/24
52-Week
2.128 +23.50%
on 02/15/24
3.557 -26.12%
on 11/03/23
-0.758 (-22.39%)
since 06/26/23

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 2.845
2nd Resistance Point 2.795
1st Resistance Point 2.712
Last Price 2.628s
1st Support Level 2.579
2nd Support Level 2.529
3rd Support Level 2.446

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52-Week High 3.557
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.011
Fibonacci 50% 2.842
Fibonacci 38.2% 2.674
Last Price 2.628s
52-Week Low 2.128

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