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Natural Gas Mar '23 (NGH23)
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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Find Support on Colder U.S. Temps

April Nymex natural gas (NGJ23) on Friday closed up +0.062 (+2.88%).

Apr nat-gas Friday posted moderate gains on expectations for colder U.S temperatures to boost heating demand for nat-gas.  Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said that below-normal temperatures are expected across the northern, central, and western U.S. from March 29-April 2.

A bearish factor for nat-gas prices was Tuesday's news that a technical hitch pushed back the restart of full operations at the Freeport LNG export terminal, which may boost U.S. nat-gas stockpiles as exports are curtailed.

Lower-48 state dry gas production on Friday was 100.7 bcf (+6.1% y/y), moderately below the record high of 103.6 bcf posted on Oct 3, according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand Friday was 78.9 bcf/day, up +4.4% y/y, according to BNEF.  On Friday, LNG net flows to U.S. LNG export terminals were 12.9 bcf, down -2.3% w/w.  On Mar 3, LNG net flows to U.S. LNG export terminals rose to a record 14.1 cf/day as nat-gas... 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
$4,400/4,000
First Notice Date
02/27/23
Expiration Date
02/24/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Mar '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 21, 2023

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Commercials - Long / Short
495,182 (+2,227)
381,742 (+6,934)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
272,314 (+16,583)
416,995 (+13,431)
Producers - Long / Short
158,674 (+2,084)
260,660 (+5,363)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
234,620 (+856)
19,194 (+2,284)
Managed Money - Long / Short
236,695 (+15,380)
239,791 (-25)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
35,619 (+1,203)
177,204 (+13,456)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1.967 +24.61%
on 02/22/23
3.078 -20.37%
on 01/25/23
-0.606 (-19.82%)
since 01/24/23
3-Month
1.967 +24.61%
on 02/22/23
6.719 -63.52%
on 11/25/22
-4.194 (-63.12%)
since 11/23/22
52-Week
1.967 +24.61%
on 02/22/23
8.368 -70.71%
on 06/08/22
-2.047 (-45.51%)
since 02/24/22

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Crude Prices Firm as the Dollar Falls

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) this morning is up +0.62 (+0.87%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) is up +4.90 (+1.91%). April Nymex natural gas (NGJ23 ) is up +0.030 (+1.38%). Crude oil and gasoline prices...

CLK23 : 69.26s (-1.00%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 2.853
2nd Resistance Point 2.715
1st Resistance Point 2.583
Last Price 2.451s
1st Support Level 2.313
2nd Support Level 2.175
3rd Support Level 2.043

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52-Week High 8.368
Fibonacci 61.8% 5.923
Fibonacci 50% 5.168
Fibonacci 38.2% 4.412
Last Price 2.451s
52-Week Low 1.967

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