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Natural Gas May '19 (NGK19)
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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Slump on Ample Supplies and Mild Temps

July Nymex natural gas (NGN23) on Thursday closed down -0.108 (-4.77%).

July nat-gas Thursday fell sharply to a 1-month low on ample supplies and mild U.S. temperatures.  The EIA reported Thursday that U.S. nat-gas inventories rose by +110 bcf, above expectations of +107 bcf and above the five-year average for this time of year of +101 bcf.   Nat-gas prices were also undercut by the outlook for mild U.S. temperatures, which would curb nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning.  Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said mild temperatures are expected across most of the eastern and southern U.S. at least through mid-June.

Nat-gas prices fell sharply starting in December and posted a 2-3/4 year nearest-futures low (NGK23) Apr 14 as abnormally mild weather across the northern hemisphere this past winter eroded heating demand for nat-gas.  January was the sixth-warmest across the contiguous 48 U.S. states in data from 1895.  This winter's warm temperatures have... 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
04/29/19
Expiration Date
04/26/19 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas May '19
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 23, 2023

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Commercials - Long / Short
528,204 (-11,567)
447,367 (+2,540)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
266,908 (-1,535)
379,186 (-13,232)
Producers - Long / Short
210,298 (+4,062)
314,516 (+5,693)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
210,644 (-10,085)
25,589 (+2,391)
Managed Money - Long / Short
208,190 (+1,534)
241,097 (-8,909)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
58,718 (-3,069)
138,089 (-4,323)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.439 +5.21%
on 04/25/19
2.752 -6.76%
on 03/28/19
-0.185 (-6.72%)
since 03/26/19
3-Month
2.439 +5.21%
on 04/25/19
2.897 -11.43%
on 03/19/19
-0.302 (-10.53%)
since 01/25/19
52-Week
2.439 +5.21%
on 04/25/19
2.926 -12.30%
on 12/10/18
-0.016 (-0.62%)
since 04/26/18

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 2.644
1st Resistance Point 2.605
Last Price 2.566s
1st Support Level 2.502
2nd Support Level 2.438
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 2.926
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.740
Fibonacci 50% 2.682
Fibonacci 38.2% 2.625
Last Price 2.566s
52-Week Low 2.439

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