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Natural Gas Jun '18 (NGM18)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Sweltering US Heat

October Nymex natural gas (NGV26) on Monday closed up +0.047 (+1.63%).

Nat-gas prices settled higher on Monday as forecasts for triple-digit temperatures over the coming week in the US will boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air-conditioning use.  According to NatGasWeather.com, near-record high temperatures are expected in the southern and eastern US and across most of the East Coast from August 31-September 5. 

Gains in nat-gas prices were limited on Monday on signs of ramped-up US production.  On Sunday, lower-48 state US dry gas production rose to a near-record 115.0 bcf/day.

As a positive factor for gas prices, the Edison Electric Institute reported last Wednesday that US (lower-48) electricity output in the week ended August 22 rose +6.1% y/y to 100,895 GWh (gigawatt hours).  Also, US electricity output in the 52 weeks ending August 22 rose +2.2% y/y to 4,365,212 GWh.

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Monday was 114.6 b... 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
$3,391/3,083
First Notice Date
05/30/18
Expiration Date
05/29/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Jun '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jun Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 25, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
572,041 (+7,457)
384,304 (+8,046)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
313,777 (+2,971)
511,709 (-2,600)
Producers - Long / Short
236,602 (+5,418)
255,587 (+7,617)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
224,394 (+653)
17,672 (-957)
Managed Money - Long / Short
269,125 (+3,886)
340,798 (-24,521)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
44,652 (-915)
170,911 (+21,921)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.695 +6.68%
on 05/07/18
2.968 -3.13%
on 05/29/18
+0.104 (+3.75%)
since 04/27/18
3-Month
2.660 +8.08%
on 04/11/18
2.968 -3.13%
on 05/29/18
+0.140 (+5.12%)
since 02/28/18
52-Week
2.550 +12.75%
on 12/21/17
3.020 -4.80%
on 10/23/17
-0.042 (-1.44%)
since 05/26/17

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 3.024
1st Resistance Point 2.949
Last Price 2.875s
1st Support Level 2.819
2nd Support Level 2.764
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 3.020
Last Price 2.875s
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.840
Fibonacci 50% 2.785
Fibonacci 38.2% 2.730
52-Week Low 2.550

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