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Natural Gas Oct '23 (NGV23)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Technical Short Covering Lifts Nat-Gas Prices

May Nymex natural gas (NGK25) on Friday closed up by +0.007 (+0.24%).

May nat-gas prices posted modest gains on Friday as the month-long plunge pushed prices into oversold territory, which sparked technical short-covering in nat-gas futures.

On Thursday, nat-has prices tumbled to a 5-month nearest-futures low as the warm US spring weather has dampened heating demand for nat-gas and allowed supplies to rebuild.  Thursday's weekly EIA report showed nat-gas inventories rose +88 bcf for the week ended April 18, higher than expectations of +75 bcf and well above the five-year average for this time of year of +58 bcf.

Last month, nat-gas rallied to a 2-year high on signs that US nat-gas storage levels could remain tight ahead of the summer air-conditioning season.  BloombergNEF projects that US gas storage will be 10% below the five-year average this summer.

Lower-48 state dry gas production Friday was 104.4  bcf/day (+3.8 y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state g... 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
$3,097/2,816
First Notice Date
09/28/23
Expiration Date
09/27/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 22, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
478,323 (+2,840)
388,237 (+8,876)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
208,437 (-6,433)
312,579 (-19,417)
Producers - Long / Short
186,551 (+11,420)
188,701 (+1,786)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
139,323 (-10,172)
47,087 (+5,498)
Managed Money - Long / Short
142,024 (-10,527)
167,647 (+20,733)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
66,413 (+4,094)
144,932 (-40,150)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.500 +10.56%
on 09/07/23
2.872 -3.76%
on 09/19/23
+0.107 (+4.03%)
since 08/25/23
3-Month
2.500 +10.56%
on 09/07/23
3.096 -10.72%
on 08/09/23
-0.061 (-2.16%)
since 06/27/23
52-Week
2.377 +16.28%
on 06/01/23
5.457 -49.35%
on 11/30/22
-2.225 (-44.60%)
since 09/27/22

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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 2.958
2nd Resistance Point 2.869
1st Resistance Point 2.817
Last Price 2.764s
1st Support Level 2.676
2nd Support Level 2.587
3rd Support Level 2.535

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52-Week High 5.457
Fibonacci 61.8% 4.280
Fibonacci 50% 3.917
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.554
Last Price 2.764s
52-Week Low 2.377

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