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Natural Gas May '22 (NGK22)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Expectations of Abundant US Storage Undercut Nat-Gas Prices

June Nymex natural gas (NGM26) on Wednesday closed down -0.044 (-1.64%).

Nat-gas prices settled lower on Wednesday on concerns that US domestic nat-gas storage levels will continue to climb.  The consensus is that Thursday's weekly EIA nat-gas inventories will increase by +83 bcf, well above the five-year average for this time of year of +63 bcf.  US nat-gas stockpiles are already robust, with inventories +7.1% above the five-year average as of April 17, so any above-average increase in weekly supplies will push the surplus even higher.  

Losses in nat-gas prices were contained by forecasts of below-normal US temperatures, which could boost nat-gas heating demand.  The Commodity Weather Group said Wednesday that below-average temperatures are expected across the eastern two-thirds of the US through May 3.

Last Friday, nat-gas prices tumbled to a 1.5-year nearest-futures low amid robust US gas storage.  EIA nat-gas inventories as of April 17 were +7.1% above their 5... 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
$3,460/3,146
First Notice Date
04/28/22
Expiration Date
04/27/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas May '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 21, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
556,426 (-12,523)
406,110 (+8,073)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
242,027 (+5,688)
410,342 (-12,885)
Producers - Long / Short
227,334 (-1,319)
251,077 (+11,882)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
206,600 (-7,198)
32,541 (+197)
Managed Money - Long / Short
175,219 (+7,439)
275,793 (-6,082)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
66,808 (-1,751)
134,549 (-6,803)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
5.270 +37.89%
on 03/30/22
8.065 -9.89%
on 04/18/22
+1.656 (+29.51%)
since 03/25/22
3-Month
3.900 +86.33%
on 02/10/22
8.065 -9.89%
on 04/18/22
+3.034 (+71.67%)
since 01/27/22
52-Week
2.509 +189.64%
on 04/30/21
8.065 -9.89%
on 04/18/22
+4.756 (+189.41%)
since 04/27/21

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 8.018
2nd Resistance Point 7.681
1st Resistance Point 7.474
Last Price 7.267s
1st Support Level 6.930
2nd Support Level 6.593
3rd Support Level 6.386

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52-Week High 8.065
Last Price 7.267s
Fibonacci 61.8% 5.943
Fibonacci 50% 5.287
Fibonacci 38.2% 4.631
52-Week Low 2.509

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