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Natural Gas May '24 (NGK24)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Forecasts for Sweltering US Heat Lift Nat-Gas Prices

July Nymex natural gas (NGN25) on Wednesday closed up by +0.138 (+3.58%).

July nat-gas prices on Wednesday extended this week's rally and climbed to a 2-1/2 month nearest-futures high.  The outlook for sweltering US temperatures, which will boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to run air conditioning, is supporting prices.  Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said on Wednesday that the outlook remains for a major heatwave over the eastern half of the US during the first half of next week.  

Nat-gas prices remained higher Wednesday after weekly EIA inventories rose +95 bcf, below expectations of +97 bcf but above the five-year average for this time of year of +72 bcf.  

Geopolitical risks from the Israel-Iran war also support nat-gas prices on concern that any attempt by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz could disrupt LNG shipments through that Strait, which accounts for about 20% of global LNG trade.  

Lower-48 state dry gas production Wednesday was 105.2 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
$3,813/3,467
First Notice Date
04/29/24
Expiration Date
04/26/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas May '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 10, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
515,473 (+1,016)
420,633 (-1,642)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
242,632 (+16,263)
351,114 (+19,849)
Producers - Long / Short
225,218 (+11,713)
238,615 (+15,583)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
144,168 (+1,938)
35,931 (-4,590)
Managed Money - Long / Short
167,273 (+4,766)
251,473 (+36,548)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
75,359 (+11,497)
99,641 (-16,699)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1.482 +8.91%
on 04/26/24
1.943 -16.93%
on 04/10/24
-0.174 (-9.73%)
since 03/26/24
3-Month
1.482 +8.91%
on 04/26/24
2.289 -29.49%
on 01/29/24
-0.687 (-29.86%)
since 01/26/24
52-Week
1.482 +8.91%
on 04/26/24
3.343 -51.72%
on 11/03/23
-1.532 (-48.70%)
since 04/26/23

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 1.813
2nd Resistance Point 1.721
1st Resistance Point 1.667
Last Price 1.614s
1st Support Level 1.521
2nd Support Level 1.429
3rd Support Level 1.375

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52-Week High 3.343
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.632
Fibonacci 50% 2.412
Fibonacci 38.2% 2.193
Last Price 1.614s
52-Week Low 1.482

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