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Natural Gas Aug '24 (NGQ24)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Fall Sharply as EIA Inventories Climb

April Nymex natural gas (NGJ25) on Thursday closed down -0.272 (-6.40%).

April nat-gas prices on Thursday fell sharply after weekly EIA supplies rose more than expected.  Also, warmer-than-normal weather is forecast across the US for the rest of this month, reducing heating demand for nat-gas.  The EIA reported Thursday that nat-gas inventories for the week ended March 14 rose +9 bcf, above expectations of +4 bcf and well above the five-year average for this time of year of a -31 bcf draw.  Also, commercial forecaster Maxar Technologies said Thursday that it expects above-normal temperatures from the western US to Texas for March 25-29.

Last Monday, 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 Thursday was 105.9 bcf/day (+3.0 y/y), according to BN... 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
$3,736/3,397
First Notice Date
07/30/24
Expiration Date
07/29/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 11, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
530,648 (+7,557)
458,381 (-6,015)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
272,170 (-16,530)
365,160 (-2,684)
Producers - Long / Short
207,972 (+3,187)
259,341 (-14,524)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
170,082 (-589)
46,446 (+3,550)
Managed Money - Long / Short
232,927 (-15,202)
141,310 (+1,531)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
39,243 (-1,328)
223,850 (-4,215)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1.856 +2.75%
on 07/29/24
2.602 -26.71%
on 07/01/24
-0.694 (-26.68%)
since 06/28/24
3-Month
1.856 +2.75%
on 07/29/24
3.221 -40.79%
on 06/11/24
-0.586 (-23.51%)
since 04/29/24
52-Week
1.856 +2.75%
on 07/29/24
3.592 -46.91%
on 11/03/23
-1.476 (-43.63%)
since 07/28/23

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Nat-Gas Prices Fall Sharply as EIA Inventories Climb

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NGK25 : 3.990 (-1.19%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 2.223
2nd Resistance Point 2.140
1st Resistance Point 2.023
Last Price 1.907s
1st Support Level 1.823
2nd Support Level 1.740
3rd Support Level 1.623

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52-Week High 3.592
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.929
Fibonacci 50% 2.724
Fibonacci 38.2% 2.519
Last Price 1.907s
52-Week Low 1.856

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