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Natural Gas: February Freeze Likely to Propel Uptrend
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Natural Gas: February Freeze Likely to Propel Uptrend
By Satendra Singh | Jan 28, 2023 07:57AM ET
Movements in the natural gas futures contracts in the last week indicate a reversal is still on the card as the buying was visible below $ 2.774, despite continuous selling by Hedge funds in three trading sessions of the last week.
On Friday, the natural gas futures finally found a bottom at $2.688 as the day’s closing was above the previous day’s close despite a sudden surge in selling pressure.
Undoubtedly, Thursday’s move by the natural gas futures was full of skepticism as the selling spree was there even after the weekly inventory announcement for a withdrawal of more than expected levels.
No doubt the natural gas futures had to pass through extreme volatility during the last week due to warm weather despite the official start of the winter on Dec. 21.
This weekend could see a significant change in weather conditions as a frigid weather system will track across the Midwest the next few days with lows of the -20s to 20s that could result in the addition of frosty weather systems to follow next week.
I believe the natural gas futures have finally found significant support at $2.688 which could be the last lowest point of the year 2023.
No doubt traders are still suspicious since the rallies witnessed sell-offs during the last three weeks complying with the messy weather reports that resulted in rapid surge production of dry natural gas.
I believe that now, the news flow could take a U-turn as the frosty weather conditions could start in early February.
Undoubtedly if the Texas-based LNG Freeport terminal reopens in early February, shipment of natural gas to other parts of the world could re-balance the demand and supply equation during the next few weeks.
Technically speaking, in a weekly chart, the natural gas futures could start the upcoming week with a gap-up opening and could try to sustain above the immediate resistance at $3.152 before finding a breakout above the second resistance at $.3.261 and third significant resistance at 200 DMA, which is at $3.755.
In a daily chart, the natural gas futures closed the last week at the level tested last time on Apr. 27, 2021, from where the advent of a recent uptrend started that hit a high at $10.005 on Aug. 23, 2022.
No doubt, actual shipment from the Freeport Export facility could take some time after its reopening, but this could propel an uptrend in the natural gas prices as the weekly withdrawal from the stockpiles will surge to 100 – 200 Bcf per week.
Disclaimer: The author of this analysis does not have any position in Natural Gas futures. Readers are advised to take any position at their own risk; as Natural Gas is one of the most liquid commodities in the world.
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Natural Gas: February Freeze Likely to Propel Uptrend
Comments (29)
Crim Jamer
Jan 30, 2023 1:15PM ET
He's the Jim Cramer of commodities (or NG).
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Joseph Yazbeck
Jan 30, 2023 8:18AM ET
I just want him to stop posting all together
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Jose Joseph
Jan 30, 2023 8:16AM ET
He is an indicator, take position opposite to his views!
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Crim Jamer
Jan 30, 2023 7:07AM ET
Can you turn bearish? I'm stuck in long position.
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Andre Badenhorst
Jan 30, 2023 3:57AM ET
My Freind an analyst.... You are Not!!
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Ilyas Ahmad
Jan 30, 2023 3:43AM ET
Please dont post your analysis for a while, and I am sure bulls will have luck this time around
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TradingTrade
Jan 30, 2023 3:43AM ET
agree. I saw his bullish analysis predicting gap up over weekend and was prepared for the worst. He gets paid to write those to trap retail. As always , it was a big fall after his bullish analysis so no surprise there.
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Zaheer Khalfan
Jan 30, 2023 2:08AM ET
He is a big joke from curry land bombay.. eats roti and curry whole say and faaarts natural gas and makes videos that nobody can understand
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Ron Raymond
Jan 30, 2023 2:08AM ET
Let’s not be mean to each other and just state constructive criticism or positive praise. Coincdently, I have been considering going long now selling puts.
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TradingTrade
Jan 30, 2023 2:08AM ET
Ron Raymond well said Ron
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Murabaa Genral
Jan 30, 2023 2:08AM ET
Ron
Because of satendra how many people losing life saving
He doesn't have any investment in gas
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CA Naveen Reddy pathuri
Jan 30, 2023 1:16AM ET
how worst his giving analysis he said gap up now it's gap down
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Phong Nguyen
Jan 30, 2023 1:05AM ET
Still no luck on your guess. How could you be this wrong and this bad all the time !? Your wrong guess record is unbelievable, it is the longest record ever on this board.
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Jan 29, 2023 11:57PM ET
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣time to sell ,again
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