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The crude oil experienced wild volatility over the first three months of 2020. In early January, a face-off between the U.S. and Iran in Iraq pushed the price of the energy commodity to the high of...
Seasonality is a critical factor in the natural gas futures market. The price tends to reach highs as the winter months approach, and lows in the early spring after the peak season of demand.The most...
Crude oil is about to enter its third month of price consolidation around the $40-per-barrel level on the nearby NYMEX WTI futures contract. After trading to a negative price in late April, the energy...
Since late June, the natural gas futures market is attempting to establish a pattern of higher lows and higher highs. The energy commodity received a vote of confidence from none other than Warren...
The term structure in a commodities market can tell us a lot about supply and demand fundamentals and seasonality. In the natural gas market, the price tends to reach its peak as the winter season...
The most recent recovery in the natural gas futures market took the price of August futures from a low of $1.517 on June 25 and 26 to a high of $1.924 per MMBtu on July 7. The now-expired July...
ETF and ETN products tend to add liquidity to the futures markets. The derivatives allow for speculation in commodities futures markets without venturing into the futures arena. They have increased...
An almost ten million barrel per day cut to balance the fundamental equation A rebound in the price took some pressure off A decision to taper- Waiting for a decision on the future of US output In...
Since June 25, August natural gas futures contract’s trading range has been from $1.517 to $1.924. At the $1.75 per MMBtu level on Thursday, July 16, the price was just above the band’s...
Higher lows and higher highs since April, the consolidation Open interest sends a message, inventories rose again last week Crude oil is at an inflection point On April 20, the expiring May NYMEX...
In late June, the price of natural gas futures fell to a new 25-year low on the expiring July futures contract. The previous low in March was at $1.519, and the energy commodity fell to $1.432. The...
Natural gas has a long history as one of the most volatile commodities that trade on the futures markets in the United States. Since trading in natural gas began on the NYMEX division of the CME in...
Demand remains a problem Bullish inventory data at the end of June The price of oil is at a crossroads –The one-year spread continues to support higher prices After trading to a low of...
After putting in a new quarter-of-a-century low at $1.432 last week, natural gas turned higher to warn over-enthusiastic shorts that the risk of a bearish outlook rises as the price drops. The active...
Trading conditions in the crude oil futures arena at NYMEX have been like riding a psychotic horse through a burning barn in 2020. The year started with a military confrontation between the U.S. and...
Natural gas was threatening to test the March low as the Energy Information Administration released its latest inventory data on Thursday, June 25. The July futures contract rolled to August slipped...
The price action in the natural gas market has been bearish since early May, when the July contract traded to a high of $2.364 per MMBtu. Last week, the price fell to a new low on the active month...