Today’s natural gas prices opened at $2.576/MMBtu and fell another 1.31%, reaching a four-week low of $2.57/MMBtu amid concerns over oversupply and weak demand.
Key Points
- Key economic events this week include ISM Manufacturing PMI, FOMC meeting, and NFP report, all likely to impact energy demand.
- The upcoming EIA natural gas storage report will be crucial for price movements, with deviations from expectations significantly impacting the market.
- Technically, natural gas is bearish, trading below the 200 EMA with RSI under 50, indicating continued downward pressure.
Natural Gas Daily Price Analysis – 01/07/2024
US natural gas futures fell on the last trading day to close at $2.601/MMBtu, down from their opening price of $2.702/MMBtu (-3.13%). It was the fourth straight loss for gas, with mounting U.S. production and poor liquefied natural gas (LNG) feedgas deliveries overtaking increased demand from hot weather outlooks. Natural gas prices have been weak relative to oil, despite a brief spike earlier this month on market perceptions that the temperature was going to rise well above seasonally high levels needed for sustainable price lift-off.
Today, natural gas prices opened at $2.576/MMBtu and have fallen another ~1.31%, trading around $2.567/MMBtu as of writing this post. Prices dipped to a four-week low of $2.57/MMBtu in early trading hours. That would be in line with continuing worries of an oversupply coupled with surprisingly feeble demand that has been fueled by recent storage data. U.S. Energy Information Administration data showed an increase of 52 billion cubic feet in natural gas storage, just below expectations but still indicative that supplies were clearly ample.
Key Economic Data and News to Be Released Today
ISM Manufacturing PMI is set to hit the wires later in the day, providing clues about the manufacturing sector’s economic health that would affect energy demand. The FOMC meeting will be held on Wednesday, and amendments to the monetary policy are likely to impact market behavior, indirectly moving commodity prices and potentially USD. And the NFP report on Friday will provide a key clue into labor market conditions and by extension, macroeconomic health that can affect energy demand/supply balance fundamentally.
The market will also be keeping an eye on the latest EIA natural gas storage report, as well some domestic macroeconomic data. If the storage increase is less than expected, it might be a way of pointing to increased demand and prices may stabilize or go slightly higher. However, on the downside a bigger than expected rise is seen as bearish to prices.
Natural Gas Technical Analysis – 01/07/2024
NG outlook is currently bearish from a technical analysis perspective. The commodity is trending below the intraday 200 EMA while also reacting to price sensitivity close to the nearest support level.
The RSI trading below the 50 level also confirms that the downward pull on Natural is set to continue for at least a little more before any form of bullish movement can happen.
Natural Gas Fibonacci Key Price Levels 01/07/2024
Short-term traders planning to invest in NG today should keep a close eye on the following key price levels for the day:
| Support | Resistance |
| 2.588 | 2.719 |
| 2.548 | 2.759 |
| 2.482 | 2.824 |
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