Author: Willis Bennett

Prices rallied a dime after the storage report was released that basically met expectations. With the selling earlier in the week, it was not surprising to see the short covering when participants did not get the further declines they were expecting. Now the movements have take prices to the high end of the recent range.

Major Support: $1.484-$1.44, $1.336
Minor Support: $1.527
Major Resistance: $ $1.864-$1.896
Minor Resistance:

Still don’t like the smell of this directionless market–winter strip is still trading roughly $1.00 over prompt (great if you are a storage operator) but the prompt does not seem to be taking cues from either the fundamentals or technical trade. Range bound forever I guess.

Major Support: $1.484-$1.44, $1.336
Minor Support: $1.527
Major Resistance: $ $1.864-$1.896
Minor Resistance:

Ok, so prices decline on the weather forecasts only to reverse with little change and go higher. Are you starting to understand that there is more to trading commodities than supply and demand of the product. Play the range which would be to the upside now that support seems to of been tested.

Major Support: $1.484-$1.44, $1.336
Minor Support: $1.527
Major Resistance: $ $1.864-$1.896
Minor Resistance:

Not a fundamental based trader like most of you — but I have to ask — With all the heat in the next 30 days, would that not be supportive to prices yet they are down challenging June’s lows. Something is not right here. I understand LNG is off (has been for weeks), production is gaining (you thing they are forward selling strips- will have to check), but the weather guys are saying demand is big this July and August. Oh well, what do I care play the range and we seem to be headed to the low end.

Major Support: $1.484-$1.44, $1.336
Minor Support: $1.527
Major Resistance: $ $1.864-$1.896
Minor Resistance:

That storage release provided little directional bias to an already directionless market. The case can be made for the market to roam in this tight range for a while which infers selling premium in the option world. Keep a tight eye on the technical levels if this is your strategy and don’t hesitate to cover.

Major Support: $1.484-$1.44, $1.336
Minor Support: $1.527, $1.66, $1.722
Major Resistance: $ $1.864-$1.896
Minor Resistance:

If you are still awake — you will notice that gas found a slight bid going into the storage report, but still is in the middle of the summer range. Technically, this market is setting itself up for a break out or down that is likely to be substantial. Currently, the wise trade is to be patient and sell premium in the options market but the break out or down could put you at substantial risk, so positioning has to be nimble.

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For the second consecutive week, prices attempted to break below $1.70 after lifting above that area around July 4th. That area has held support on occasions since late March, but has not provided this kind of leadership in the past as prices have managed to blow through this area several times. Whatever the reason, discussed in the long term section of the web that prices have been developing a “step” process the last couple of weeks with the range trade and nothing yet has diverted my attention from that analysis.

Major Support: $1.484-$1.44, $1.336
Minor Support: $1.527, $1.66, $1.722
Major Resistance: $ $1.864-$1.896
Minor Resistance:

Whatever was driving some of the gains last week, I guess there was a reconsideration this week. Below average (daily of the last 11 days) volume drove prices down and are now setting up a test of support. It is interesting that as the prompt declines this month, the Dec contract remains well above recent lows.

Major Support: $1.484-$1.44, $1.336
Minor Support: $1.527, $1.66, $1.722
Major Resistance: $ $1.864-$1.896