Author: Willis Bennett

Bullish Storage — But Prices Test $3.00

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So let my confused mind sort through this — storage withdrawal numbers were way above expectations (highest I have on record), and prices declined? Whatever. Prices want to test the $3.00 mark that I discussed two days ago– so lets see if they have the power.

Major Support:,$2.727-$2.784, $2.648, $2.39, $2.35, $2.112,
Minor Support : $3.39-$3.31, $3.167, $3.00-$2.95, $2.914, $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $3.829, $3.92, $4.00, $4.201, $4.378-$4.394, $4.461, $4.75

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Declines Accelerate Going Into Expiration

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Prices declined and accelerated to close some of the gap between Feb and Mar contracts. Prompt has now lost over $.60 this week and I would not expect the declines to cease during expiration. My interest is on March which will likely test the $3.00.

Major Support:,$2.727-$2.784, $2.648, $2.39, $2.35, $2.112,
Minor Support : $3.39-$3.31, $3.167, $3.00-$2.95, $2.914, $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $3.829, $3.92, $4.00, $4.201, $4.378-$4.394, $4.461, $4.75

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Price Declines Challenge Trend Line Support

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Did not see that collapse coming – but the support trend line held on the Continuous chart but was destroyed on the spot March contract. The Feb contract reduced the gap that will occur on expiration but nothing has happened that would concern me from a technical standpoint for me to expect a major break out of the range.

Major Support:,$2.727-$2.784, $2.648, $2.39, $2.35, $2.112,
Minor Support : $3.39-$3.31, $3.167, $3.00-$2.95, $2.914, $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $3.829, $3.92, $4.00, $4.201, $4.378-$4.394, $4.461, $4.75

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Temps and Storage Allow Weekly Close at $4.00

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The most interesting near term technical factor is the trend line rising from the continuation October low (see Daily chart above). Similar trend lines rising from the December lows of February and March gas (See March gas below) were tested during the past week. Each time their recovery from the rising support attracted less volume.

Going into expiration period over the next three days. Expect the trend line to continue to guide prompt gas higher toward resistance defined by the zone between the December and January highs. Should the trend line (support) violation break — it likely to announce the beginning of the decline toward a late Q1/early Q2 seasonal low. Expect significant moderation of price as we progress through Q1. The average decline from Q4/Q1 highs to late Q1/early Q2 lows is a little more than 40% for successive prompt months, less for deferred months. There is likely to be a substantial “expiration” gap after February expires. That gap will provide the market important resistance to an extension of any rally in March gas.

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Strong Close to Week–Not Sure Enough

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As we wrap up the Jan trade and put the Feb contract to bed, I am startled at the behavior with strong days of volatility, but over the month prices moved within a $1.00 Range (less than 30%). Must be aging faster than I thought–or the market is changing (both thoughts are accurate). Go into expectations in the Weekly section and will not attempt to give you a expiration range (especially because prices are down $.20 on Sunday night)– I can only recommend that you keep a eye on the March contract pictured in the Weekly section. That trend line may prove important.

Major Support:,$2.727-$2.784, $2.648, $2.39, $2.35, $2.112,

Minor Support : $3.39-$3.31, $3.167, $3.00-$2.95, $2.914, $1.856,$1.89-$1.856

Major Resistance: $3.829, $3.92, $4.00, $4.201, $4.378-$4.394, $4.461, $4.75

Strong Run Into Storage

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Prices rallied on the expectation of a substantial with drawl from storage last week. Some analysts are stating that the report will likely take inventories from a surplus to a deficit against the 5 year average. Perhaps folks bought into the report — now the question will be is there further buying to be had after the release. The range has not change for the Feb contract.

Major Support:,$2.727-$2.784, $2.648, $2.39, $2.35, $2.112,
Minor Support : $3.39-$3.31, $3.167, $3.00-$2.95, $2.914, $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $3.829, $3.92, $4.00, $4.201, $4.378-$4.394, $4.461, $4.75

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Steady Declines

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The declines continued but never really challenged the low end of support. If a buyer– wait for tests of support. The declines in prompt were significant compared to the outer months so you will need to set up range areas for the differed contracts per your risk range. The prompt will fall faster than differed like yesterday — so establish the support area you are comfortable with. Bears have to wait to a rally to establish positions.

Major Support:,$2.727-$2.784, $2.648, $2.39, $2.35, $2.112,
Minor Support : $3.39-$3.31, $3.167, $3.00-$2.95, $2.914, $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $3.829, $3.92, $4.00, $4.201, $4.378-$4.394, $4.461, $4.75

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Holiday Quiet Trade

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Just want to reiterate the comments from yesterday and price action had no change to the comments from yesterday’s comments.

Major Support:,$2.727-$2.784, $2.648, $2.39, $2.35, $2.112,
Minor Support : $3.39-$3.31, $3.167, $3.00-$2.95, $2.914, $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $3.829, $3.92, $4.00, $4.201, $4.378-$4.394, $4.461, $4.75

Friday’s Weakness Likely to Spill Over

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The $.40 collapse in prices on Friday indicates that the run up ran out of steam as prices attacked the $4.30 (and above) area was not surprising as technical indicators confirmed the lack of long term support for higher prices. Today is a light trading day with the Holiday — which presents itself as a potential opportunity to indicate near term bias.

Major Support:,$2.727-$2.784, $2.648, $2.39, $2.35, $2.112,
Minor Support : $3.39-$3.31, $3.167, $3.00-$2.95, $2.914, $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $3.829, $3.92, $4.00, $4.201, $4.378-$4.394, $4.461, $4.75

Another Failure at Resistance With Divergences

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Prompt with a gap and strength but did not remain above the December high for very long and ended the week at $3.916 with trading volume substantially less than on 12/30 (685,311 v 998,839), which creates another volume divergence. Not give up it performed another try on Thursday, leaving the prompt at the highest close ($4.258) since the last trading day of 2022 but again volume significantly lagged that traded at the December high and February fell to finish the week lower without testing Monday’s gap higher. While prompt gas continues to work higher the lower weekly close was the third in the last four weeks.

Prompt February was the only monthly contract to finish the week with a loss. Prompt in waiting March gained $.081, reducing February’s premium to $.469 from last week’s peak of $.591. A year ago when February went off the board at $2.490 March ’24 was $2.054 and was never able to make up much of that discount. Trading the high of its tenure on 02/01 at $2.168 before falling to $1.502. Will see if history is going to rhyme.

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