Author: Willis Bennett

Dec Continues in the Range

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Solid trade day continues to establish the range for the Dec contract. Today brings the potential for volatility provided by the storage report, will have to wait and see.

Major Support:,$2.648, $2.39, $2.35, $2.112, $2.026-2.00, $1.991, $1.93 ,$1.642, $1.605
Minor Support : $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $2.727-$2.784, $3.00, $3.16

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Dec Testing the Low End of Range

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Declines wanted to test the low side of the range that the December contract seems to be wanting develop and confirm.

Major Support:,$2.648, $2.39, $2.35, $2.112, $2.026-2.00, $1.991, $1.93 ,$1.642, $1.605
Minor Support : $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $2.727-$2.784, $3.00, $3.16

Gap Closed

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Prices declined to close the gap from the expiration from the Nov contract– from there it was as solid bounce. Dec will likely develop its range in the near term. Caution trading the undisclosed range due to the record level of open interest.

Major Support:,$2.648, $2.39, $2.35, $2.112, $2.026-2.00, $1.991, $1.93 ,$1.642, $1.605
Minor Support : $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $2.727-$2.784, $3.00, $3.16

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Lows for Dec Contract Not Registered

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Unfortunately there was death in my wife’s family and it will limit the writings this week. Would continue with the thoughts from last week surrounding the Dec contract to chase the gap that it was afforded at Nov expiration.

Major Support:,$2.648, $2.39, $2.35, $2.112, $2.026-2.00, $1.991, $1.93 ,$1.642, $1.605
Minor Support : $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $2.727-$2.784, $3.00, $3.16

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Weakness To Continue

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I have to apologize for the brevity of this submission, unfortunately there was death in my wife’s family and it will limit the writings this week. Would continue with the thoughts from last week surrounding the Dec contract to chase the gap that it was afforded at Nov expiration. My only caution is record level of shorts in the open interest analysis- so there will be a covering rally — just don’t see it in the imminent trade. Instead the gap from expiration gap left 10/30, $2.391 – $2.632 is the likely target for the declines.

Major Support:,$2.648, $2.35, $2.112, $2.026-2.00, $1.991, $1.93 ,$1.642, $1.605
Minor Support : $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $2.727-$2.784, $3.00, $3.16

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Quiet Before the Gremlins

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Prices did little to indicate the bias for the upcoming storage release. Good time to sell some out of the money premium and see what happens.

Major Support:,$2.648, $2.35, $2.112, $2.026-2.00, $1.991, $1.93 ,$1.642, $1.605
Minor Support : $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $2.727-$2.784, $3.00, $3.16

Winter Contracts Now Rule

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The declines held yesterday from the devastation from Monday’s trade and rebounded just slightly at the end. Of primary interest was the discount to the now prompt December remaining over $.50 during the meltdown of expiration. There is little technical reasons as to why Dec will not attempt to close the gap that now exists and the December contract declining to chase the lows of the Nov contract from Monday. The outstanding question will be around it being the Dec contract and expectations for weather changes going into the winter months.

Major Support:,$2.648, $2.35, $2.112, $2.026-2.00, $1.991, $1.93 ,$1.642, $1.605
Minor Support : $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $2.727-$2.784, $3.00, $3.16

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2024 Expiration Behavior Returns

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Discussed the history of expiration behavior in 2024 with last month being the only exception to the weakness trend for expiration’s during the year and yesterday provided a return to the tendency. The question will be how does it behave today and what is the effect on the spread to the December contract.

Major Support:, $2.35, $2.112, $2.026-2.00, $1.991, $1.93 ,$1.642, $1.605
Minor Support : $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $2.63, $2.727-$2.784, $3.00, $3.16

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What Does this Expiration Bring Us

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Mentioned in the Weekly section that each expiring contract month from February through September ’24 was “amply” offered as it went off the board. That changed last month. October traded the high of its tenure as prompt on the day it went to settlement at $2.585. Not sure what will happen with the Nov expiration but would not expect major volatility. My guess would be it is neither well bid or offered into expiration, as the market is seeking its near term commitment.

Major Support:, $2.35, $2.112, $2.026-2.00, $1.991, $1.93 ,$1.642, $1.605
Minor Support : $1.856,$1.89-$1.856
Major Resistance: $2.63, $2.727-$2.784, $3.00, $3.16

Important Expiration This Week

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The soon to expire prompt plunged to test and reverse from the 40 – week SMA. The reversal from the long – term trend defining moving average support left November $.068 lower for the two weeks but back above its August and September lows, leaving the charts with the appearance of a failed break-down.

The December contract, still commands $.532 premium over November, traded an outside week reversal. Closing higher each day this week December rallied to test its 50 – day SMA, increased its premium over the expiring prompt and ended above the high traded a week ago with expected increasing volume (due to the roll). That weekly reversal and increased premium are technical positives that are likely to play an important role for calendar November and the remainder of ’24.

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