Category: Daily Call

Well, guess the holiday got some bears fired up, but they could only challenge (and short of that) the lows from March. Nothing to keep this trader from buying support. Lets see if they have the power to drive to the next level.

Support: $2.422-$2.414, $2.373–$2.356,$2.255-$2.176
Minor Support: $2.483, $2.162
Major Resistance: $2.74-$2.789, $2.89, $2.98-$3.05,
Minor Resistance:$2.806

Prices last week ran just up to the 200 Day SMA in the May Contract before failing and retracing back to the middle of the range. Spoke in the Good Friday observations about volume and the lack thereof in the current environment and last week was on of the lowest 4-Day weekly volumes in many years. The shorts loaded up last month (seemingly on Mondays) and now they seem limited in additional contracts to sell per my writings last week. The low end of the range is $2.52 and the high side is that 200 day SMA in the May contract.

Prices just melted down quietly yesterday in front of the storage report this morning. Not sure that the report will have a serious directional impact — but you never know. Teased you earlier this week on some observations regarding the price action, volume and volatility and will likely be publishing those comment on Friday for your digestion over the weekend. With Easter upon us, this will be my last Daily until after the Holiday.

Support: $2.422-$2.414, $2.373–$2.356,$2.255-$2.176
Minor Support: $2.483, $2.162
Major Resistance: $2.74-$2.789, $2.89, $2.98-$3.05,
Minor Resistance:$2.806

That title is some “tongue in cheek” but not totally inaccurate. The last two weeks of March trade (April contract) was with in a tight range that could be considered a consolidation pattern. Perhaps the trade in April with May will remain between $2.58 and $2.70 signalling a consolidation pattern. Other options is for the May contract to melt down into the low $2.50’s returning the market to last month’s range, or to rally above the $2.70 area and potentially strong short covering rally. Stay disciplined here and play the ranges.

Support: $2.422-$2.414, $2.373–$2.356,$2.255-$2.176
Minor Support: $2.483, $2.162
Major Resistance: $2.74-$2.789, $2.89, $2.98-$3.05,
Minor Resistance:$2.806

Doubt that prices will just explode with the new prompt / early May contract. Of more importance is how does the market behavior over the coming period of time. Expect prices to try to and test the low end of the range into the high $2.50’s eventually and that movement (the results) will define a directional bias for the May contract.

Support: $2.422-$2.414, $2.373–$2.356,$2.255-$2.176
Minor Support: $2.483, $2.162
Major Resistance: $2.74-$2.789, $2.89, $2.98-$3.05,
Minor Resistance:$2.806

Spoke last week about the Monday tendencies, which were not confirmed last week, but they are showing some interesting trends that I will go into during the week in the Weekly area. In the mean time- should April go out weak, expect the May to retrace near the expiration. Should April go out with some strength, look for May to extend the gains. Should April expiration be flat (expectation), expect May to continue the recent range activity.

Support: $2.422-$2.414, $2.373–$2.356,$2.255-$2.176
Minor Support: $2.483, $2.162
Major Resistance: $2.74-$2.789, $2.89, $2.98-$3.05,
Minor Resistance:$2.806

Well, at least yesterday’s range was a dime– Be careful out there with your positions (sarcasm included). Today provides the potential for option expiration “creativity” but due to the lack of movement in the last two weeks, I would doubt any fireworks. I am more keen on watching the $2.58-$2.59 area with both the April and May contract. For the last two weeks, prices have not been able to break above and close above this zone — but the May contract has and continues to. Will the weakness continue and force the May to come back and close with April next week? A rhetorical question that bears watching– we certainly have expectations of what happens after the market’s decision.

This consolidation is starting to bore me as I had to go out to crude market to find some sort of volatility (nice bounce off of a higher low in crude). Gas has a tendency to fall into these lulls (lacking volatility and price movement) but an $.08 movement followed by a $.042 range is bordering on bizarre for gas. Markets are what they are and this one seems very quiet currently.

Support: $2.422-$2.414, $2.373–$2.356,$2.255-$2.176
Minor Support: $2.483, $2.162
Major Resistance: $2.74-$2.789, $2.89, $2.98-$3.05,
Minor Resistance:$2.806

Not much to comment on as prices just retraced back into the the area just below the gap from last week. Very quiet set up for the storage release tomorrow and clearly a consolidating market wait for additional directional bias.

Support: $2.422-$2.414, $2.373–$2.356,$2.255-$2.176
Minor Support: $2.483, $2.162
Major Resistance: $2.74-$2.789, $2.89, $2.98-$3.05,
Minor Resistance:$2.806

Commented numerous times last week about the potential for the gap that was formed last Monday to be closed and was a target for traders. Needless to say, I am startled to see it happen on Monday this week as that is in the face of the previous two Monday’s price action. Never the less, it did and now trade will have to work through the rally with expiration coming in a week. I was expecting recent ranges to remain in place for the beginning of the week and then form a break down or break out during the last couple of days of prompt life. I want to wait and see if this slightly bullish bias holds this week as the market is not near the highs nor the lows of the month’s trade range ($2.422-$2.887).

Support: $2.422-$2.414, $2.373–$2.356,$2.255-$2.176
Minor Support: $2.483, $2.162
Major Resistance: $2.74-$2.789, $2.89, $2.98-$3.05,
Minor Resistance:$2.806