Natural Gas Futures: Corrective Move In The Pipeline

Editor • Aug 31, 2023 at 4:07 AM EDT

Prices of natural gas extended the uptrend for the fifth session in a row on Wednesday amidst diminishing open interest and volume.

CME Group’s flash data for natural gas futures markets noted traders scaled back their open interest positions by more than 5K contracts on Wednesday, partially reversing the previous daily build. In the same line, volume dropped for the second consecutive session, now by around 25.4K contracts.

Natural Gas remains capped by $3.00

Prices of natural gas extended the uptrend for the fifth session in a row on Wednesday amidst diminishing open interest and volume. Against that, the continuation of the uptrend appears unlikely in the very near term, exposing some corrective moves instead. In the meantime, the commodity is expected to remain capped by the key $3.00 mark per MMBtu.

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