Natural gas futures responded higher after EIA reported a natural gas storage build of +46 Bcf last week. Excitment comes from pipeline repairs and heat and storms, but only in the vernacular it seems. June was the 3rd warmest in history.
Natural gas futures responded higher after EIA reported a natural gas storage build of +46 Bcf this week. Excitment comes from pipeline repairs and heat and storms, but only in the vernacular it seems. June was the third warmest in history.
From here weather models are key on the longevity of the heating season. The focus will continue on Sabine Pass and Mexico and perhaps LNG exports given Trade Wars are the overhang du jour. Technically the weekly support $2.522 is the .618 retracement of the move up from $1.611 to $3.994. For Fiboancci fans $3.50 is the .618 retracement of the move down from $3.994 to $2.522. KnovaWave notes the confluence of technicals, fundamental and herd or wave psychology. In natural gas the Marcellus break-even is $2.50 and $3.50 is the Haynesville break-even. Both those levels were also impulse exhaustions.
EIA’s Weekly Gas Storage Report. Report Date: 7/5/18
- Via TradersCommunity.com
- Release Time: Thursday July 12 2018 10:30 ET
Market Expectations
- Actual +46 Bcf Prior +51 Bcf
- Consensus Forecast +55 Bcf
- Cons. Range: +49 to +62 Bcf
- EIA swap: +54 to +55 @ CT 15.13
Last Week’s Report +51 Bcf #TCNG
Natural Gas Futures Committment of Traders (COT)
Disaggregated Committment of Traders (DCOT) via RonH Data @ronh999
Read Understanding Commitments of Traders Reports – COT, TFF and DCOT to help understand the disaggregated reports (DCOT) and how they break down the reportable open interest positions into four classifications: 1. Producer/Merchant/Processor/User 2. Swap Dealers 3. Managed Money 4. Other Reportables
U.S. Natural Gas Use By State
++Charts via RonH @RonH999
Platts Analytics (Bentek) Models
Bentek Models
- Bentek S/D Model: +61 Bcf
- Bentek Flow Model: +57 Bcf
“Cooler weather across the more populated cell regions lowered US power burn demand by 1.1 Bcf/d, which motivated the increase in the build week on week. The Northeast averaged 3 degrees Fahrenheit colder on a population-weighted basis, dropping regional power burn estimates by 1.7 Bcf/d. The Southeast and Midwest saw comparable cooling, but with a corresponding drop of only 0.5 Bcf/d each.” – Platts Analytics
Natural Gas Storage Forecasts
Surveys
- Bloomberg Survey +59
- DJ Survey +57
- Reuters Survey +57
- Platts Survey +61
Banks and Brokers
- Tim Evans Citigroup +60
- Macquarie +55
- Raymond James +56
- TFS +58
Analysts
- AgWxMan +55
- Jacob Meisel +61
- Shane Bolling +
- Genscape +52
- Gabe Harris +51
- Kidduff Report +51
- Shura Li – Pira +53
- Peter Marrin – SNL +
- NG Junkie +
- Norse +
- Andrea Paltry +53
- Point Logic +60
- RonH +60
- Schneider Electric +56
- Donnie Sharp Huntsville +49
- Trade Mechanics +62
- Andy Wiessman +59
The Fundamental Angle with Brynne Kelly @BrynneKKelly
It’s never about a single Inventory report. It’s the accumulation of Inventory reports that expose reality…. @BrynneKKelly
RonH Data with @ronh999
Natgas Production for the month
Natgas inventory for the week
Natural Gas pwCDD + gwHDD for EIA Report Week
Natural Gas for LNG for EIA Report Week
Natgas Pipeline Flows and Receipts
Key Pipeline Flows and Receipts – Incl Rover and Sabine – check daily with Ron @ronh999
Nuclear Output
Nuclear Output – check daily with Ron @ronh999
Current Storage Level vs. Last Year; 5-Yr
- Current Storage Level: 2,203 Bcf
- Storage 2016/Same Week: 2928
- 5Yr Avg/Same Week: 2722
Sources: TradersCommunity Research
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