March NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract Closed at $4.007 on Tuesday, February 18th

Tuesday, February 18th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contract open at $3.689, down $0.036 compared to Friday’s closing price of $3.725. Recording the intraday low of $3.688 by 9:15AM, prices were trending confidently higher by 11:00AM as traders focused on near-term frigid temperatures, overlooking the forecasted month-end thaw. Crossing midday at $3.834, the contract surged to a three-week intraday high of $4.009 ahead of closing. March closed higher on Tuesday at $4.007.

The EIA Natural Gas Storage Report is due out Thursday at 10:30AM. The report is expected to show a 191 BCF withdrawal from storage for the week ended February 14. This compares to a 60 BCF withdrawal this time last year and a five-year average withdrawal amount of 145 BCF.

As of 6:15AM this morning in Globex, WTI Crude was up $0.490; Natural Gas was up $0.019; Heating Oil was up $0.004; and Gasoline was up $0.008.

                                                                                                 
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