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July NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $2.930 on Monday, June 4th

By spragueoperati | June 5, 2018 | 0 Comments

Monday, June 4th saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.968, slightly above Friday’s closing price of $2.962.  Slipping lower as markets opened in response to comfortable […]

WTI was pushed to its lowest level since April 10th

By spragueoperati | June 5, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: An upsurge in U.S oil production, combined with an increase in the number of active oil rigs, pushed WTI to its lowest level since April 10. July WTI slipped below […]

The differential between Brent and WTI increased to double digits on Friday

By spragueoperati | June 4, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: The oil market continued to trend lower on Friday as Brent’s premium over WTI  continued to trade at a three-year high.  The differential between Brent and WTI increased to double […]

July NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $ 2.962 on Friday, June 1st

By spragueoperati | June 4, 2018 | 0 Comments

Friday, June 1st saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.950, nearly flat to Thursday’s closing price of $2.952.  Climbing to the intraday high of $2.968 ahead […]

EIA report showed a draw of 3.6 million barrels in US crude oil

By spragueoperati | June 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: WTI slipped on Thursday, pressured by unexpected builds in U.S. distillate and gasoline inventories as reported by the EIA. Trader’s pushed prices higher on their initial reaction to the report, […]

July NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $ 2.952 on Thursday, May 31st

By spragueoperati | June 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

Thursday, May 31st saw the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts open at $2.927, four cents above Wednesday’s closing price of $2.885.  Stepping higher overnight as bullish weather forecasts look […]

A rise in equities and a slip in the dollar added strength to the market

By spragueoperati | May 31, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: WTI reversed 5 straight days of declines, as Russia’s central bank cautioned against plans to boost output and on forecasts calling for a decline in U.S. crude oil inventories. […]

July NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $2.885 on Wednesday, May 30th

By spragueoperati | May 31, 2018 | 0 Comments

On Wednesday, May 30th – the July NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts began trading as the prompt month.  Opening at $2.895, a penny below Tuesday’s closing price of $2.903, the […]

On Tuesday WTI fell as much as 3 percent

By spragueoperati | May 30, 2018 | 0 Comments

Recap: Last week’s slide in oil prices continued on Tuesday, with WTI falling as much as 3 percent, as hedge funds gave up on bets that prices had more upside potential. […]

June NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts Closed at $2.875 on Tuesday, May 29th

By spragueoperati | May 30, 2018 | 0 Comments

On Tuesday, May 29th – settlement day for the June Contract – the front-month NYMEX Natural Gas Futures Contracts opened at $2.878, roughly six cents below Friday’s closing price of […]