Natural Gas Price Forecast: Failed Breakout Signals Deeper Consolidation

Failed Breakout Reasserts Bearish Control

Natural gas continued to weaken on Tuesday, following a failed bullish breakout above a short-term trendline that was triggered on Monday. However, the breakout showed signs of failure as the session closed near its lows. Subsequently, sellers remained in control on Tuesday, as a one-day bearish reversal was triggered by a drop below Monday’s low of $3.26. That established a lower daily high of $3.31 and a low of $3.17.

 Resistance Rejection at Broken Trendline

Notably, the high of Tuesday was a successful test of resistance at the short-term downtrend line that was broken on Monday. That is bearish behavior and it suggests that the ascending broadening formation pattern continues to evolve within a corrective structure. In this case, the lower boundary of the pattern becomes an initial lower target zone. The lower boundary is initially defined by an uptrend line and the convergence of the 50-day moving average near $3.07 and the 100-day moving average (both near $3.07). That potential support zone can be extended to include price structure around the recent higher swing low at $3.06, along with the 50% retracement of the prior advance at $3.04.

Momentum Shift Within the Broader Structure

Concurrently, the 50-day moving average is starting to cross above the 100-day moving average, reflecting strengthening intermediate-term momentum. This behavior validates the potential for support to be found near the lower formation boundary, leading to strengthening. However, given this week’s failed breakout attempt above the trendline, the chance to eventually attempt to exceed the current trend high of $3.42 has diminished in the near term.

Key Support Holds the Line

The most recent swing low at $3.06 was a successful test of support near the 100-day moving average, marking the second successful defense of this level since it was reclaimed on May 15 and increasing its technical significance. Remaining above the 100-day average suggests potential strength, while the 200-day moving average near $3.31 defines key dynamic resistance.

This means that the 200-day average defines the most likely top end of a resistance range that begins from the recent high of $3.42. Taken together, recent price action reflects a market still operating within a broader consolidation phase, where failed breakouts and repeated support tests continue to define structure from the initial breakdown.

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