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Natural Gas Price Forecast – Natural gas continues to show weakness

By
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Apr 12, 2019, 17:34 GMT+00:00

The natural gas markets fell slightly during the trading session on Friday as we continue to see an overall malaise when it comes to the marketplace. Overall though, this is a market that should continue to be range bound, and therefore I think we may get a bit of a bounce soon.

Natural gas daily chart, April 15, 2019

Natural gas markets have been consolidating for some time now, between the $2.90 level on the top and the $2.60 level on the bottom. Looking at the chart, you can see that there is a $0.10 range at both of those levels that keeps the market somewhat contained. I believe at this point it’s very likely that the market will continue to respect those levels, and as we are getting close to the support level, I think that it’s very likely that a bounce could be coming. This doesn’t mean that I’m willing to jump in right away, but I am certainly looking to see what happens at the $2.60 level.

NATGAS Video 15.04.19

If we were to break down below the $2.50 level, then I think natural gas could be an extreme trouble. That is a major support level on longer-term charts, and of course means that it’s crucial to our trading analysis. A short-term bounce is probably all we will get in the natural gas markets, so this is the least exciting of trades. I much more interested in fading rallies above, especially if they get all the way to the $2.90 level. I don’t even know that will see that in the next couple of months, but if we do I more than willing to jump in and hit the market hard to the downside. All things being equal though, I do believe that we stay in this range.

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About the Author

Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.

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