Natural gas markets have been rather noisy during the trading session on Thursday yet again, as we continue to try and sort out the gap in the market.
Natural gas markets have turned around a bit during the trading session, as we are hanging around the gap that is obvious on the chart. At this point, the market looks very likely to continue to see a lot of noisy behavior, but I do think that there are going to be a lot of moving pieces that people have to pay attention to. Natural gas is dealing with the idea of a major winter storm in the United States and Canada, so that could be a major driver for prices rising, but that being said it’s very unlikely that the market is going to see a lot of selling pressure.
Longer term, I do think that natural gas does fall, but in the meantime, I think we are also trying to figure out what the next move will be based upon the overall global demand, therefore I think you need to be cautious but I also recognize that the market is trying to carve out the range that we will be trading next. The $5.50 level underneath should be supported, and the $8.00 level above should continue to offer resistance. At this point, the market is likely to continue to see a lot of noisy behavior.
If we were to break above the $8.00 level, the market would go looking to the $10.00 level, but I don’t think that is going to be easy to get above. Ultimately, I think the one thing that you can count on is a lot of noisy behavior and volatility, especially as we are starting head towards the holidays.
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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.