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Improving Demand Outlook: Natural Gas Retreats from 3-Year Low (Part 3 of 3) (Continued from Part 2) Falling wedge
Natural gas futures for June delivery show a falling wedge pattern. Prices broke out of this pattern on April 29, 2015. The renewed demand due to the hot summer was the key catalyst that drove gas prices yesterday. The EIA (U.S. Energy Information Administration) will release the natural gas inventory report today. The inventory data would be the key driver of gas prices today.
Key pivots
Gas prices continued to rally for the second day. The short-term demand spike could push natural gas prices to the nearest resistance of $2.75 per MMBtu (British thermal units in millions). Prices hit this mark multiple times in March and April 2015. In contrast, the long-term downtrend will continue to drive natural gas prices to the key support of $2.40 per MMBtu. Gas prices tested this mark in May 2012. The consensus of rising inventory will drive gas prices lower.
Natural gas prices are trading below their 20-day moving average of $2.62 per MMBtu as of April 29, 2015. June and July natural gas futures contracts are trading above their five and ten-day average volume. The falling wedge pattern could drive gas to the nearest resistance.
Increasing gas prices are positive for gas ETFs like the VelocityShares 3X Long Natural Gas ETN (UGAZ) and the United States Natural Gas Fund LP (UNG). They also benefit gas producers Bill Barrett (BBG), Energen (EGN), and Apache (APA). These companies have a gas production mix that’s more than 40% of their total production. They account for 3.76% of the Spider Oil and Gas ETF (XOP).
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Bill Barrett Corporation
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CODE : BBG |
ISIN : US06846N1046 |
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Bill Barrett corp is a exploration company based in United states of america. Bill Barrett corp is listed in Germany and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is US$ 534.1 millions as of today (€ 432.6 millions). Its stock quote reached its highest recent level on June 05, 2015 at US$ 9.67, and its lowest recent point on March 19, 2018 at US$ 4.84. Bill Barrett corp has 110 349 217 shares outstanding. |