Nat-gas launched into a 10.5% gain (close to top) at the last session. 

The earlier update had identified a reversal:

“At pivots, this price action scenario is nearly always the case.”

There was a good probability of a move and that’s what we got.

Now, typical action under such conditions is to come back (briefly) for a test.

The potential location for that test is on the chart.  However, UNG can do what it wants and there’s no guarantee.

Such a brisk up-move move brings in a crowd. We have to figure there were late comers to the breakout. 

Those late to the party need to be washed out; or at least frustrated so they’re too quick to exit as the market is rising.

The test location shown may be the area that pushes out the weak.

It may take all day or a couple of days. Look for volume (not advice, not a recommendation) to contract on the test.

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It was a wild ride in the futures market starting this morning around 6:30 a.m. EST.

Nat-gas, is similar to silver where it likes to spike lower or higher as its terminating move. 

From a UNG standpoint, that lower pre-market spike was all the way down to 10.66. 

Price action recovered and was essentially back in the previous day’s trading range before the regular open.

As done yesterday, the chart of UNG has been modified to show the NGX20, futures activity.

Doing so, paints a more realistic picture of what’s going on.

As of this update, UNG is at 11.16 and has already posted a new daily high (a classical analysis buy signal).

Using the weather:

As we enter a grand solar minimum, weather forecasting (to predict nat-gas moves) is not viable.

The weather is already extreme and will continue.

Earthquake activity has picked up dramatically … it’s off the scale; no pun intended.  In addition, we’ve got weather extremes, crop failures and volcanic activity.

All of this is happening at the same time.  The source at this link does an excellent job of monitoring earthquakes and associated phenomena.

These two links, here and here are good source for weather extremes and crop failures.

Unanticipated weather extremes could launch nat-gas, UNG to levels atypical for a seasonal (winter) position.

One well placed earthquake fracturing gas distribution lines, could do the same.

Typical nat-gas move:

A seasonal nat-gas move, starts around late September, early October and tops out just before December.

The possibility of weather extremes could push that top out into January or February … completely unexpected.

Price action is the key. So far, it’s moving off the danger point to slightly higher levels.  We’ve opened a sizeable position and will follow the price action on up with a stop as needed.

Depending on how that action behaves, the current stop level (not advice, not a recommendation) is tentatively set close to yesterday’s low:  UNG 10.98

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Natural gas trades as a futures contract nearly 24/7. Therefore, the daily chart of UNG is misleading. 

Not shown on the standard UNG chart is the most recent low.

That low, in the futures market was right around 7:30 a.m EST on Wednesday, September 31^st.

By looking at a chart of UNG, one would think the low for nat-gas occurred today.  Not so.

We’ve modified the UNG chart below to represent recent price action on the November contract (NGX20), not shown on UNG.

The low from yesterday’s action is clear. Also clear is today failed to penetrate that low even though a new daily low appears on the unaltered chart of UNG.

In all, it means were at the danger point for natural gas.

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The Nat-Gas report is out tomorrow. Price action is set to move higher.

It’s not perfect. A better set-up would have more volume at the support penetration.

So, we’ll see how it goes early in Thursday’s session.

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Natural gas price action (UNG) could be a case of sell the rumor, buy the news.

The EIA Natural Gas Report comes out at 10:30 a.m. EST, this Thursday. 

The 61.8%, retrace level (from the June low to the August top) for UNG is around the 11.04, area.

If UNG continues lower in the next session and does not make significant headway (down), it may have found a bottom ahead of the report.

Note that price action can get volatile for a few minutes after the release.

Nat-gas is similar to silver in that regard … stop run attempts (and spikes) are the norm.

We’ve already come off a long term low during June this year. Now, we have seen a recent Sign Of Demand (using a Wyckoff term) during the past week … it all suggests bias to the upside.

Expandable version of the chart is here.

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Update (9/9/20, 8:11 a.m. EST): UNG, shows pre-market action trading higher, +2.11%, as expected.

Original post (9/8/20):

Natural gas and more specifically, the tracking fund UNG is at its trend line; A trend line that’s been in-effect since July 31^st, this year.

The Winter of Discontent post on natural gas, indicated a major long-term reversal.  That analysis was complete with a test location (shown on the chart below).

It’s important to note, the test level was identified thirteen (trading) days in advance.

There was plenty of time to monitor price action, perform additional research and generate a supporting case before the test zone was reached.

UNG subsequently tested that level and never looked back.

Now, UNG has penetrated support (at the 13.00-area) and contacted its July trend line at the same time.

Essentially, in Wyckoff terms, it’s in spring position with the added technical condition of being at trend.  For more on Wyckoff “springs”, see this publication.

This exact point is the ‘danger point’.

If UNG does not immediately bounce higher (at the next session), the trend may be broken and we’re right back into a possible continuation of the bear market that’s been in effect for years.

It should be noted that ‘danger points’ are also the location of lowest risk.  Verification or failure of the move is not far away in either market direction.

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