Psychological

Building off the December contract’s 12.7-cent gain during its first day in the limelight Thursday, traders pushed the front-month contract through the $4 psychological barrier on Friday to close at $4.038, tacking on another 14.8 cents in the process.

After pounding up against psychological support at $4 over the last few days, the September natural gas futures contract succeeded in breaking through in a big way on Wednesday with a low of $3.838 before closing the regular session at $3.871, down 16.8 cents from Tuesday’s finish.

After knocking on the psychological resistance door three times earlier this month, natural gas bulls finally reached $5 and settled above it on Monday as the July contract recorded a $5.013 high before closing out the regular session at $5.006, up 22.5 cents from Friday’s finish.

One day after breaking below psychological support at $5, March futures values on Tuesday notched their fourth consecutive day lower, leaving market watchers wondering what would be in store for the contract’s expiration on Wednesday. The prompt-month contract reached a low of $4.773 before closing Tuesday’s regular session at $4.778, down 11.7 cents from Monday’s finish. With that, the contract has plummeted 66.8 cents over the last four regular sessions.

One day after breaking below psychological support at $5, March futures values on Tuesday notched their fourth consecutive day lower, leaving market watchers wondering what would be in store for the contract’s expiration on Wednesday. The prompt-month contract reached a low of $4.773 before closing Tuesday’s regular session at $4.778, down 11.7 cents from Monday’s finish. With that, the contract has plummeted 66.8 cents over the last four regular sessions.

Front-month natural gas futures on Monday broke below psychological support at $5 for the first time since early December as traders see the winter season ticking to a close.

Front-month natural gas futures on Monday broke below psychological support at $5 for the first time since early December as traders see the winter season ticking to a close.

Natural gas futures on Monday geared up for another run at psychological resistance at $5 as the November contract recorded a high on the day of $4.916 before closing at $4.835, up 5.4 cents from Friday’s regular session close.

Coming off last week’s 43.4-cent decline, which broke the psychological $3 support line and notched a seven-year low, September natural gas futures underwent a little bit of a corrective action on Monday as the prompt-month contract regained 11.9 cents to close out the regular session at $2.923.