Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook
Natural gas briefly rose above the $2.663 intra-day swing high but stalled short of the critical $2.69 objective. The primary wave up from $2.453 still favors a test of its $2.69 equal to (1.00) target. This is also the 38 percent retracement of the decline from $3.06 and is in line with the lower trend line of the flag pattern that natural gas broke lower out of on April 5.
With that said, near-term odds lean bullish, but today’s shooting star warns that the move up might be short-lived and that natural gas could remain range-bound. Nonetheless, settling above $2.69, which looks like it will be a challenge, would open the way for $2.74 and possibly $2.78.
Additionally, the decline from $2.666 has formed a few small waves that suggest $2.59 will probably be challenged first. This is Tuesday’s midpoint and the completion point of the shooting star. Taking out $2.59 will call for a test of key near-term support at $2.53. Settling below $2.53 would confirm the shooting star and fulfill the smaller than (0.618) target of the wave down from $2.688. This wave then connects to $2.45, a close below which would call for a test of the crucial $2.40 level.
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