Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook
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June natural gas tested and held the lower threshold of a trading range between $1.91 and $2.14 again today. A rectangle pattern has formed, and prices are poised to break lower out of the pattern based upon today’s decline to $1.913. Wave projections at $1.92 have held on a closing basis, but prices settled below the smaller than (0.618) target of the most recent wave down from $2.14 today. This wave calls for a test of its $1.86 equal to (1.00) target. Closing below this will confirm a break lower and open the way for tests of confluent objectives at $1.84 and $1.78 in the coming days.
Nevertheless, this is still a somewhat tight call because holding the lower threshold of the rectangle warns that there is a reasonable chance for another test of resistance within the pattern. Should prices rise above $1.98 look for a test of key near-term resistance at $2.03. Closing above this would shift the near-term odds in favor of natural gas rising to challenge $2.10 and possibly the upper threshold of the rectangle at $2.14 again.
