September Nymex natural gas (NGU26) on Thursday closed up +0.065 (+2.29%).
Nat-gas prices climbed to a 1-month high on Thursday and settled sharply higher on forecasts for hotter US weather, potentially boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air-conditioning use. Record high temperatures are expected across the Southwest through this weekend, and the Commodity Weather Group said on Thursday that above-average temperatures are expected across nearly the entire US from September 1-10.
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September Nymex natural gas (NGU26) on Wednesday closed up +0.072 (+2.60%).
Nat-gas prices rallied to a 1-month high on Wednesday and settled sharply higher. Forecasts for hot US weather that will boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air-conditioning use pushed prices higher on Wednesday. The Commodity Weather Group said on Wednesday that forecasts shifted to hotter, with well-above-average temperatures expected across the eastern two-thirds of the US from August 31 through September 4.
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September Nymex natural gas (NGU26) on Friday closed up +0.040 (+1.46%).
Nat-gas prices settled higher on Friday as forecasts for hotter US weather could potentially boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air conditioning use. The Commodity Weather Group said on Friday that forecasts shifted to hotter, with above-average temperatures across Texas, the Southwest, and the Interior West through September 4.
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September Nymex natural gas (NGU26) on Wednesday closed up +0.038 (+1.37%).
Nat-gas prices rallied to a 4-week high on Wednesday and settled higher. The shift in US weather forecasts to show intensely hot temperatures covering the US South and West through the end of this month propelled nat-gas prices higher on Wednesday. The Commodity Weather Group said on Wednesday that forecasts shifted to hotter, with above-average temperatures expected across the western and southern US through September 2, potentially boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air conditioning use.
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September Nymex natural gas (NGU26) on Friday closed up +0.006 (+0.22%).
Nat-gas prices closed higher on Friday as forecasts indicated warm US weather in the final weeks of August, which would boost nat-gas demand from utilities to meet increased air-conditioning demand. Commodity Weather Group is forecasting above-normal temperatures across the South in particular through the end of August. Vaisala is forecasting above-normal temperatures for the West for Aug 22-26.
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Money managers have reduced their bullish bets on both Brent and WTI crude futures over the past two weeks despite little progress on a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
In the latest reporting week to August 4, portfolio managers trimmed their net long position in NYMEX WTI by 7,257 lots to 101,050 lots, data from the exchanges found. The net long position, the difference between bullish and bearish bets, in ICE Brent crude oil futures was slashed by 11%, or by 20,361 lots to 164,722 lots.
This was the second consecutive weekly decline in speculative positions in the two key crude oil futures benchmarks as traders and speculators are hesitant to add more bullish bets on a price rally.
Oil prices have dropped over the past two weeks amid hopes that the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and Iran and Oman could reach a deal on a joint management of some of the lanes.
"Speculative sentiment turned more cautious last week," ING's commodities strategists Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey wrote in a note early on Monday.

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Trump's latest comments cooled oil prices, but talks over ending the Strait of Hormuz blockade could prove far more consequential.
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- The signing of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding triggered one of the largest hedge fund sell-offs for crude futures and options, however the closure of the Strait of Hormuz (and now of Bab el-Mandeb) has made bullishness in vogue again.
- Net positions held by hedge funds and other money managers in ICE Brent futures and options rebounded to the equivalent of more than 192 million barrels, a 2-month high, in the week ending July 21.
- Interestingly, the positioning of hedge funds in Nymex WTI has been somewhat stagnant throughout June-July, suggesting that speculative market participants prefer to avoid futures contract with physical delivery.

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August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26) on Thursday closed down -0.200 (-6.23%).
Nat-gas prices tumbled to a 1.5-month low on Thursday and settled sharply lower. Above-average weekly US nat-gas storage levels undercut prices. The EIA reported on Thursday that weekly EIA nat-gas inventories rose by +61 bcf for the week ended July 3, above the five-year average for the week at +51 bcf.
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August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26) on Wednesday closed down -0.053 (-1.62%).
Nat-gas prices on Wednesday fell from a 1.5-week high and settled lower on the outlook for a larger-than-normal increase in weekly US domestic stockpiles, which are already above the five-year average. The consensus is that Thursday's weekly EIA nat-gas inventories will increase by +61 bcf for the week ended July 3, above the five-year average for the week at +51 bcf.
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August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26) on Thursday closed down -0.024 (-0.75%).
Nat-gas prices slid to a 2-week low on Thursday and settled lower after weekly US nat-gas storage rose more than expected. The EIA reported that weekly EIA nat-gas inventories rose by +87 bcf in the week ended June 26, above the consensus of +83 bcf.
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July Nymex natural gas (NGN26) on Wednesday closed up +0.074 (+2.35%).
Nat-gas prices moved higher on Wednesday as US weather forecasts shifted to hotter, potentially boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air-conditioning. The Commodity Weather Group on Wednesday said forecasts shifted hotter with above-average temperatures expected across the mid-Atlantic and upper Midwest through July 3.
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July Nymex natural gas (NGN26) on Monday fell -0.082 (-2.54%).
Nat-gas prices tumbled to a 1-week low on Monday and settled sharply lower. Prices fell Monday as shifting US weather forecasts to milder conditions in the second half of June could reduce nat-gas demand from electricity providers to generate power for air-conditioning. On Monday, forecaster Vaisala said forecasts shifted cooler in the eastern two-thirds of the US for June 13-17, and forecasts also trended cooler for June 18-22.
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July Nymex natural gas (NGN26) on Friday fell -0.107 (-3.21%).
Nat-gas prices retreated on Friday amid abundant US stockpiles and reduced flows to export terminals, which will further boost US domestic supplies. As of May 29, nat-gas inventories were +5.7% above their 5-year seasonal average, signaling adequate nat-gas supplies. Also, net flows to US LNG export terminals on Friday were just above 17.0 bcf/day, near the lowest level in more than two weeks, which will boost domestic supplies further as seasonal maintenance continues to limit exports.
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