Natural Gas Price Forecast – March 17, 2021

Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

The long-term outlook for natural gas is bearish. However, the move down is struggling to definitively take out major support around $2.52. Monday’s close below $2.52 was negative and implies that prices will eventually fall to $2.39 and possibly $2.30.

Nevertheless, $2.52 has been held on a closing basis for the past two days, and the newly formed wave up from $2.478 met its $2.54 smaller than (0.618) target this afternoon. Therefore, it looks as though natural gas will try to rise to $2.59 first. This will fill Monday’s gap down, fulfill the equal to (1.00) target of the wave up from $2.478, and test the 21 percent retracement of the decline from $3.06.

Natural Gas - $0.025 Kase Bar Chart
Natural Gas – $0.025 Kase Bar Chart

Closing above $2.59 is unlikely but would call for $2.63 and possibly $2.70. The $2.70 level is most important because it is the 38 percent retracement of the decline from $3.06 and the 200-day moving average. Settling above $2.70 is highly doubtful without a surprise bullish shift in external factors (e.g., weather, storage, etc.).

Once $2.59 is met another test of support is anticipated. Moreover, a close below $2.49 before or after $2.59 is challenged will clear the way for $2.44 and then the next major thresholds at $2.39 and $2.30.

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Dean Rogers, CMT

Dean Rogers, CMT is the general manager of the Kase Call Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He oversees all of Kase and Company, Inc.’s operations including research and development, marketing, and client support. Dean began his career with Kase in early 2001 as a programmer but has developed into Kase’s senior technical analyst. He writes Kase’s award-winning weekly Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Metals Commentaries. He is an instructor at Kase's classes and webinars and provides all of the necessary training and support for Kase's hedging models and trading indicators for both retail and institutional traders.

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