CFTC COT
| June 03, 2011
June 03, 2011
Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ended May 31. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. The non-commercial net long position climbed sharply in the natural gas market this week. Non-commercials increased their net long position by 61.4k to 65.8k in futures and swaps, .....
EIA NG STORAGE REPORT
| June 02, 2011
+83 bcf
EIA reported a +83 bcf natural gas inventory build for the week ended May 27. This build was well below consensus estimates (Bloomberg median +94 bcf and Bloomberg Whisper of +90 bcf) and fell below both the prior 5-year average (+99 bcf) and year-ago builds (+90 bcf). With the NYMEX front month contract jumping nearly +$0.15 to $4.85 after the data release (it has since come back down to the mid-$4.70s), the market was certainly surprised by the smaller-than-expected build. And weather-adju.....
CFTC COT
| May 27, 2011
May 27, 2011
Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending May 24. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. The withdrawal of index investment from the commodities market continued for the fourth consecutive week, but was relatively lower at -$3.64 billion. Investors withdrew -$2.88 bil.....
EIA NG STORAGE REPORT
| May 26, 2011
+105 bcf
EIA reported a +105 bcf natural gas inventory build for the week ending May 20. This build was well above consensus estimates (Bloomberg median +95 bcf and Bloomberg Whisper of +97 bcf) and rose above both the prior 5-year average (+95 bcf) and year-ago builds (+100 bcf). This is the second week in a row that the year-on-year storage deficit has narrowed. Weather adjusted, this build makes balances appear slightly looser than both year-ago and week-ago balances; however, when taking into consi.....
CFTC COT
| May 20, 2011
May 20, 2011
Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending May 17. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. The week ended May 17 saw another fall in WTI net length but it was relatively more moderate compared to last week. Net length declined in gasoline and was flat in heating oil. .....
EIA NG STORAGE REPORT
| May 19, 2011
+92 bcf
EIA reported a +92 bcf natural gas inventory build for the week ending May 13. This build just slightly exceeded consensus estimates (Bloomberg median +90 bcf and Bloomberg Whisper of +91 bcf) and rose above both the prior 5-year average (+91 bcf) and year-ago builds (+78 bcf). Weather adjusted, this build makes balances appear about in line with both the year-ago and week-ago balances. However, several emerging factors (both bearish and bullish) are worth watching as we progress through the i.....
CFTC COT
| May 13, 2011
May 13, 2011
Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending May 10. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. The impact of the sell-off in the commodity markets on May 5 is reflected in this week’s report as we had noted last time. Net length registered a steep drop in WTI , a milder fa.....
EIA NG STORAGE REPORT
| May 12, 2011
+70 bcf
EIA reported a +70 bcf natural gas inventory build for the week ending May 6. This build fell just shy of consensus estimates (Bloomberg median +71 bcf and Bloomberg Whisper of +72 bcf), and remained well below the prior 5-year average (+90 bcf) and year-ago builds (+93 bcf). This week’s injection implies tighter balances on the week, but balances still appear about in line with the same calendar week last year. Week-on-week decreases in natural gas demand (due to cooler temperatures across mo.....
CFTC COT
| May 06, 2011
May 06, 2011
Please find attached data and charts detailing the latest CFTC Commitments of Traders Report for the week ending May 3. We focus on net length of non-commercial traders as well as net length of money managers and swap dealers as indicated in the disaggregated data for WTI , natural gas, gasoline, and heating oil. Net length declined in WTI and gasoline, and increased in heating oil this week. Non-commercials reduced their net length in WTI by 15.7k to 318.7k in futures only, and by 14.9.....
EIA NG STORAGE REPORT
| May 05, 2011
+72 bcf
EIA reported a +72 bcf natural gas inventory build for the week ending April 29. This build was larger than consensus estimates (Bloomberg median +67 bcf and Bloomberg Whisper of +64 bcf), but still smaller than the prior 5-year average (+78 bcf) and the year-ago build (+83 bcf). This week’s injection implies a large loosening of balances on the week, but balances actually appear in line with the same calendar week last year (and possibly still tighter). A sudden loosening on the week is common.....