Wednesday, May 25, 2022

All Is Proceeding According To Plan: U.S. Natural Gas Futures Break Through $9.00

Not my plan.

You knew this was coming though, and here we are.
Most active (July) futures up 0.382 (4.32%) to $9.218, off the day's high of $9.283.
From the CME via TradingView:

TradingView Chart

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—Presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama,
Q&A with the editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle, January 21, 2008
 
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If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way."
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