AMERICAS OIL: Bloomberg Intelligence sees warmer weather in July encouraging gas
Bloomberg Intelligence sees warmer weather in July encouraging gas sentiment
Recent shifts in national weather forecasts, feedgas and exports to Mexico have turned BI outlook more positive
• LNG feedgas flows are elevated, with a high of 16.07 bcf on July 13.
• Exports to Mexico have steadied above 7.14 bcf/d on heightened demand and falling domestic production.
• However, elevated US production at 107.38 bcf/d could cause downward pressure on prices.
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US TSY OPTIONS: 10Y Put Calendar Spread
- -5,250 TYN5/TYQ5 111.5 put spds, 35 (Aug over) ref 110-28
USDJPY TECHS: Resistance Remains Intact
- RES 4: 150.49 High Apr 2
- RES 3: 149.28 High Apr 3
- RES 2: 147.67/148.65 High May 14 / 12 and a reversal trigger
- RES 1: 145.46/146.28 High Jun 11 / High May 29 and key resistance
- PRICE: 145.23 @ 15:46 BST Jun 17
- SUP 1: 142.80/12 Low Jun 11 / Low May 27 and a key support
- SUP 2: 141.96 76.4% retracement of the Apr 22 - May 12 bull leg
- SUP 3: 139.89 Low Apr 22 and a bear trigger
- SUP 4: 138.82 1.50 proj of the Feb 12 - Mar 11 - 28 price swing
USDJPY is higher, but remains inside the broad range and below last week’s high. Recent weakness suggests the correction between Jun 3 - 11, is over. The trend direction is down - moving average studies are in a clear bear-mode position, highlighting a dominant downtrend. A resumption of weakness would open 142.12, the May 27 low. Key short-term resistance is 146.28, the May 29 high. First resistance is 145.46, Jun 11 high.
US STOCKS: Late Equities Roundup: Risk-Off on Middle East Tension, Will US Join?
- Still off early Monday lows, stocks are retreating late Tuesday as Middle East tensions heat up. Following a series of social media posts around midday, wires said Pres Trump is considering joining Israel on striking Iran. Markets currently await a state Department press briefing.
- Currently, the DJIA trades down 320.42 points (-0.75%) at 42195.11, S&P E-Minis down 51.25 points (-0.84%) at 6038.5, Nasdaq down 185.9 points (-0.9%) at 19515.53.
- A mix of Health Care, Materials and Consumer Discretionary sectors underperformed in the first half, but it was a handful of Tech stocks led laggers: Enphase Energy -22.82%, First Solar -17.95% and AES -9.12% as the Senate looks to end wind & solar tax credits.
- Pharmaceuticals traded weaker as the WH considers cracking down on drug company advertising: Charles River Laboratories -4.56%, Bio-Techne -3.78%, IQVIA Holdings -3.15%, Thermo Fisher Scientific -2.93% and AbbVie -2.73%.
- The Energy sector outperformed as said geopol risk buoyed crude prices (WTI +2.804 at 74.57) in turn supported oil and gas stocks: Valero Energy +2.32%, APA Corp +2.17%, Diamondback Energy +2.15% and Chevron +1.92%.
