Considering advanced prints from CME Group for natural gas futures markets, open interest extended its uptrend for yet another session on Thursday, now by around 11.4K contracts. In the same line, volume reversed two consecutive daily drops and went up by around 79.2K contracts.

Natural Gas meets initial support around $3.00

Prices of natural gas retreated for the seventh consecutive session on Thursday, shedding ground uninterruptedly since monthly highs near $3.50 (October 9). The move was in tandem with rising open interest and volume and favours the continuation of this corrective move for the time being. The loss of the key $3.00 mark per MMBtu should open the door to extra losses.