Open interest in natural gas futures markets rose for the second straight session on Tuesday, now by around 8.5K contracts according to advanced prints from CME Group. In the same line, volume increased by around 68.3K contracts after two consecutive daily pullbacks.

Natural Gas stays capped by $4.00

Tuesday’s negative session in prices of natural gas was amidst rising open interest and volume, opening the door to the continuation of the leg lower in the very near term at least. Occasional bullish attempts, in the meantime, appear limited by the 200-day SMA, today at the $4.00 mark per MMBtu.