Rafferty Technical Research News Today

Despite a major snowstorm that slammed the Plains and the Midwest Friday and was bearing down on the East, a number of natural gas futures traders took profits following a week of trading higher. January natural gas futures on Friday put in a low of $8.350 before closing at $8.422, down 42.2 cents on the day but 32.3 cents higher than the previous week's close on Wednesday (Nov. 22).

After recording a high of $7.550 earlier in the session Friday, March natural gas futures took a plunge late in the session on a run of selling, recording a low of $6.900 before going off the board at $7.112, down 34.6 cents on the day and 7 cents lower than the previous Friday's close. Taking over as prompt month over the weekend, the April contract on Friday closed 23 cents lower at $7.313.