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Risk on in PJM
Buyers and brokers in PJM own the honors this week as market participants with the greatest interest in pricing with market-based risk. Read more
Market Trends
If you are looking for a trend opportunity, technical analysis could help. Three Exponential Moving Averages (TEMA) is a popular technical analysis indicator used to analyze the direction of a market trend. Read more
Gas Surplus Marches On
Working gas in underground storage continues to put distance between current levels and the five-year maximum and minimum range. Last week’s EIA report saw a rare injection for this timestep. In fact, double-digit withdrawals are more common for early March. Read more
Warmest Winter on Record
Below normal temperatures and a dose of early spring snow made headlines last week, but the dynamic will be short-lived. The 6-10 day forecast from NOAA shows above normal temperatures for major heating demand markets. Read more
Elevated Interest
NEPOOL buyers and brokers backed off this week, and all other regions increased their interest in pricing requests that included some measure of market-based risk. Read more
Wholesale Inflation Surprise
The producer price index (PPI) increased by 0.6%, the largest increase since September. Read more
U.S. Nuclear Capacity Rebound
After starting the year with capacity outages that were higher year-over-year in January, the U.S. nuclear reactor fleet has responded with lower outages. Read more
What's Trending?
If you are looking for a trend opportunity, technical analysis could help. Three Exponential Moving Averages (TEMA) is a popular technical analysis indicator used to analyze the direction of a market trend. Read more
Early Look at GDP
Is the U.S. economy resilient, or bound for recession? Read more
No Fall in Fall Temps
October and November may be “shoulder” months when energy demand has traditionally been the lowest, but times are changing. Read more