Trade of The Week - MacroVoices #538
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Patrick Ceresna
— Специалист по деривативам, MacroVoices
Patrick Ceresna presents a trade of the week: going long natural gas as a way to play the AI-driven power bottleneck, discussing UNG, UNL, and December 2026 natural gas futures. He then recaps markets: the S&P 500 pullback and narrow leadership, a crude oil selloff driven by forced flows that could revert to $80–85, a US dollar index breakout above 100, and gold's ongoing correction with downside risk toward $3,600 if support gives way.
- AI power demand makes natural gas an attractive bridge fuel, with UNL and Dec 2026 futures as cleaner vehicles.
- Crude oil has plunged on forced liquidations, oversold condition may lead to a rebound toward $80–85.
- US dollar index breaks above 100, clearing a 15-month ceiling, next resistance at 102-103.
- Gold remains in a corrective phase, targeting $4,000 support and potentially $3,600.
- S&P 500's rally is extremely concentrated in semiconductors, leaving broader market vulnerable.
- Patrick highlights the structural contango drag in UNG and prefers UNL for delta-one and futures for options.
Идеи
Natural gas beneficiary of AI power bottleneck
AI buildout is creating a power bottleneck where electricity becomes the next constraint. Natural gas is increasingly important as a bridge fuel that can meet that real-world demand, making it attractive to be long natural gas. For implementation, UNG has structural contango drag from rolling front-month futures, making it less clean for delta-one exposure. UNL holds a laddered exposure across the curve, thus cleaner for simple long exposure. For options, using natural gas futures directly, specifically the December 2026 contract which is basing near yearly lows, allows bull call spreads for convex upside with defined risk while avoiding front-month ETF distortions.
Oversold crude oil may revert to $80
Crude oil has collapsed from $80 to $69 on forced liquidations rather than fundamental deterioration, leaving the market extremely oversold. The intermediate fair value is seen near $80-$85. The key is to first watch where the selling pressure subsides and then look for a reversion rally to that magnet area.
Dollar breakout above 100, watch resistance
The US dollar index has broken decisively above the 100 level, clearing a 15-month ceiling. Bullish momentum is evident across major crosses (USD/JPY above 160, EUR/USD breaking below 1.14). However, sustainability is uncertain; the next resistance test is at 102-103 where the move may stall or extend. This breakout merits monitoring for a potential sustained dollar bull market.
Gold correction trend lower toward 4000
Gold is in a corrective phase with lower highs and lower lows, selling pressure has accelerated post-FOMC, and rallies are consistently met with supply. The key support is at $4,000; a break below would target the 50% retracement of the two-year bull market near $3,600. This short-to-intermediate trend is dominated by profit-taking, making gold unattractive to hold and presenting downside risk.
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This Macro Voices video, published June 25, 2026, features Patrick Ceresna discussing Natural Gas Dec 2026 Futures, UNG, UNL, WTI, DXY, GLD. 4 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers: Patrick Ceresna · Tickers: Natural Gas Dec 2026 Futures, UNG, UNL, WTI, DXY, GLD