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Steady Supply and Muted Demand Weigh on Near Term TTF

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TTF futures have edged back up after briefly falling negative on the day with front month approaching the lowest since May 2021 at 22.855€/MWh from early June.

  • Second month implied volatility is at 66.2% today and holding near the lowest since Jun 2021 seen last week amid healthy winter supply, high gas storage and muted demand assisted by mild weather.
  • Front month continues to trade below summer with European storage levels expected to end the season above normal. The Mar 2024 - Sum 24 spread is today holding around -0.7€/MWh.
  • The Sum24 – Win24 spread continues to widen from -3.4€/MWh on Feb 9 back to --4.45€/MWh today as comfortable near term supplies weigh on summer 24 prices. The Sum24-Sum25 spread is also wider to -2.45€/MWh today.
    • TTF MAR 24 up 0.9% at 23.92€/MWh
    • TTF SUM 24 up 1.2% at 24.65€/MWh
    • TTF WIN 24 up 1.4% at 29.12€/MWh
    • TTF SUM 25 up 1.2% at 27.07€/MWh


Source: Bloomberg

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