Tuesday, March 1, 2005

There are a lot of weird things going on right now, so I have no clue what is going to be happening this week. Here’s what’s odd: First, I average the current and next month NYMEX futures numbers to estimate the wholesale price. At yesterday’s close, the March future was $1.25 and the April was $1.41. But the March future just closed, now I use April and May. The May was $1.43, so that changes my wholesale estimate from $1.32 to $1.42 in one day, which doesn’t make a lot of sense. Second, you’ve got gas for $1.87 on 44th street and $2.05 on Alpine. The $1.87 suggests a price rise, like, tomorrow, to around $2.09, except that’s close to the Alpine price already. So, let’s just keep an eye on prices this week, and I have no prediction.