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Natural Gas Feb '13 (NGG13)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Edge Higher on Warmer US Weather Forecasts

September Nymex natural gas (NGU26) closed up +0.006 (+0.22%) on Wednesday.

Nat-gas prices settled slightly higher on Wednesday amid forecasts for warmer US weather, potentially boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power an expected increase in air conditioning use.  The Commodity Weather Group said on Wednesday that forecasts shifted warmer, with above-average temperatures expected across the Western US through August 14.

Gains in nat-gas prices were contained on Wednesday on the outlook for a larger-than-normal build in weekly storage.  The consensus is that Thursday's weekly EIA nat-gas inventories will climb by +30 bcf for the week ended July 31, above the five-year average for the week of +23 bcf. 

Nat-gas prices also have some negative carryover from Tuesday when Energy Transfer announced that the Hugh Brinson pipeline will be able to operate at its full transportation capacity of 1.5 bcf/day by September 1, allowing more gas supplies to flow... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Natural Gas
Contract Size
10,000 MMBtu (million British thermal units)
Tick Size
0.001 per MMBtu ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) (RTH 8:00a.m. - 1:30p.m.) (Settles 1:30p.m.) CST
Exchange
NYMEX
Point Value
$10,000
Margin/Maintenance
$3,268/2,971
First Notice Date
01/30/13
Expiration Date
01/29/13 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Feb '13
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Feb Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
550,424 (+4,599)
370,760 (-15,963)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
291,343 (-3,863)
482,142 (+15,798)
Producers - Long / Short
222,959 (+848)
239,976 (-15,242)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
215,279 (+4,673)
18,598 (+201)
Managed Money - Long / Short
238,465 (+4,487)
344,291 (+7,557)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
52,878 (-8,350)
137,851 (+8,241)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
3.050 +5.77%
on 01/02/13
3.645 -11.50%
on 01/22/13
-0.243 (-7.00%)
since 12/28/12
3-Month
3.050 +5.77%
on 01/02/13
4.074 -20.81%
on 11/23/12
-0.709 (-18.02%)
since 10/29/12
52-Week
3.050 +5.77%
on 01/02/13
4.090 -21.12%
on 10/22/12
-0.465 (-12.60%)
since 01/27/12

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Nat-Gas Prices Edge Higher on Warmer US Weather Forecasts

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 3.304
1st Resistance Point 3.265
Last Price 3.226s
1st Support Level 3.197
2nd Support Level 3.168
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 4.090
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.693
Fibonacci 50% 3.570
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.447
Last Price 3.226s
52-Week Low 3.050

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