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Natural Gas Oct '26 (NGV26)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Jump on a Smaller-Than-Expected Build in EIA Inventories

June Nymex natural gas (NGM24) on Thursday closed up by +0.114 (+5.21%).

June nat-gas prices on Thursday rallied sharply to a 3-1/2 month nearest-futures high.  A smaller-than-expected build in weekly nat gas supplies pushed prices sharply higher.  The EIA reported Thursday that nat-gas inventories for the week ended May 3 rose +79 bcf, below expectations of +86 bcf.

Nat gas prices on April 26 tumbled to a 3-3/4 year nearest-futures low (NGK24) due to ample US nat-gas supplies and mild spring temperatures.   Nat-gas prices collapsed after an unusually mild winter curbed heating consumption for nat-gas and pushed inventories well above average.

Nat-gas prices were under pressure after the Freeport LNG nat-gas export terminal in Texas on March 1 shut down one of its three production units due to damage from extreme cold in Texas.  The unit recently reopened on a partial basis.  However, Freeport said that once the production unit is fully reopened, the other two unit... 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
$3,193/2,903
First Notice Date
09/29/26 (872 days)
Expiration Date
09/28/26 (871 days)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Oct '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Oct Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 7, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
596,198 (-6,000)
475,620 (+6,446)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
294,245 (-17,832)
430,013 (-32,297)
Producers - Long / Short
240,254 (-5,448)
316,401 (-796)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
219,782 (-3,345)
23,057 (+4,449)
Managed Money - Long / Short
213,455 (-13,909)
269,484 (-61,680)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
80,790 (-3,923)
160,529 (+29,383)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
3.750 +1.12%
on 05/09/24
3.941 -3.78%
on 04/30/24
+0.048 (+1.28%)
since 04/10/24
3-Month
3.506 +8.16%
on 02/16/24
3.941 -3.78%
on 04/30/24
+0.142 (+3.89%)
since 02/09/24
52-Week
3.506 +8.16%
on 02/16/24
4.032 -5.95%
on 11/06/23
-0.232 (-5.77%)
since 05/10/23

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Soft Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 3.824
2nd Resistance Point 3.808
1st Resistance Point 3.800
Last Price 3.792s
1st Support Level 3.776
2nd Support Level 3.760
3rd Support Level 3.752

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52-Week High 4.032
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.831
Last Price 3.792s
Fibonacci 50% 3.769
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.707
52-Week Low 3.506

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