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Natural Gas Apr '26 (NGJ26)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Slip on Expectations for US Supplies to Remain Abundant

May Nymex natural gas (NGK24) on Wednesday closed down by -0.020 (-1.15%).

May nat gas prices on Wednesday posted moderate losses on expectations that US nat-gas supplies will remain abundant.  Thursday's weekly EIA nat-gas inventories are expected to climb by +53 bcf, well above the five-year average for this time of year of +24 bcf.   Losses in nat-gas were limited after Atmospheric G2 said the forecast is trending cooler in the eastern part of the US, which could boost heating demand for nat-gas.  

Nat-gas prices collapsed earlier this year, with nearest-futures (NGJ24) posting a 3-3/4 year low on March 26 as an unusually mild winter curbed heating consumption for nat-gas and pushed inventories well above average.  As of April 5, US nat-gas inventories were +38.4% above their 5-year seasonal average, signaling abundant nat-gas supplies.  

Nat-gas prices are also under pressure after the Freeport LNG nat-gas export terminal in Texas on March 1 shut down one of it... 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
$2,993/2,721
First Notice Date
03/30/26 (711 days)
Expiration Date
03/27/26 (708 days)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 9, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
575,443 (-11,319)
472,189 (-18,543)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
320,180 (-24,013)
448,077 (-14,846)
Producers - Long / Short
227,457 (+9,620)
317,137 (+9,067)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
210,395 (+7,390)
17,461 (+719)
Managed Money - Long / Short
228,403 (-20,448)
316,950 (-15,587)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
91,777 (-3,565)
131,127 (+741)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
3.265 +4.99%
on 03/25/24
3.472 -1.27%
on 04/16/24
+0.096 (+2.88%)
since 03/18/24
3-Month
3.126 +9.66%
on 02/16/24
3.472 -1.27%
on 04/16/24
+0.023 (+0.68%)
since 01/18/24
52-Week
3.126 +9.66%
on 02/16/24
3.925 -12.66%
on 04/24/23
-0.403 (-10.52%)
since 04/18/23

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 3.471
2nd Resistance Point 3.464
1st Resistance Point 3.453
Last Price 3.423
1st Support Level 3.435
2nd Support Level 3.428
3rd Support Level 3.417

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52-Week High 3.925
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.620
Fibonacci 50% 3.525
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.431
Last Price 3.423
52-Week Low 3.126

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