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Natural Gas Jan '17 (NGF17)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Tighter US Inventories

March Nymex natural gas (NGH26) on Thursday closed up by +0.044 (+1.41%).

March nat-gas prices settled higher on Thursday due to an above-average decline in weekly nat-gas storage.  The EIA reported Thursday that nat-gas inventories fell -249 bcf in the week ended February 6, a smaller decline than expectations of -257 bcf, but a much larger draw than the five-year average for this time of year of -146 bcf.  

Gains in nat-gas prices were muted on Thursday due to forecasts of above-average US temperatures, which will reduce nat-gas heating demand.  The Commodity Weather Group said Thursday that above-average temperatures were expected across the Midwest and South through February 21.  

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Thursday was 113.8 bcf/day (+8.5% y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand on Thursday was 101.1 bcf/day (-10.7% y/y), according to BNEF.  Estimated LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals on Thursday were 19.6 bcf/day (+1.7% w/w), accor... 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
$5,602/5,093
First Notice Date
12/29/16
Expiration Date
12/28/16 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Jan '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 3, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
620,513 (+19,418)
457,057 (+8,729)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
215,099 (-1,013)
387,409 (+7,691)
Producers - Long / Short
294,961 (+26,811)
258,412 (+15,960)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
181,016 (-10,647)
54,109 (-10,485)
Managed Money - Long / Short
170,283 (-4,134)
170,330 (-26,021)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
44,816 (+3,121)
217,079 (+33,712)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
3.242 +21.22%
on 12/20/16
3.994 -1.60%
on 12/28/16
+0.610 (+18.37%)
since 11/28/16
3-Month
2.722 +44.38%
on 11/09/16
3.994 -1.60%
on 12/28/16
+0.603 (+18.12%)
since 09/28/16
52-Week
2.500 +57.20%
on 02/29/16
3.994 -1.60%
on 12/28/16
+1.063 (+37.08%)
since 12/28/15

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 4.193
1st Resistance Point 4.061
Last Price 3.930s
1st Support Level 3.731
2nd Support Level 3.533
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 3.994
Last Price 3.930s
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.423
Fibonacci 50% 3.247
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.071
52-Week Low 2.500

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