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Natural Gas Aug '19 (NGQ19)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Rally on Forecasts for Hotter US Weather

July Nymex natural gas (NGN26) on Tuesday closed up +0.092 (+2.92%).

Nat-gas prices rallied to a 1-week high on Tuesday and settled sharply higher as US weather forecasts turned hotter, potentially boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air-conditioning.  The Commodity Weather Group on Tuesday said forecasts shifted warmer, with above-average temperatures expected across the western US through June 30.

Nat-gas also received support on Tuesday amid a rebound in US nat-gas exports, signaling strong foreign demand that could shrink domestic supplies.  Nat gas flows to LNG export terminals on Tuesday jumped by +11.4% w/w to a seven-week high of 19.6 bcf/day as seasonal maintenance on export terminals ends and exports resume.   

An excessively short position by hedge funds could exacerbate any short-covering rally in nat-gas futures.  Last Friday’s weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report showed funds boosted their short natural gas future position... 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
$3,302/3,002
First Notice Date
07/30/19
Expiration Date
07/29/19 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Aug '19
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 9, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
586,195 (-12,521)
410,457 (-14,346)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
240,948 (+1,640)
434,905 (+9,482)
Producers - Long / Short
240,630 (-11,444)
261,703 (-13,154)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
218,259 (-3,013)
21,448 (-3,128)
Managed Money - Long / Short
190,936 (+1,291)
313,553 (+9,054)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
50,012 (+349)
121,352 (+428)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.120 +0.99%
on 07/29/19
2.489 -13.98%
on 07/10/19
-0.167 (-7.24%)
since 06/28/19
3-Month
2.120 +0.99%
on 07/29/19
2.745 -22.00%
on 05/20/19
-0.522 (-19.60%)
since 04/29/19
52-Week
2.120 +0.99%
on 07/29/19
3.004 -28.73%
on 03/19/19
-0.512 (-19.30%)
since 07/27/18

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 2.210
1st Resistance Point 2.175
Last Price 2.141s
1st Support Level 2.113
2nd Support Level 2.086
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 3.004
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.666
Fibonacci 50% 2.562
Fibonacci 38.2% 2.458
Last Price 2.141s
52-Week Low 2.120

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