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Natural Gas Jan '19 (NGF19)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Drop on a Cooler US Weather Outlook

September Nymex natural gas (NGU26) on Thursday closed down -0.081 (-2.88%).

Nat-gas prices fell sharply on Thursday amid forecasts for cooler US temperatures, potentially reducing nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning.  The Commodity Weather Group said on Thursday that forecasts trended cooler, shifting away from very hot weather previously forecast for the US South in the coming weeks. 

Nat-gas prices extended their losses on Thursday after weekly EIA nat-gas inventories rose more than expected.  The EIA reported that nat-gas inventories rose by +16 bcf for the week ended August 14, higher than expectations of +14 bcf.

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Thursday was 112.1 bcf/day (+2.8% y/y), according to BNEF. Lower-48 state gas demand on Thursday was 83.4 bcf/day (+5.7% y/y), according to BNEF.  Estimated LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals on Thursday were 17.5 bcf/day (-2.5% w/w), according to BNEF.

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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
$3,168/2,880
First Notice Date
12/28/18
Expiration Date
12/27/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 11, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
553,481 (-7,007)
372,804 (-470)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
300,711 (+12,793)
497,846 (+12,382)
Producers - Long / Short
235,095 (+5,389)
253,066 (+9,566)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
217,222 (-1,591)
18,574 (+769)
Managed Money - Long / Short
248,156 (+19,581)
358,786 (+3,278)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
52,555 (-6,788)
139,060 (+9,104)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
3.313 +9.93%
on 12/26/18
4.776 -23.74%
on 11/30/18
-0.650 (-15.14%)
since 11/27/18
3-Month
3.145 +15.80%
on 09/28/18
4.964 -26.63%
on 11/14/18
+0.428 (+13.32%)
since 09/27/18
52-Week
2.930 +24.30%
on 09/14/18
4.964 -26.63%
on 11/14/18
+0.629 (+20.88%)
since 12/27/17

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 3.808
1st Resistance Point 3.725
Last Price 3.642s
1st Support Level 3.500
2nd Support Level 3.358
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 4.964
Fibonacci 61.8% 4.187
Fibonacci 50% 3.947
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.707
Last Price 3.642s
52-Week Low 2.930

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