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Natural Gas Mar '20 (NGH20)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Fall on the Outlook for Above-Average US Temps

February Nymex natural gas (NGG26) on Thursday closed down -0.118 (-3.35%),

Feb nat-gas prices tumbled on Thursday amid the outlook for far warmer-than-normal US temperatures, which is expected to curb heating demand for nat-gas.  Forecaster WSI said Thursday that near-term forecasts show broad swaths of above-normal temperatures across the western and central US over the next week.

Nat-gas prices fell on Thursday despite a bullish weekly EIA inventory report that showed nat-gas inventories fell -119 bcf last week, a larger draw than expectations of -113 bcf.  

Higher US nat-gas production is bearish for prices.  The EIA on December 9 raised its forecast for 2025 US nat-gas production to 107.74 bcf/day from its November estimate of 107.70 bcf/day.  US nat-gas production is currently near a record high, with active US nat-gas rigs recently posting a 2-year high.

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Thursday was 111.0 bcf/day (+8.7% y/y), according to BNEF.  Low... 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
$5,234/4,759
First Notice Date
02/27/20
Expiration Date
02/26/20 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Mar '20
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 30, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
559,213 (-2,696)
414,589 (+277)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
221,716 (-9,664)
376,610 (-11,090)
Producers - Long / Short
225,200 (-3,486)
230,506 (+1,281)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
185,011 (+1,976)
35,081 (+182)
Managed Money - Long / Short
171,053 (-182)
255,018 (-22,624)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
50,663 (-9,482)
121,592 (+11,534)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1.753 +3.88%
on 02/11/20
2.025 -10.07%
on 02/20/20
-0.049 (-2.62%)
since 01/24/20
3-Month
1.753 +3.88%
on 02/11/20
2.425 -24.91%
on 11/27/19
-0.589 (-24.44%)
since 11/26/19
52-Week
1.753 +3.88%
on 02/11/20
3.040 -40.10%
on 03/04/19
-1.128 (-38.25%)
since 02/26/19

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 1.907
1st Resistance Point 1.864
Last Price 1.821s
1st Support Level 1.794
2nd Support Level 1.767
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 3.040
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.548
Fibonacci 50% 2.397
Fibonacci 38.2% 2.245
Last Price 1.821s
52-Week Low 1.753

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