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Natural Gas Apr '26 (NGJ26)

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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
03/30/26 (81 days)
Expiration Date
03/27/26 (78 days)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Apr '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr 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
2.804 +1.18%
on 01/06/26
3.741 -24.16%
on 12/09/25
-0.913 (-24.35%)
since 12/08/25
3-Month
2.804 +1.18%
on 01/06/26
4.118 -31.11%
on 12/05/25
-0.782 (-21.61%)
since 10/08/25
52-Week
2.804 +1.18%
on 01/06/26
4.260 -33.40%
on 03/10/25
-0.582 (-17.02%)
since 01/08/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 3.072
2nd Resistance Point 3.022
1st Resistance Point 2.929
Last Price 2.851
1st Support Level 2.786
2nd Support Level 2.736
3rd Support Level 2.643

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52-Week High 4.260
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.704
Fibonacci 50% 3.532
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.360
Last Price 2.851
52-Week Low 2.804

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