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Natural Gas Apr '28 (NGJ28)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Sink on Warm US Weather Forecasts

February Nymex natural gas (NGG26) on Friday closed down -0.238 (-6.99%),

Feb nat-gas prices added to this week's sell-off on Friday, dropping to a 2.5-month nearest-futures low.  Forecasts of warmer US weather that will reduce nat-gas heating demand and allow storage levels to rebuild are undercutting prices.   Forecaster NatGasWeather said Friday that forecasts are warming across most of the US for January 9-15, with temperatures shifting even warmer across most of the country for January 16-23.  

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 Friday was 113.5 bcf/day (+10.7% y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand on Friday was 87.9 bcf/day (-28.1% y/y), accord... 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
$4,463/4,058
First Notice Date
03/30/28 (810 days)
Expiration Date
03/29/28 (809 days)

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Natural Gas Apr '28
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 6, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
585,931 (+26,718)
432,017 (+17,428)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
253,256 (+31,540)
418,815 (+42,205)
Producers - Long / Short
247,123 (+21,923)
240,484 (+9,978)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
185,649 (+638)
38,374 (+3,293)
Managed Money - Long / Short
195,019 (+23,966)
296,403 (+41,385)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
58,237 (+7,574)
122,412 (+820)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
3.069 +1.24%
on 01/09/26
3.303 -5.93%
on 12/10/25
-0.175 (-5.33%)
since 12/09/25
3-Month
3.069 +1.24%
on 01/09/26
3.377 -8.00%
on 10/31/25
-0.219 (-6.58%)
since 10/09/25
52-Week
3.000 +3.57%
on 04/09/25
3.377 -8.00%
on 10/31/25
-0.077 (-2.42%)
since 01/09/25

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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 3.206
2nd Resistance Point 3.171
1st Resistance Point 3.139
Last Price 3.107s
1st Support Level 3.072
2nd Support Level 3.037
3rd Support Level 3.005

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52-Week High 3.377
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.233
Fibonacci 50% 3.188
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.144
Last Price 3.107s
52-Week Low 3.000

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