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Natural Gas May '23 (NGK23)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Hot US Weather Forecasts Push Nat-Gas Prices Higher

September Nymex natural gas (NGU26) on Friday closed up +0.040 (+1.46%).

Nat-gas prices settled higher on Friday as forecasts for hotter US weather could potentially boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air conditioning use.  The Commodity Weather Group said on Friday that forecasts shifted to hotter, with above-average temperatures across Texas, the Southwest, and the Interior West through September 4. 

Also, nat-gas prices rose as forecasts for record-high temperatures in West Texas over the next week support nat-gas demand.  The largest Texas electric grid, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, forecast peak power demand on Friday through next Tuesday that will exceed the all-time record set in July. 

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Friday was 113.1 bcf/day (+4.4% y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand on Friday was 80.9 bcf/day (+2.7% y/y), according to BNEF.  Estimated LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals... 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
$3,258/2,962
First Notice Date
04/27/23
Expiration Date
04/26/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas May '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 18, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
564,584 (+11,103)
376,258 (+3,454)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
310,806 (+10,095)
514,309 (+16,463)
Producers - Long / Short
231,184 (-3,911)
247,970 (-5,096)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
223,741 (+6,519)
18,629 (+55)
Managed Money - Long / Short
265,239 (+17,083)
365,319 (+6,533)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
45,567 (-6,988)
148,990 (+9,930)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1.946 +8.79%
on 04/14/23
2.385 -11.24%
on 04/18/23
-0.098 (-4.42%)
since 03/27/23
3-Month
1.946 +8.79%
on 04/14/23
3.156 -32.92%
on 03/03/23
-0.849 (-28.62%)
since 01/27/23
52-Week
1.946 +8.79%
on 04/14/23
5.961 -64.49%
on 06/13/22
-2.186 (-50.80%)
since 04/27/22

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 2.400
2nd Resistance Point 2.337
1st Resistance Point 2.227
Last Price 2.117s
1st Support Level 2.054
2nd Support Level 1.991
3rd Support Level 1.881

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52-Week High 5.961
Fibonacci 61.8% 4.427
Fibonacci 50% 3.953
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.480
Last Price 2.117s
52-Week Low 1.946

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