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Natural Gas Jul '20 (NGN20)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Stronger Domestic Demand Lifts Nat-Gas Prices

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26) on Monday closed up +0.049 (+1.53%).

Nat-gas prices settled higher on Monday amid speculation that the recent heatwave that engulfed over two-thirds of the US sparked heavy demand for nat-gas from electricity providers to power the surge in air-conditioning usage, which also drew down domestic nat-gas storage levels.  According to BNEF data, last Wednesday’s and Thursday’s domestic nat-gas demand jumped to a 3-month high.

The upside in nat-gas prices appears limited in the near term amid prospects of reduced air-conditioning demand due to forecasts of cooler US weather.  The Commodity Weather Group on Monday said forecasts shifted to show cooler weather in the eastern half of the US through July 15.

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Monday was 109.8 bcf/day (+1.8% y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand on Monday was 76.9 bcf/day (+6.3% y/y), according to BNEF.  Estimated LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals on Mon... 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
$3,467/3,152
First Notice Date
06/29/20
Expiration Date
06/26/20 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 30, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
572,881 (+3,098)
418,941 (+10,925)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
258,667 (+11,261)
429,470 (+5,375)
Producers - Long / Short
246,741 (+8,511)
278,241 (+9,396)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
203,953 (-9,516)
18,513 (-2,574)
Managed Money - Long / Short
221,288 (+18,470)
286,096 (+556)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
37,379 (-7,209)
143,374 (+4,819)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1.432 +4.40%
on 06/26/20
1.979 -24.46%
on 05/27/20
-0.450 (-23.14%)
since 05/26/20
3-Month
1.432 +4.40%
on 06/26/20
2.364 -36.76%
on 05/05/20
-0.445 (-22.94%)
since 03/26/20
52-Week
1.432 +4.40%
on 06/26/20
2.547 -41.30%
on 07/12/19
-0.982 (-39.64%)
since 06/26/19

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 1.633
1st Resistance Point 1.564
Last Price 1.495s
1st Support Level 1.429
2nd Support Level 1.363
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 2.547
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.121
Fibonacci 50% 1.989
Fibonacci 38.2% 1.858
Last Price 1.495s
52-Week Low 1.432

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