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Natural Gas Jan '13 (NGF13)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Retreat on Bigger US Supplies and Cooler Temps

September Nymex natural gas (NGU26) closed down -0.099 (-3.56%) on Tuesday.

Nat-gas prices retreated on Tuesday amid news of larger US supplies and forecasts for cooler US temperatures that could reduce electricity demand to run air conditioning. 

Nat-gas prices came under pressure on Tuesday after Energy Transfer announced that the Hugh Brinson pipeline will be able to operate at its full transportation capacity of 1.5 bcf/day by September 1, allowing more gas supplies to flow from the Permian Basin to the US benchmark Henry Hub in Erath, Louisiana, boosting US domestic supplies.  

Forecasts for cooler US weather are also weighing on nat-gas prices, potentially reducing nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air conditioning use.  The Commodity Weather Group said on Tuesday that forecasts shifted cooler, with below-average temperatures expected in the Midwest and Northeast through August 18.

Nat-gas prices tumbled to a 3.25-month nearest-futures... 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
$3,196/2,906
First Notice Date
12/28/12
Expiration Date
12/27/12 (expired)

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Natural Gas Jan '13
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
550,424 (+4,599)
370,760 (-15,963)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
291,343 (-3,863)
482,142 (+15,798)
Producers - Long / Short
222,959 (+848)
239,976 (-15,242)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
215,279 (+4,673)
18,598 (+201)
Managed Money - Long / Short
238,465 (+4,487)
344,291 (+7,557)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
52,878 (-8,350)
137,851 (+8,241)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
3.261 +2.85%
on 12/14/12
3.891 -13.80%
on 11/28/12
-0.538 (-13.82%)
since 11/27/12
3-Month
3.261 +2.85%
on 12/14/12
4.088 -17.95%
on 10/22/12
-0.369 (-9.91%)
since 09/27/12
52-Week
3.062 +9.54%
on 04/23/12
4.088 -17.95%
on 10/22/12
-0.669 (-16.63%)
since 12/27/11

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 3.413
1st Resistance Point 3.384
Last Price 3.354s
1st Support Level 3.321
2nd Support Level 3.287
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 4.088
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.696
Fibonacci 50% 3.575
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.454
Last Price 3.354s
52-Week Low 3.062

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