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Natural Gas Jan '18 (NGF18)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Fall on Cooler Weather and Ample Supplies

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26) on Friday closed down -0.072 (-2.39%).

Nat-gas prices added to Thursday’s losses on Friday and posted a 1.5-month low.  Nat-gas prices are under pressure as US weather forecasts shifted to show cooler weather in the coming weeks, which could potentially curb demand for gas-fired electricity as consumers use less air conditioning.  Nat-gas prices also fell on abundant US supplies after Thursday’s weekly EIA report showed that US nat-gas inventories were +6.6% above their five-year average as of July 3. 

A bearish factor for nat-gas prices in the medium term is speculation that a powerful El Niño weather system will bring warmer-than-normal temperatures to the Northern Hemisphere this fall and winter, reducing nat-gas heating demand. 

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Friday was 112.6 bcf/day (+5.2% y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand on Friday was 77.7 bcf/day (+0.6% y/y), according to BNEF.  Estimated LNG net flows... 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
$3,250/2,955
First Notice Date
12/28/17
Expiration Date
12/27/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Jan '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 7, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
541,591 (-31,290)
392,087 (-26,854)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
273,556 (+14,889)
438,863 (+9,393)
Producers - Long / Short
214,181 (-32,560)
252,365 (-25,876)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
206,611 (+2,658)
18,923 (+410)
Managed Money - Long / Short
238,317 (+17,029)
298,612 (+12,516)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
35,239 (-2,140)
140,251 (-3,123)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.568 +6.62%
on 12/21/17
3.218 -14.92%
on 11/29/17
-0.279 (-9.25%)
since 11/27/17
3-Month
2.568 +6.62%
on 12/21/17
3.350 -18.27%
on 09/28/17
-0.591 (-17.75%)
since 09/27/17
52-Week
2.568 +6.62%
on 12/21/17
3.829 -28.49%
on 12/29/16
-1.015 (-27.05%)
since 12/27/16

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 2.863
1st Resistance Point 2.801
Last Price 2.738s
1st Support Level 2.637
2nd Support Level 2.535
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 3.829
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.347
Fibonacci 50% 3.199
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.050
Last Price 2.738s
52-Week Low 2.568

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