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Natural Gas Jan '25 (NGF25)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Colder US Weather Forecasts Lift Nat-Gas Prices

May Nymex natural gas (NGK26) on Monday closed up +0.027 (+1.07%).

Nat-gas prices settled higher on Monday as short covering emerged amid colder US weather forecasts, potentially boosting nat-gas heating demand.  The Commodity Weather Group on Monday said forecasts shifted colder, with below-average temperatures expected across the Northeastern US and Upper Midwest from May 2-11.

Last Friday, nat-gas prices tumbled to a 1.5-year nearest-futures low amid robust US gas storage.  EIA nat-gas inventories as of April 17 were +7.1% above their 5-year seasonal average, signaling abundant US nat-gas supplies.  

Projections for higher US nat-gas production are negative for prices.  On April 7, the EIA raised its forecast for 2026 US dry nat-gas production to 109.59 bcf/day from a March estimate of 109.49 bcf/day.  US nat-gas production is currently near a record high, with active US nat-gas rigs posting a 2.5-year high in late February.

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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
$3,460/3,146
First Notice Date
12/30/24
Expiration Date
12/27/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Jan '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 21, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
556,426 (-12,523)
406,110 (+8,073)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
242,027 (+5,688)
410,342 (-12,885)
Producers - Long / Short
227,334 (-1,319)
251,077 (+11,882)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
206,600 (-7,198)
32,541 (+197)
Managed Money - Long / Short
175,219 (+7,439)
275,793 (-6,082)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
66,808 (-1,751)
134,549 (-6,803)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.977 +18.04%
on 12/04/24
4.010 -12.37%
on 12/26/24
+0.310 (+9.68%)
since 11/27/24
3-Month
2.800 +25.50%
on 11/04/24
4.010 -12.37%
on 12/26/24
-0.053 (-1.49%)
since 09/27/24
52-Week
2.800 +25.50%
on 11/04/24
4.207 -16.47%
on 06/11/24
-0.222 (-5.94%)
since 12/27/23

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Barchart Trading Guide

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 4.328
2nd Resistance Point 4.107
1st Resistance Point 3.811
Last Price 3.514s
1st Support Level 3.294
2nd Support Level 3.073
3rd Support Level 2.777

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52-Week High 4.207
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.670
Last Price 3.514s
Fibonacci 50% 3.503
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.337
52-Week Low 2.800

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