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Natural Gas Apr '26 (NGJ26)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Arctic Blast Curbs US Nat-Gas Production and Boosts Prices

February Nymex natural gas (NGG26) on Tuesday closed up by +0.154 (+2.26%).

Feb nat-gas prices on Tuesday closed higher, but remained below Monday's 3.25-year high.  Long liquidation pressures took nat-gas prices off their best levels on Tuesday as weather forecasts shifted slightly warmer, according to the Commodity Weather Group.

On Monday, nat-gas prices surged to a new 3.25-year nearest-futures high, driven by the massive storm that just crossed the US and the Arctic blast of cold weather.  The cold weather caused freeze-up in gas wells and disrupted production in Texas and elsewhere.  About 50 billion cubic feet of natural gas were offline Saturday through Monday, or about 15% of total US natural gas production.

At the same time, the Arctic weather caused a spike in demand for natural gas for heating.  

Projections for lower US nat-gas production are supportive for prices.  The EIA on January 13 cut its forecast for 2026 US dry nat-gas production to 107.... 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
$7,701/7,001
First Notice Date
03/30/26 (61 days)
Expiration Date
03/27/26 (58 days)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Apr '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 20, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
604,854 (+2,558)
422,794 (-6,658)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
241,131 (-29,132)
434,621 (-21,243)
Producers - Long / Short
252,020 (+937)
234,588 (-8,163)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
202,205 (+746)
37,577 (+630)
Managed Money - Long / Short
193,342 (-10,791)
270,443 (-38,824)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
47,789 (-18,341)
164,178 (+17,581)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.604 +35.37%
on 01/09/26
3.795 -7.11%
on 01/26/26
+0.235 (+7.14%)
since 12/26/25
3-Month
2.604 +35.37%
on 01/09/26
4.118 -14.40%
on 12/05/25
+0.017 (+0.48%)
since 10/28/25
52-Week
2.604 +35.37%
on 01/09/26
4.260 -17.25%
on 03/10/25
+0.070 (+2.03%)
since 01/28/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 4.021
2nd Resistance Point 3.867
1st Resistance Point 3.769
Last Price 3.525
1st Support Level 3.517
2nd Support Level 3.363
3rd Support Level 3.265

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52-Week High 4.260
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.627
Last Price 3.525
Fibonacci 50% 3.432
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.237
52-Week Low 2.604

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