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Natural Gas May '26 (NGK26)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Fall on Expectations of a Large Weekly Storage Build

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26) on Wednesday closed down -0.055 (-1.68%).

Nat-gas prices fell on Wednesday amid expectations of a larger-than-average build in weekly storage levels.  The consensus is that Thursday’s weekly EIA nat-gas inventories will climb by +83 bcf in the week ended June 26, well above the five-year average for the week of +64 bcf. 

Losses in nat-gas prices accelerated on Wednesday after weather forecasts shifted to show cooler temperatures in the coming weeks, potentially reducing nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air-conditioning.  The Commodity Weather Group on Wednesday said forecasts shifted cooler, with normal seasonal weather expected across the eastern US from July 6-15.

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Wednesday was 110.5 bcf/day (+1.7% y/y), according to BNEF. Lower-48 state gas demand on Wednesday was 80.2 bcf/day (+4.0% y/y), according to BNEF.  Estimated LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals on Wednesday were... 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
04/29/26
Expiration Date
04/28/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 23, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
569,783 (-15,066)
408,016 (-14,079)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
247,406 (+5,069)
424,095 (+8,282)
Producers - Long / Short
238,230 (-1,990)
268,845 (+36)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
213,469 (-491)
21,087 (-1,530)
Managed Money - Long / Short
202,818 (+3,768)
285,540 (+1,581)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
44,588 (+1,301)
138,555 (+6,701)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.483 +3.06%
on 04/28/26
3.057 -16.29%
on 03/30/26
-0.466 (-15.40%)
since 03/27/26
3-Month
2.483 +3.06%
on 04/28/26
4.075 -37.20%
on 01/30/26
-1.055 (-29.19%)
since 01/28/26
52-Week
2.483 +3.06%
on 04/28/26
4.120 -37.89%
on 12/05/25
-1.158 (-31.15%)
since 04/28/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 2.692
2nd Resistance Point 2.635
1st Resistance Point 2.597
Last Price 2.559s
1st Support Level 2.502
2nd Support Level 2.445
3rd Support Level 2.407

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52-Week High 4.120
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.495
Fibonacci 50% 3.301
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.108
Last Price 2.559s
52-Week Low 2.483

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