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Natural Gas Jul '17 (NGN17)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Soar as an Arctic Blast Invades the US

February Nymex natural gas (NGG26) on Tuesday closed up sharply by +0.804 (+25.91%),

Feb nat-gas prices surged to a 3-week high on Tuesday and settled sharply higher.  The latest weather outlook signals sustained heating demand and possible nat-gas production losses in Texas due to freezing temperatures.  Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Tuesday that "All signs point to major Arctic cold outbreaks over the eastern two-thirds of North America late this week and into much of next week."  Also, an arctic blast will push into Texas over this weekend, dropping temperatures below freezing, potentially leading to freeze-offs in wells that halt nat-gas production.  

Projections for lower US nat-gas production are supportive for prices.  The EIA last Tuesday cut its forecast for 2026 US dry nat-gas production to 107.4 bcf/day from last month's estimate of 109.11 bcf/day.  US nat-gas production is currently near a record high, with active US nat-gas rigs recently posting a 2-year hi... 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
$4,480/4,073
First Notice Date
06/29/17
Expiration Date
06/28/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Jul '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jul Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 13, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
602,296 (+16,365)
429,452 (-2,565)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
270,263 (+17,007)
455,864 (+37,049)
Producers - Long / Short
251,083 (+3,960)
242,751 (+2,267)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
201,459 (+15,810)
36,947 (-1,427)
Managed Money - Long / Short
204,133 (+9,114)
309,267 (+12,864)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
66,130 (+7,893)
146,597 (+24,185)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.855 +7.43%
on 06/22/17
3.255 -5.78%
on 05/30/17
-0.243 (-7.34%)
since 05/26/17
3-Month
2.855 +7.43%
on 06/22/17
3.506 -12.52%
on 05/12/17
-0.250 (-7.54%)
since 03/28/17
52-Week
2.809 +9.18%
on 11/09/16
3.638 -15.70%
on 12/29/16
+0.011 (+0.36%)
since 06/28/16

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 3.118
1st Resistance Point 3.093
Last Price 3.067s
1st Support Level 3.029
2nd Support Level 2.990
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 3.638
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.321
Fibonacci 50% 3.224
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.126
Last Price 3.067s
52-Week Low 2.809

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