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Natural Gas Jul '22 (NGN22)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Rally on Cold US Temps

January Nymex natural gas (NGF26) on Thursday closed up by +0.068 (+1.36%).

Jan nat-gas prices recovered from early losses and added to this week's gains on Thursday, rising to a nearly 3-year nearest-futures high.   Weather forecasts for below-normal US temperatures that will boost nat-gas heating demand have fueled a sharp rally in prices over the past week.  Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Thursday that the eastern half of the US is forecast to be colder than normal for December 9-13.  

Nat-gas prices dipped briefly on Thursday after a smaller-than-expected draw in weekly nat-gas supplies.  The EIA reported that nat-gas inventories fell by -12 bcf for the week ended November 28, a smaller draw than expectations of -18 bcf.

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Thursday was 111.5 bcf/day (+6.3% y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand on Thursday was 118.1 bcf/day (+12.2% y/y), according to BNEF.  Estimated LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals on Thur... 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
$4,154/3,777
First Notice Date
06/29/22
Expiration Date
06/28/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Jul '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jul Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Oct 21, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
569,588 (+21,200)
417,741 (+11,884)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
266,500 (+6,481)
425,279 (+13,147)
Producers - Long / Short
242,823 (+11,807)
240,689 (+6,520)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
179,135 (+7,934)
29,422 (+3,905)
Managed Money - Long / Short
218,379 (+19,989)
264,296 (-9,433)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
48,121 (-13,508)
160,983 (+22,580)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
6.010 +9.00%
on 06/27/22
9.664 -32.21%
on 06/08/22
-2.176 (-24.93%)
since 05/27/22
3-Month
5.382 +21.72%
on 03/30/22
9.664 -32.21%
on 06/08/22
+0.915 (+16.23%)
since 03/28/22
52-Week
2.920 +124.35%
on 07/01/21
9.664 -32.21%
on 06/08/22
+3.582 (+120.65%)
since 06/28/21

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CLF26 : 59.58 (-0.15%)
RBF26 : 1.8235 (-0.20%)

Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 7.128
2nd Resistance Point 6.946
1st Resistance Point 6.749
Last Price 6.551s
1st Support Level 6.370
2nd Support Level 6.188
3rd Support Level 5.991

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52-Week High 9.664
Fibonacci 61.8% 7.088
Last Price 6.551s
Fibonacci 50% 6.292
Fibonacci 38.2% 5.496
52-Week Low 2.920

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