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Natural Gas Jul '27 (NGN27)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Smaller-Than-Expected Weekly Storage Increase Lifts Nat-Gas Prices

July Nymex natural gas (NGN26) on Thursday closed up +0.088 (+2.80%).

Nat-gas prices settled sharply higher on Thursday on a smaller-than-expected increase in weekly storage levels.  The EIA reported on Thursday that nat-gas inventories rose +73 bcf in the week ended June 12, below expectations of +80 bcf. 

Forecasts of warmer-than-normal US weather are also supportive of nat-gas prices, as warmer temperatures may boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air-conditioning.  Weather forecaster Vaisala said Thursday that most of the lower 48 US states are expected to see above-normal temperatures from June 28 to July 2. 

An excessively short position by hedge funds could exacerbate any short-covering rally in nat-gas futures.  Last Friday’s weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report showed funds boosted their short natural gas future position by 10,726 in the week ended June 9 to 34,059 net-short positions, the most in more than two years.

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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
$3,302/3,002
First Notice Date
06/29/27 (375 days)
Expiration Date
06/28/27 (374 days)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Jul '27
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jul Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 9, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
586,195 (-12,521)
410,457 (-14,346)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
240,948 (+1,640)
434,905 (+9,482)
Producers - Long / Short
240,630 (-11,444)
261,703 (-13,154)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
218,259 (-3,013)
21,448 (-3,128)
Managed Money - Long / Short
190,936 (+1,291)
313,553 (+9,054)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
50,012 (+349)
121,352 (+428)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
3.157 +4.88%
on 05/27/26
3.334 -0.69%
on 06/05/26
+0.008 (+0.24%)
since 05/19/26
3-Month
3.157 +4.88%
on 05/27/26
3.621 -8.56%
on 03/23/26
-0.298 (-8.26%)
since 03/19/26
52-Week
3.157 +4.88%
on 05/27/26
3.866 -14.36%
on 07/16/25
-0.521 (-13.60%)
since 06/18/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 3.329
2nd Resistance Point 3.320
1st Resistance Point 3.316
Last Price 3.311
1st Support Level 3.303
2nd Support Level 3.294
3rd Support Level 3.290

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52-Week High 3.866
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.595
Fibonacci 50% 3.511
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.428
Last Price 3.311
52-Week Low 3.157

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