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Natural Gas Aug '19 (NGQ19)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Weaken on Tropical Storm Risk

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26) on Monday closed down -0.051 (-1.75%).

Nat-gas prices retreated on Monday and are just above last Thursday’s 2-month low.  Prices are under pressure amid concern that a tropical depression will become Tropical Storm Bertha and disrupt liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities on the US Gulf Coast over the next several days, leading to reduced nat-gas exports and larger domestic supplies. 

Losses in nat-gas prices accelerated on Monday amid forecasts of cooler US weather that could curb nat-gas demand from electricity suppliers to power air-conditioning.  The Commodity Weather Group on Monday said that weather forecasts shifted cooler, with below-average temperatures expected in the Northeast through July 24.

A bearish factor for nat-gas prices in the medium term is speculation that a powerful El Niño weather system will bring warmer-than-normal temperatures to the Northern Hemisphere this fall and winter, reducing nat-gas heatin... 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
$3,186/2,897
First Notice Date
07/30/19
Expiration Date
07/29/19 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Aug '19
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 14, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
536,312 (-5,279)
370,784 (-21,303)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
287,255 (+13,699)
465,867 (+27,004)
Producers - Long / Short
213,347 (-834)
241,479 (-10,886)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
211,737 (+5,126)
18,077 (-846)
Managed Money - Long / Short
227,169 (-11,148)
332,878 (+34,266)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
60,086 (+24,847)
132,989 (-7,262)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.120 +0.99%
on 07/29/19
2.489 -13.98%
on 07/10/19
-0.167 (-7.24%)
since 06/28/19
3-Month
2.120 +0.99%
on 07/29/19
2.745 -22.00%
on 05/20/19
-0.522 (-19.60%)
since 04/29/19
52-Week
2.120 +0.99%
on 07/29/19
3.004 -28.73%
on 03/19/19
-0.512 (-19.30%)
since 07/27/18

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 2.210
1st Resistance Point 2.175
Last Price 2.141s
1st Support Level 2.113
2nd Support Level 2.086
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 3.004
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.666
Fibonacci 50% 2.562
Fibonacci 38.2% 2.458
Last Price 2.141s
52-Week Low 2.120

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