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Natural Gas Aug '22 (NGQ22)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Mild US Weather Weighs on Nat-Gas Prices

May Nymex natural gas (NGK26) on Friday closed down -0.022 (-0.82%).

Nat-gas prices tumbled to a fresh 7.5-month nearest-futures low on Friday and settled lower.  Forecasts for mild US spring weather that could potentially reduce nat-gas heating demand are weighing on prices.  On Friday, the Commodity Weather Group said forecasts show above-average temperatures across the eastern half of the US through April 19.  

Projections for higher US nat-gas production are bearish for prices.  On Tuesday, the EIA raised its forecast for 2026 US dry nat-gas production to 109.59 bcf/day from a March estimate of 109.49 bcf/day.  US nat-gas production is currently near a record high, with active US nat-gas rigs posting a 2.5-year high in late February.

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Friday was 111.3 bcf/day (+3.9% y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand on Friday was 68.3 bcf/day (-9.7% y/y), according to BNEF.  Estimated LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals... 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
$3,526/3,206
First Notice Date
07/28/22
Expiration Date
07/27/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 7, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
572,123 (+7,467)
410,036 (-6,192)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
212,869 (+8,730)
396,856 (+25,261)
Producers - Long / Short
232,592 (+3,546)
242,020 (-4,276)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
206,458 (+1,777)
34,943 (-4,060)
Managed Money - Long / Short
157,461 (+8,113)
243,494 (+26,530)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
55,408 (+617)
153,362 (-1,269)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
5.325 +63.14%
on 07/05/22
9.752 -10.92%
on 07/26/22
+2.141 (+32.71%)
since 06/27/22
3-Month
5.325 +63.14%
on 07/05/22
9.752 -10.92%
on 07/26/22
+1.252 (+16.84%)
since 04/27/22
52-Week
3.164 +174.56%
on 07/28/21
9.752 -10.92%
on 07/26/22
+5.508 (+173.26%)
since 07/27/21

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 9.705
2nd Resistance Point 9.422
1st Resistance Point 9.054
Last Price 8.687s
1st Support Level 8.403
2nd Support Level 8.120
3rd Support Level 7.752

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52-Week High 9.752
Last Price 8.687s
Fibonacci 61.8% 7.235
Fibonacci 50% 6.458
Fibonacci 38.2% 5.681
52-Week Low 3.164

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