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Natural Gas Mini Mar '26 (QGH26)

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Natural Gas Mini Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Spike to 3.25-Year High

February Nymex natural gas (NGG26) on Monday soared by +1.525 (+28.91%), bringing the rally since January 16 to a total of +119%.

Feb nat-gas prices on Monday spiked to a new 3.25-year nearest-futures high, driven by the massive storm that just crossed the US and the Arctic blast of cold weather.  The cold weather caused major natural gas disruptions in Texas and elsewhere.  The freeze reportedly caused the shutdown of about 12% of US natural gas production.

At the same time, the Arctic weather caused a spike in demand for natural gas for heating.  

Projections for lower US nat-gas production are supportive for prices.  The EIA on January 13 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 high.

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Friday was 109.6 bcf/day (+8.7% y/y), according to BNEF.... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
E-Mini Natural Gas
Contract Size
2,500 MMBtu (million British thermal units)
Tick Size
0.005 per MMBtu ($12.50 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) (Settles 1:30p.m.) CST
Exchange
NYMEX
Point Value
$2,500
Margin/Maintenance
$1,122/1,020
First Notice Date
02/24/26 (28 days)
Expiration Date
02/24/26 (28 days)

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Natural Gas Mini Mar '26
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.575 +51.46%
on 01/09/26
3.990 -2.26%
on 01/26/26
+0.594 (+17.97%)
since 12/26/25
3-Month
2.575 +51.46%
on 01/09/26
4.320 -9.72%
on 12/05/25
+0.211 (+5.72%)
since 10/27/25
52-Week
2.575 +51.46%
on 01/09/26
4.595 -15.13%
on 03/11/25
+0.016 (+0.41%)
since 01/27/25

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 4.382
2nd Resistance Point 4.186
1st Resistance Point 4.042
Last Price 3.850
1st Support Level 3.702
2nd Support Level 3.506
3rd Support Level 3.362

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52-Week High 4.595
Last Price 3.855
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.823
Fibonacci 50% 3.585
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.347
52-Week Low 2.575

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