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Natural Gas Dec '23 (NGZ23)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Plunge as US Weather Forecasts Warm

January Nymex natural gas (NGF26) on Monday closed down sharply by -0.377 (-7.13%).

Jan nat-gas prices plunged on Monday after updated weather forecasts showed US temperatures warming mid-month, potentially curbing nat-gas heating demand.  Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said that the forecast shifted slightly colder over he eastern and southern US for December 18-22, but noticeably warmer elsewhere.  Also, other weather models support a broad-scale warmer risk as cold air is confined to Canada.

Last Friday, nat-ga prices rallied to a nearly 3-year nearest-futures high as late-autumn temperatures have remained well below normal and are expected to persist in the near term, boosting heating demand and shrinking nat-gas storage levels.  

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Monday was 113.1 bcf/day (+8.3% y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand on Monday was 114.7 bcf/day (+30.1% y/y), according to BNEF.  Estimated LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals on Mon... 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
$4,810/4,373
First Notice Date
11/29/23
Expiration Date
11/28/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Dec '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Oct 28, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
563,767 (-5,821)
424,907 (+7,166)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
252,417 (-14,083)
397,713 (-27,566)
Producers - Long / Short
240,360 (-2,463)
249,232 (+8,543)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
176,017 (-3,118)
28,285 (-1,137)
Managed Money - Long / Short
209,408 (-8,971)
251,112 (-13,184)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
43,009 (-5,112)
146,601 (-14,382)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.669 +1.39%
on 11/28/23
3.630 -25.45%
on 10/31/23
-0.777 (-22.31%)
since 10/27/23
3-Month
2.669 +1.39%
on 11/28/23
3.756 -27.96%
on 10/09/23
-0.870 (-24.33%)
since 08/28/23
52-Week
2.669 +1.39%
on 11/28/23
6.088 -55.55%
on 11/30/22
-3.257 (-54.62%)
since 11/28/22

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 2.937
2nd Resistance Point 2.876
1st Resistance Point 2.791
Last Price 2.706s
1st Support Level 2.645
2nd Support Level 2.584
3rd Support Level 2.499

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52-Week High 6.088
Fibonacci 61.8% 4.782
Fibonacci 50% 4.378
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.975
Last Price 2.706s
52-Week Low 2.669

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