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Natural Gas Dec '23 (NGZ23)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Supported by a Surge in European Gas Prices

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26) on Friday closed up +0.053 (+1.85%).

Nat-gas prices settled higher on Friday, garnering carry-over support from a sharp rally in European nat-gas prices to a 3.75-month high.  Prices rallied on concern that escalation of the US-Iran conflict will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, curb nat-gas supplies to Europe, and potentially prompt European LNG customers to boost purchases of US nat-gas to make up for lost Middle Eastern supplies. 

Gains in nat-gas prices were limited on Friday amid cooler US weather forecasts that could potentially curb nat-gas demand from electricity suppliers to power air-conditioning.  The Commodity Weather Group on Friday said forecasts shifted cooler, with below-average temperatures expected in the Southwest and Mid-Atlantic through July 26.

On Thursday, nat-gas prices fell to a 2-month low after weekly nat-gas inventories rose more than expected. 

A bearish factor for nat-gas prices in the medium ter... 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
$3,250/2,955
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 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
2.669 +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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