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Natural Gas Mar '26 (NGH26)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Forecasts for Hot US Temperatures Lift Nat-Gas Prices

September Nymex natural gas (NGU26) on Tuesday closed up +0.086 (+3.20%).

Nat-gas prices settled sharply higher on Tuesday amid forecasts of above-average temperatures in the US South, boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air conditioning use.  The Commodity Weather Group said on Tuesday that forecasts shifted to hotter, with above-average temperatures expected across the western and southern US through September 1. 

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Tuesday was 112.4 bcf/day (+2.5% y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state gas demand on Tuesday was 83.6 bcf/day (+3.2% y/y), according to BNEF.  Estimated LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals on Tuesday were 17.8 bcf/day (+2.7% w/w), according to BNEF.

As a bearish factor, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) last Tuesday projected that US nat-gas storage levels will swell to 3,985 bcf at the end of October, the highest level in 10 years and 5% above the five-year avera... 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
$3,168/2,880
First Notice Date
02/26/26
Expiration Date
02/25/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Natural Gas Mar '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 11, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
553,481 (-7,007)
372,804 (-470)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
300,711 (+12,793)
497,846 (+12,382)
Producers - Long / Short
235,095 (+5,389)
253,066 (+9,566)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
217,222 (-1,591)
18,574 (+769)
Managed Money - Long / Short
248,156 (+19,581)
358,786 (+3,278)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
52,555 (-6,788)
139,060 (+9,104)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
2.895 +2.56%
on 02/25/26
4.425 -32.90%
on 01/30/26
-0.640 (-17.73%)
since 01/23/26
3-Month
2.578 +15.17%
on 01/09/26
4.425 -32.90%
on 01/30/26
-0.692 (-18.90%)
since 11/25/25
52-Week
2.578 +15.17%
on 01/09/26
4.811 -38.29%
on 03/10/25
-1.238 (-29.43%)
since 02/25/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 3.148
2nd Resistance Point 3.082
1st Resistance Point 3.026
Last Price 2.969s
1st Support Level 2.904
2nd Support Level 2.838
3rd Support Level 2.782

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52-Week High 4.811
Fibonacci 61.8% 3.958
Fibonacci 50% 3.694
Fibonacci 38.2% 3.431
Last Price 2.969s
52-Week Low 2.578

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