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Natural Gas Mar '20 (NGH20)

1.821s -0.026 (-1.41%) 02/26/20 [NYMEX]
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Quote Overview for Wed, Feb 26th, 2020
Day Low
1.810
Day High
1.880
Open 1.848
Previous Close 1.847 1.847
Volume 6,103 6,103
Open Interest 5,023 5,023
Stochastic %K 28.92% 28.92%
Weighted Alpha -42.59 -42.59
5-Day Change -0.134 (-6.85%) -0.134 (-6.85%)
52-Week Range 1.753 - 3.040 1.753 - 3.040
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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Nat-Gas Prices Surge Ahead of May Futures Contract Expiration

May Nymex natural gas (NGK25) on Monday closed up sharply by +0.233 (+7.98%).

May nat-gas prices rallied sharply on Monday.  Fund short covering ahead of the May nat-gas futures contract expiration on Monday pushed nat-gas prices higher.  

Last Thursday, nat-has prices tumbled to a 5-month nearest-futures low as the warm US spring weather has dampened heating demand for nat-gas and allowed supplies to rebuild.  Thursday's weekly EIA report showed nat-gas inventories rose +88 bcf for the week ended April 18, higher than expectations of +75 bcf and well above the five-year average for this time of year of +58 bcf.

Last month, nat-gas rallied to a 2-year high on signs that US nat-gas storage levels could remain tight ahead of the summer air-conditioning season.  BloombergNEF projects that US gas storage will be 10% below the five-year average this summer.

Lower-48 state dry gas production Monday was 105.9  bcf/day (+6.8 y/y), according to BNEF.  Lower-48 state g... 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
$3,097/2,816
First Notice Date
02/27/20
Expiration Date
02/26/20 (expired)

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Natural Gas Mar '20
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 22, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
478,323 (+2,840)
388,237 (+8,876)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
208,437 (-6,433)
312,579 (-19,417)
Producers - Long / Short
186,551 (+11,420)
188,701 (+1,786)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
139,323 (-10,172)
47,087 (+5,498)
Managed Money - Long / Short
142,024 (-10,527)
167,647 (+20,733)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
66,413 (+4,094)
144,932 (-40,150)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1.753 +3.88%
on 02/11/20
Period Open: 1.870
2.025 -10.07%
on 02/20/20
-0.049 (-2.62%)
since 01/24/20
3-Month
1.753 +3.88%
on 02/11/20
Period Open: 2.410
2.425 -24.91%
on 11/27/19
-0.589 (-24.44%)
since 11/26/19
52-Week
1.753 +3.88%
on 02/11/20
Period Open: 2.949
3.040 -40.10%
on 03/04/19
-1.128 (-38.25%)
since 02/26/19

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 1.907
1st Resistance Point 1.864
Last Price 1.821s
1st Support Level 1.794
2nd Support Level 1.767
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 3.040
Fibonacci 61.8% 2.548
Fibonacci 50% 2.397
Fibonacci 38.2% 2.245
Last Price 1.821s
52-Week Low 1.753

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