Contract Overview

$3.042 / MMBtu -2.37% (-0.074) Today
Oct 19, 2:21 PM UTC-5
Price performance
Open 3.090
Day's range 3.029 – 3.184
Volume 159.23K
Prev. settlement 3.116
30-day range 2.912 – 3.395
Open interest 144.27K
Bid 3.041
Ask 3.042
Expires Oct 28, 2026

NYMEX · Delayed 10 min · Updated 15 min ago · Market open · closes 16:00 CT

Price Performance

November 2026 · NGX26

Returns

1 week −3.9% −3.9% 1 week −0.125 from 3.167 on Oct 12
1 month 0.0% 0.0% 1 month −0.001 from 3.043 on Sep 18
3 months −1.1% −1.1% 3 months −0.035 from 3.077 on Jul 21
6 months −13.6% −13.6% 6 months −0.480 from 3.522 on Apr 20
Year to date −23.8% −23.8% year to date −0.950 from 3.992 on Dec 31, 2025
1 year −26.1% −26.1% 1 year −1.077 from 4.119 on Oct 16, 2025
  • 52-week high 4.589 Dec 5, 2025 · price 33.7% below
  • 52-week low 2.916 Aug 6 · price 4.3% above
  • 20-session high 3.370 Sep 24 · price 9.7% below
  • 20-session low 2.967 Oct 1 · price 2.5% above
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Commitments of Traders

Tuesday, Oct 13

Net positions

FundsManaged money −126K −126K net short Managed money · Bought 18.5K on the week · net short for 36 weeks
CommercialsProducers and merchants −10.7K −10.7K net short Producers and merchants · Long 240K · short 251K · net −2.6K on the week
  • Funds on the week Bought 18.5K Net short for 36 weeks
  • Open interest 1.76M Down 69.6K on the week · 322 traders

Funds are hedge funds and other money managers (managed money). Commercials are the hedgers: farmers, elevators, processors and exporters (producers and merchants). Net is longs less shorts, in contracts of 10,000 MMBtu, as of Tuesday’s close.

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Futures chain

NGX26 Nov 2026 $3.042 / MMBtu -0.074 -2.37%
NGZ26 Dec 2026 $3.330 / MMBtu -0.056 -1.65%
NGF27 Jan 2027 $3.730 / MMBtu -0.029 -0.77%
NGG27 Feb 2027 $3.375 / MMBtu -0.011 -0.32%
NGH27 Mar 2027 $2.653 / MMBtu +0.006 +0.23%
NGJ27 Apr 2027 $2.568 / MMBtu +0.004 +0.16%
NGK27 May 2027 $2.607 / MMBtu +0.005 +0.19%
NGM27 Jun 2027 $2.766 / MMBtu +0.002 +0.07%
NGN27 Jul 2027 $3.004 / MMBtu -0.001 -0.03%
NGQ27 Aug 2027 $3.079 / MMBtu -0.001 -0.03%
NGU27 Sep 2027 $3.065 / MMBtu 0.000 0.00%
NGV27 Oct 2027 $3.153 / MMBtu +0.001 +0.03%
NGX27 Nov 2027 $3.471 / MMBtu 0.000 0.00%
NGZ27 Dec 2027 $4.104 / MMBtu +0.001 +0.02%
NGF28 Jan 2028 $4.538 / MMBtu +0.011 +0.24%
NGG28 Feb 2028 $4.150 / MMBtu +0.011 +0.27%
NGH28 Mar 2028 $3.378 / MMBtu +0.013 +0.39%
NGJ28 Apr 2028 $3.161 / MMBtu +0.010 +0.32%
NGK28 May 2028 $3.170 / MMBtu +0.011 +0.35%
NGM28 Jun 2028 $3.323 / MMBtu +0.009 +0.27%

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Contract Specifications

Contract November 2026 · NGX26
Exchange New York Mercantile Exchange · NG
Contract size 10,000 MMBtu
Tick size $0.001 per MMBtu · $10.00 per contract
Value of a 1¢ move $100 per contract
Contract months Every month (F–Z)
Trading hours 5:00 pm – 4:00 pm CT, Sun–Fri, with a daily 1-hour break
Settlement Physical delivery
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