Natural Gas (NG) CFTC Futures Positions and Natural Gas Price Chart
This page displays the positions of Non-Commercial speculators (large funds and speculators) on Natural Gas (NG) futures based on the weekly COT reports released by the CFTC, along with a comparative analysis against the Natural Gas (NG) exchange rate. The COT report helps traders understand market sentiment among large speculators and potential trend changes.
Data Update: May 12, 2026 (Friday) Released at 16:30 EST Data Period: December 27, 2022 to May 12, 2026 Description: Long positions (buyers) are shown in red, short positions (sellers) are shown in blue, and the line in the middle of the chart represents the net position (long minus short).
Non-Commercial positions and price chart
Last updated: May 12, 2026
Weekly position data
| Date | Long | week-on-week | Short | week-on-week | Net | week-on-week | XNGUSD | week-on-week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | 241,540 | +3,866 | 417,846 | +13,526 | -176,306 | -9,660 | 2.771 | +0.087 |
| 2026-05-05 | 237,674 | +5,211 | 404,320 | +5,584 | -166,646 | -373 | 2.684 | +0.129 |
| 2026-04-28 | 232,463 | -9,564 | 398,736 | -11,606 | -166,273 | +2,042 | 2.555 | -0.146 |
| 2026-04-21 | 242,027 | +5,688 | 410,342 | -12,885 | -168,315 | +18,573 | 2.701 | +0.114 |
| 2026-04-14 | 236,339 | +23,470 | 423,227 | +26,371 | -186,888 | -2,901 | 2.587 | -0.251 |
| 2026-04-07 | 212,869 | +8,730 | 396,856 | +25,261 | -183,987 | -16,531 | 2.838 | -0.043 |
| 2026-03-31 | 204,139 | -6,020 | 371,595 | -11,171 | -167,456 | +5,151 | 2.881 | +0.008 |
| 2026-03-24 | 210,159 | -6,721 | 382,766 | -12,143 | -172,607 | +5,422 | 2.873 | -0.194 |
| 2026-03-17 | 216,880 | +9,250 | 394,909 | +423 | -178,029 | +8,827 | 3.067 | -0.05 |
| 2026-03-10 | 207,630 | -2,847 | 394,486 | -22,413 | -186,856 | +19,566 | 3.117 | -0.017 |