Natural Gas

Futures Continuous ng.c
Open Interest 1,635,220 (+30,233, +3.37%)
Commercial Net 172,844 (+18,930, +12.3%)
Large Spec Net -185,601 (-20,042)
Small Traders Net 12,757 (+1,112)
COT Index 100.0% As of 01/13/2026
Last Update 01/13 Weekly Report
Natural Gas Price
Futures Continuous • D / W / M
COT Positioning Chart
Net positions over time
Natural Gas COT Index
Current positioning
0% = Lowest in 3 years | 50% = Middle | 100% = Highest
COT Positioning Trends
Line chart trends
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Historical COT Data
20 records with weekly changes
Date Commercials Large Speculators Small Traders Open Interest Net Commercial COT Index
Long Short Long Short Long Short
01/13/2026
602,296
(+16,365)
429,452
(-2,565)
270,263
(+17,007)
455,864
(+37,049)
54,985
(-3,139)
42,228
(-4,251)
1,635,220
(+30,233, +3.37%)
172,844 (+18,930, +12.3%) 100.0%
01/06/2026
585,931
(+26,718)
432,017
(+17,428)
253,256
(+31,540)
418,815
(+42,205)
58,124
(+3,759)
46,479
(+2,384)
1,596,169
(+62,017, +7.42%)
153,914 (+9,290, +6.42%) 93.03%
12/30/2025
559,213
(-2,696)
414,589
(+277)
221,716
(-9,664)
376,610
(-11,090)
54,365
(-580)
44,095
(-2,127)
1,533,985
(-12,940, -1.53%)
144,624 (-2,973, -2.01%) 85.86%
12/23/2025
561,909
(+7,319)
414,312
(-24,371)
231,380
(+14,445)
387,700
(+42,728)
54,945
(-6,736)
46,222
(-3,329)
1,557,649
(+15,028, +1.8%)
147,597 (+31,690, +27.34%) 88.16%
12/16/2025
554,590
(+22,748)
438,683
(-8,441)
216,935
(+6,040)
344,972
(+27,598)
61,681
(-3,304)
49,551
(+6,327)
1,574,623
(+25,484, +3.16%)
115,907 (+31,189, +36.82%) 63.68%
12/09/2025
531,842
(-7,327)
447,124
(+21,040)
210,895
(+2,207)
317,374
(-17,793)
64,985
(+5,307)
43,224
(-3,060)
1,550,763
(+187, +0.02%)
84,718 (-28,367, -25.08%) 39.59%
12/02/2025
539,169
(+11,681)
426,084
(+23,743)
208,688
(+6,076)
335,167
(-5,848)
59,678
(+3,200)
46,284
(+3,062)
1,524,306
(+20,957, +2.66%)
113,085 (-12,062, -9.64%) 61.5%
11/25/2025
527,488
(-1,779)
402,341
(-4,268)
202,612
(-12,207)
341,015
(-11,523)
56,478
(+268)
43,222
(+2,073)
1,493,602
(-13,718, -1.71%)
125,147 (+2,489, +2.03%) 70.82%
11/18/2025
529,267
(-19,238)
406,609
(-16,360)
214,819
(-3,426)
352,538
(-5,736)
56,210
(-1,349)
41,149
(-1,917)
1,506,695
(-24,013, -2.91%)
122,658 (-2,878, -2.29%) 68.89%
11/10/2025
548,505
(-8,126)
422,969
(-5,535)
218,245
(-19,959)
358,274
(-21,469)
57,559
(+557)
43,066
(-524)
1,535,138
(-27,528, -3.23%)
125,536 (-2,591, -2.02%) 71.12%
11/04/2025
556,631
(-7,136)
428,504
(+3,597)
238,204
(-14,213)
379,743
(-17,970)
57,002
(+3,431)
43,590
(-3,545)
1,576,226
(-17,918, -2.06%)
128,127 (-10,733, -7.73%) 73.12%
10/28/2025
563,767
(-5,821)
424,907
(+7,166)
252,417
(-14,083)
397,713
(-27,566)
53,571
(-21)
47,135
(+475)
1,629,494
(-19,925, -2.24%)
138,860 (-12,987, -8.55%) 81.41%
10/21/2025
569,588
(+21,200)
417,741
(+11,884)
266,500
(+6,481)
425,279
(+13,147)
53,592
(-3,245)
46,660
(-595)
1,682,048
(+24,436, +2.82%)
151,847 (+9,316, +6.54%) 91.44%
10/14/2025
548,388
(+21,447)
405,857
(+14,852)
260,019
(+3,251)
412,132
(+13,403)
56,837
(+4,097)
47,255
(+540)
1,674,169
(+28,795, +3.44%)
142,531 (+6,595, +4.85%) 84.24%
10/07/2025
526,941
(+6,882)
391,005
(-10,760)
256,768
(-13,465)
398,729
(+3,296)
52,740
(+2,290)
46,715
(+3,171)
1,640,321
(-4,293, -0.51%)
135,936 (+17,642, +14.91%) 79.15%
09/30/2025
520,059
(-2,714)
401,765
(-1,266)
270,233
(-9,880)
395,433
(-12,764)
50,450
(-5,134)
43,544
(-3,698)
1,659,086
(-17,728, -2.07%)
118,294 (-1,448, -1.21%) 65.52%
09/23/2025
522,773
(+2,445)
403,031
(-12,878)
280,113
(-3,328)
408,197
(+13,812)
55,584
(+3,311)
47,242
(+1,494)
1,626,777
(+2,428, +0.28%)
119,742 (+15,323, +14.67%) 66.64%
09/16/2025
520,328
(+17,396)
415,909
(-3,707)
283,441
(+446)
394,385
(+16,843)
52,273
(-4,397)
45,748
(+309)
1,638,680
(+13,445, +1.6%)
104,419 (+21,103, +25.33%) 54.81%
09/09/2025
502,932
(-1,860)
419,616
(+4,036)
282,995
(-1,277)
377,542
(-9,506)
56,670
(+1,495)
45,439
(+3,828)
1,631,092
(-1,642, -0.19%)
83,316 (-5,896, -6.61%) 38.51%
09/02/2025
504,792
(-2,714)
415,580
(-4,101)
284,272
(+2,359)
387,048
(+1,189)
55,175
(-2,477)
41,611
(+80)
1,635,669
(-2,832, -0.33%)
89,212 (+1,387, +1.58%) 43.06%
Price data: Database (1,019 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays