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
02/13/2024
552,780
(+13,534)
453,300
(-3,260)
334,504
(+33,484)
471,061
(+55,810)
78,483
(+3,448)
41,406
(-2,084)
1,554,063
(+50,466, +5.51%)
99,480 (+16,794, +20.31%) 56.19%
02/06/2024
539,246
(+12,294)
456,560
(+5,862)
301,020
(+21,481)
415,251
(+32,529)
75,035
(+5,331)
43,490
(+715)
1,533,041
(+39,106, +4.46%)
82,686 (+6,432, +8.43%) 41.9%
01/30/2024
526,952
(-575)
450,698
(-18,438)
279,539
(+8,633)
382,722
(+31,235)
69,704
(+4,383)
42,775
(-356)
1,471,807
(+12,441, +1.44%)
76,254 (+17,863, +30.59%) 36.42%
01/23/2024
527,527
(+2,968)
469,136
(-15,884)
270,906
(+17,399)
351,487
(+41,472)
65,321
(+6,468)
43,131
(+1,247)
1,444,172
(+26,835, +3.21%)
58,391 (+18,852, +47.68%) 21.22%
01/16/2024
524,559
(+1,538)
485,020
(+17,001)
253,507
(+6,887)
310,015
(-2,752)
58,853
(+2,560)
41,884
(-3,264)
1,405,826
(+10,985, +1.33%)
39,539 (-15,463, -28.11%) 5.17%
01/09/2024
523,021
(+16,284)
468,019
(+38,931)
246,620
(-35,110)
312,767
(-60,610)
56,293
(-1,710)
45,148
(+1,143)
1,406,951
(-20,536, -2.43%)
55,002 (-22,647, -29.17%) 18.34%
01/02/2024
506,737
(+14,611)
429,088
(+24,887)
281,730
(-997)
373,377
(-15,470)
58,003
(-5,962)
44,005
(-1,765)
1,396,907
(+7,652, +0.91%)
77,649 (-10,276, -11.69%) 37.61%
12/26/2023
492,126
(-8,317)
404,201
(-11,713)
282,727
(-10,721)
388,847
(-11,119)
63,965
(-2,794)
45,770
(+1,000)
1,354,610
(-21,832, -2.54%)
87,925 (+3,396, +4.02%) 46.36%
12/19/2023
500,443
(-14,949)
415,914
(-11,456)
293,448
(-18,165)
399,966
(-23,264)
66,759
(-2,224)
44,770
(-618)
1,385,269
(-35,338, -3.94%)
84,529 (-3,493, -3.97%) 43.47%
12/12/2023
515,392
(+2,834)
427,370
(+4,162)
311,613
(+8,106)
423,230
(+8,644)
68,983
(+4,052)
45,388
(+2,186)
1,412,602
(+14,992, +1.7%)
88,022 (-1,328, -1.49%) 46.44%
12/05/2023
512,558
(+12,538)
423,208
(+10,381)
303,507
(+2,915)
414,586
(+6,105)
64,931
(+799)
43,202
(-234)
1,339,392
(+16,252, +1.88%)
89,350 (+2,157, +2.47%) 47.57%
11/28/2023
500,020
(-24,225)
412,827
(-14,861)
300,592
(+29,331)
408,481
(+16,961)
64,132
(-765)
43,436
(+2,241)
1,312,707
(+4,341, +0.5%)
87,193 (-9,364, -9.7%) 45.74%
11/21/2023
524,245
(-2,416)
427,688
(-15,728)
271,261
(-4,732)
391,520
(+12,900)
64,897
(+4,955)
41,195
(+635)
1,316,640
(-2,193, -0.25%)
96,557 (+13,312, +15.99%) 53.71%
11/14/2023
526,661
(+25,950)
443,416
(-6,937)
275,993
(+23,273)
378,620
(+55,930)
59,942
(+1,291)
40,560
(+1,521)
1,296,464
(+50,514, +6.22%)
83,245 (+32,887, +65.31%) 42.38%
11/07/2023
500,711
(+13,621)
450,353
(+3,187)
252,720
(+39,134)
322,690
(+54,452)
58,651
(+4,209)
39,039
(-675)
1,243,268
(+56,964, +7.54%)
50,358 (+10,434, +26.13%) 14.38%
10/31/2023
487,090
(+1,830)
447,166
(+13,127)
213,586
(+10,281)
268,238
(-5,339)
54,442
(-4,521)
39,714
(-198)
1,186,140
(+7,590, +1.02%)
39,924 (-11,297, -22.06%) 5.5%
10/24/2023
485,260
(+10,142)
434,039
(-6,880)
203,305
(+11,856)
273,577
(+24,802)
58,963
(-2,799)
39,912
(+1,277)
1,211,450
(+19,199, +2.64%)
51,221 (+17,022, +49.77%) 15.12%
10/17/2023
475,118
(+26,572)
440,919
(+25,833)
191,449
(-10,203)
248,775
(-3,536)
61,762
(+1,702)
38,635
(-4,226)
1,182,071
(+18,071, +2.54%)
34,199 (+739, +2.21%) 0.63%
10/10/2023
448,546
(-2,580)
415,086
(+25,723)
201,652
(-22,543)
252,311
(-51,084)
60,060
(-806)
42,861
(-568)
1,142,309
(-25,929, -3.52%)
33,460 (-28,303, -45.83%) 0.0%
10/03/2023
451,126
(+5,811)
389,363
(+20,644)
224,195
(-3,339)
303,395
(-18,298)
60,866
(+630)
43,429
(+756)
1,174,386
(+3,102, +0.42%)
61,763 (-14,833, -19.37%) 6.51%
Price data: Database (1,019 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays