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
05/09/2023
523,658
(+9,558)
417,964
(+14,770)
275,063
(+1,144)
413,891
(-1,317)
76,288
(-691)
43,154
(-3,442)
1,357,306
(+10,011, +1.16%)
105,694 (-5,212, -4.7%) 50.42%
05/02/2023
514,100
(+10,203)
403,194
(+5,071)
273,919
(+14,055)
415,208
(+19,194)
76,979
(+1,628)
46,596
(+1,621)
1,330,247
(+25,886, +3.08%)
110,906 (+5,132, +4.85%) 56.13%
04/25/2023
503,897
(-28,578)
398,123
(-22,459)
259,864
(-9,148)
396,014
(-12,984)
75,351
(-510)
44,975
(-2,793)
1,274,536
(-38,236, -4.36%)
105,774 (-6,119, -5.47%) 50.51%
04/18/2023
532,475
(+17,955)
420,582
(+17,243)
269,012
(-19,350)
408,998
(-20,259)
75,861
(-2,785)
47,768
(-1,164)
1,330,947
(-4,180, -0.47%)
111,893 (+712, +0.64%) 57.21%
04/11/2023
514,520
(+4,268)
403,339
(-6,176)
288,362
(-27,590)
429,257
(-17,180)
78,646
(+3,145)
48,932
(+3,179)
1,355,672
(-20,177, -2.24%)
111,181 (+10,444, +10.37%) 56.43%
04/04/2023
510,252
(+36,874)
409,515
(+31,519)
315,952
(+22,433)
446,437
(+26,721)
75,501
(-536)
45,753
(+531)
1,365,656
(+58,771, +6.97%)
100,737 (+5,355, +5.61%) 44.99%
03/28/2023
473,378
(-21,804)
377,996
(-3,746)
293,519
(+21,205)
419,716
(+2,721)
76,037
(-709)
45,222
(-283)
1,279,180
(-1,308, -0.15%)
95,382 (-18,058, -15.92%) 39.12%
03/21/2023
495,182
(+2,227)
381,742
(+6,934)
272,314
(+16,583)
416,995
(+13,431)
76,746
(+1,702)
45,505
(+147)
1,283,037
(+20,512, +2.49%)
113,440 (-4,707, -3.98%) 58.91%
03/14/2023
492,955
(+1,638)
374,808
(+11,021)
255,731
(-6,258)
403,564
(-14,824)
75,044
(-658)
45,358
(-1,475)
1,255,396
(-5,278, -0.64%)
118,147 (-9,383, -7.36%) 64.06%
03/07/2023
491,317
(-18,805)
363,787
(+4,611)
261,989
(-8,379)
418,388
(-32,893)
75,702
(+1,245)
46,833
(+2,343)
1,250,073
(-25,939, -3.03%)
127,530 (-23,416, -15.51%) 74.34%
02/28/2023
510,122
(+7,268)
359,176
(-2,163)
270,368
(-20,924)
451,281
(-19,275)
74,457
(-7,184)
44,490
(+598)
1,239,613
(-20,840, -2.38%)
150,946 (+9,431, +6.66%) 100.0%
02/21/2023
502,854
(+12,349)
361,339
(+8,016)
291,292
(+16,858)
470,556
(+21,940)
81,641
(-2,114)
43,892
(-2,863)
1,270,686
(+27,093, +3.19%)
141,515 (+4,333, +3.16%) 94.35%
02/14/2023
490,505
(+18,264)
353,323
(+20,400)
274,434
(+8,865)
448,616
(+4,953)
83,755
(+146)
46,755
(+1,922)
1,234,837
(+27,275, +3.32%)
137,182 (-2,136, -1.53%) 89.35%
02/07/2023
472,241
(+25,551)
332,923
(+20,246)
265,569
(+33,587)
443,663
(+42,467)
83,609
(+5,252)
44,833
(+1,677)
1,220,272
(+64,390, +8.51%)
139,318 (+5,305, +3.96%) 91.81%
01/31/2023
446,690
(+2,143)
312,677
(+6,612)
231,982
(+28,673)
401,196
(+26,915)
78,357
(+9,163)
43,156
(+6,452)
1,146,709
(+39,979, +5.58%)
134,013 (-4,469, -3.23%) 85.7%
01/24/2023
444,547
(+267)
306,065
(+8,203)
203,309
(+20,991)
374,281
(+14,744)
69,194
(-434)
36,704
(-2,123)
1,102,760
(+20,824, +2.99%)
138,482 (-7,936, -5.42%) 90.85%
01/17/2023
444,280
(+10,213)
297,862
(+7,301)
182,318
(+5,857)
359,537
(+10,573)
69,628
(+1,505)
38,827
(-299)
1,082,458
(+17,575, +2.59%)
146,418 (+2,912, +2.03%) 100.0%
01/10/2023
434,067
(+3,173)
290,561
(+1,809)
176,461
(+16,595)
348,964
(+19,285)
68,123
(+1,408)
39,126
(+82)
1,070,386
(+21,176, +3.22%)
143,506 (+1,364, +0.96%) 100.0%
01/03/2023
430,894
(+1,772)
288,752
(-7,304)
159,866
(+5,001)
329,679
(+14,212)
66,715
(+1,093)
39,044
(+958)
1,031,182
(+7,866, +1.21%)
142,142 (+9,076, +6.82%) 98.64%
12/27/2022
429,122
(+41)
296,056
(-5,276)
154,865
(+2,427)
315,467
(+10,273)
65,622
(-1,606)
38,086
(-4,135)
1,010,790
(+862, +0.13%)
133,066 (+5,317, +4.16%) 87.79%
Price data: Database (1,019 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays