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
12/20/2022
429,081
(-2,835)
301,332
(-624)
152,438
(+16,332)
305,194
(+15,407)
67,228
(+1,911)
42,221
(+625)
1,004,162
(+15,408, +2.43%)
127,749 (-2,211, -1.7%) 81.43%
12/13/2022
431,916
(-4,128)
301,956
(+1,518)
136,106
(-11,172)
289,787
(-21,528)
65,317
(-2,085)
41,596
(+2,625)
996,823
(-17,385, -2.67%)
129,960 (-5,646, -4.16%) 84.07%
12/06/2022
436,044
(-3,769)
300,438
(-3,184)
147,278
(+7,185)
311,315
(+7,793)
67,402
(+4,188)
38,971
(+2,995)
1,010,479
(+7,604, +1.18%)
135,606 (-585, -0.43%) 90.83%
11/29/2022
439,813
(-7,426)
303,622
(-342)
140,093
(+4,427)
303,522
(-3,069)
63,214
(-1,423)
35,976
(-1,011)
985,010
(-4,422, -0.68%)
136,191 (-7,084, -4.94%) 91.53%
11/22/2022
447,239
(-243)
303,964
(-22,688)
135,666
(-499)
306,591
(+18,312)
64,637
(+986)
36,987
(+4,620)
981,849
(+244, +0.04%)
143,275 (+22,445, +18.58%) 100.0%
11/15/2022
447,482
(-782)
326,652
(-1,390)
136,165
(+2,966)
288,279
(+2,772)
63,651
(-3,725)
32,367
(-2,923)
978,425
(-1,541, -0.24%)
120,830 (+608, +0.51%) 82.95%
11/08/2022
448,264
(+4,519)
328,042
(+11,798)
133,199
(-5,633)
285,507
(-1,978)
67,376
(+8,682)
35,290
(-2,252)
982,596
(+7,568, +1.18%)
120,222 (-7,279, -5.71%) 82.13%
11/01/2022
443,745
(+2,099)
316,244
(+7,995)
138,832
(-1,618)
287,485
(-4,731)
58,694
(+2,971)
37,542
(+188)
986,116
(+3,452, +0.54%)
127,501 (-5,896, -4.42%) 92.0%
10/25/2022
441,646
(+9,979)
308,249
(+3,342)
140,450
(+2,730)
292,216
(-238)
55,723
(-9,714)
37,354
(-109)
970,872
(+2,995, +0.47%)
133,397 (+6,637, +5.24%) 100.0%
10/18/2022
431,667
(-998)
304,907
(+2,341)
137,720
(-3,197)
292,454
(-10,566)
65,437
(-492)
37,463
(+3,538)
963,792
(-4,687, -0.73%)
126,760 (-3,339, -2.57%) 95.26%
10/11/2022
432,665
(+16,213)
302,566
(+12,160)
140,917
(+4,619)
303,020
(+7,626)
65,929
(+746)
33,925
(+1,792)
974,468
(+21,578, +3.49%)
130,099 (+4,053, +3.22%) 100.0%
10/04/2022
416,452
(+7,581)
290,406
(+2,670)
136,298
(-5,723)
295,394
(+1,249)
65,183
(+3,896)
32,133
(+1,835)
967,126
(+5,754, +0.94%)
126,046 (+4,911, +4.05%) 100.0%
09/27/2022
408,871
(-8,560)
287,736
(-8,387)
142,021
(-11,089)
294,145
(-14,676)
61,287
(-4,898)
30,298
(-1,484)
943,241
(-24,547, -3.86%)
121,135 (-173, -0.14%) 99.72%
09/20/2022
417,431
(-1,149)
296,123
(-11,663)
153,110
(-2,835)
308,821
(+7,161)
66,185
(-935)
31,782
(-417)
960,236
(-4,919, -0.77%)
121,308 (+10,514, +9.49%) 100.0%
09/13/2022
418,580
(+2,539)
307,786
(-2,453)
155,945
(-7,714)
301,660
(-637)
67,120
(+503)
32,199
(-1,582)
977,116
(-4,672, -0.72%)
110,794 (+4,992, +4.72%) 100.0%
09/06/2022
416,041
(+5,111)
310,239
(-8,228)
163,659
(-5,265)
302,297
(+4,608)
66,617
(+940)
33,781
(+4,406)
984,642
(+786, +0.12%)
105,802 (+13,339, +14.43%) 96.56%
08/30/2022
410,930
(+119)
318,467
(-1,015)
168,924
(+1,771)
297,689
(+1,926)
65,677
(-647)
29,375
(+332)
978,881
(+1,243, +0.19%)
92,463 (+1,134, +1.24%) 68.63%
08/23/2022
410,811
(-4,360)
319,482
(-12,827)
167,153
(-2,980)
295,763
(+4,719)
66,324
(-1,502)
29,043
(-734)
976,303
(-8,842, -1.35%)
91,329 (+8,467, +10.22%) 66.26%
08/16/2022
415,171
(+11,094)
332,309
(+14,966)
170,133
(+161)
291,044
(-4,347)
67,826
(+314)
29,777
(+950)
983,460
(+11,569, +1.8%)
82,862 (-3,872, -4.46%) 48.53%
08/09/2022
404,077
(+9,706)
317,343
(+10,568)
169,972
(-4,557)
295,391
(-4,111)
67,512
(+889)
28,827
(-419)
969,582
(+6,038, +0.95%)
86,734 (-862, -0.98%) 56.64%
Price data: Database (1,019 records) Futures Continuous
COT data: CFTC • Updated weekly on Fridays