FIG 01 — ENERGY · NG
Natural Gas Positioning
Managed Money net
-96,742
WoW change
-7,261
Open interest
1,823,243
3Y index
52w: 28
FIG 02 — NET POSITIONING · 3 YEARS · SHADED = 52W SPEC RANGE
FIG 03 — WEEK-OVER-WEEK CHANGE · MANAGED MONEY · 26 WEEKS
FIG 04 — READ
What this week's report says
Managed money added 3,460 long contracts and added 10,721 short contracts in Natural Gas this week — a net bearish shift of −7,261 contracts. They remain net short overall.
Managed money and producers & merchants moved in opposite directions this week — speculative and institutional flows disagree on Natural Gas.
Open interest rose alongside the positioning change — fresh money is entering, which typically strengthens the move rather than short-covering.
Data as of Tue 2026-09-08 · source CFTC Disaggregated report · next update 2026-09-18