FIG 01 — ENERGY · NG
Natural Gas Positioning
Managed Money net
-102,756
WoW change
+2,953
Open interest
1,679,435
3Y index
52w: 24
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 6,809 long contracts and added 3,856 short contracts in Natural Gas this week — a net bullish shift of +2,953 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 2026-07-21 · source CFTC Disaggregated report · next update 2026-07-31