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Natural Gas (Henry Hub)
Managed money are net short 126,156 contracts, 7.2% of open interest. That is the 7th percentile of its three-year range. The net position changed +18.5K contracts over the latest week.
Positions as of13 Oct 2026Updated 17 Oct 2026
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Positioning history
The net position over time.
Positioning historyNatural Gas (Henry Hub): managed money net position.Net contracts · Above zero: net long · Below zero: net short
2026-10-13Net short 126,156
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Participant structure
Who carries the reported exposure.
ParticipantNet contractsRelative size
Managed money−126.2K
Non-reportables+15.1K
Other reportables−106.7K
Producers / merchants−10.7K
Swap dealers+228.5K
CFTC participant categories vary by report family. The primary positioning series uses managed money for physical commodities and leveraged funds for financial futures.
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Curve context
Term structure, shown separately.
Curve contextThe futures curve is indexed to the front contract.backwardation · Front contract = 100
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Comparable states
What followed similar positioning.
| Positioning bucket | N | 4W positive | 8W positive | 12W positive | Avg 12W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z ≥ 2.0 (extreme long) | 40 | 57.5% | 57.5% | 40.0% | +3.05% |
| 1.5 ≤ z < 2.0 | 80 | 48.8% | 48.8% | 51.2% | +3.55% |
| 1.0 ≤ z < 1.5 | 74 | 43.2% | 41.9% | 44.6% | +4.74% |
| neutral (−1.0 < z < 1.0) | 422 | 50.5% | 50.7% | 49.9% | +4.24% |
| −1.5 < z ≤ −1.0 | 94 | 43.6% | 37.2% | 32.6% | -4.20% |
| −2.0 < z ≤ −1.5 | 63 | 50.8% | 44.4% | 35.5% | -4.01% |
| z ≤ −2.0 (extreme short) | 48 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 47.9% | -1.22% |
Overlapping historical observations. Periods and sample sizes are shown so the comparison can be read in context.