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Natural Gas (Henry Hub): futures positioning

CFTC contract market code 023651 · Legacy report, futures only

Report date
3 Nov 2026
Non-commercial net
−258,863contracts
Weekly change
−3,699contracts
Net as % of open interest
−15.4%
3-year percentile
0

Contracts, weekly

Non-commercial net position

-200,000-100,0000Oct 2021Jan 2023Apr 2024Jul 2025Nov 2026
Natural Gas (Henry Hub) non-commercial net position, contracts

Blue: net long. Red: net short. Hover or tap for weekly values; the table below lists the latest 12 reports.

Contracts, weekly

Open interest

1,000,0001,200,0001,400,0001,600,0001,800,000Oct 2021Jan 2023Apr 2024Jul 2025Nov 2026
Natural Gas (Henry Hub) open interest, contracts

Latest reports

Report dateOpen interestNon-comm. longNon-comm. shortNetCommercial netStatus
2026-11-031,678,554279,879538,742−258,863+243,049Verified
2026-10-271,681,043269,454524,618−255,164+236,438Verified
2026-10-201,710,685264,475505,747−241,272+222,969Verified
2026-10-131,741,163277,328510,906−233,578+218,838Verified
2026-10-061,815,990272,279508,718−236,439+219,847Verified
2026-09-291,782,129276,192507,212−231,020+213,503Verified
2026-09-221,837,146306,362522,892−216,530+203,524Verified
2026-09-151,820,003307,535529,122−221,587+206,752Verified
2026-09-081,823,243304,203523,970−219,767+201,126Verified
2026-09-011,807,497301,642510,553−208,911+193,432Verified
2026-08-251,747,730313,777511,709−197,932+187,737Verified
2026-08-181,727,378310,806514,309−203,503+188,326Verified

Verified = the published components reconcile to the reported totals (reportable + non-reportable = open interest; non-commercial long + spreading + commercial long = reportable long). Source: CFTC Public Reporting Environment (opens in a new tab). History shown: 265 weekly reports. Revisions published by the CFTC are stored as new records. Not investment advice. See methodology.