Commitments of Traders · Disaggregated, futures only

What positions do traders hold in NAT GAS NYME futures?

In NAT GAS NYME futures, managed money held a net short position of 157,409 contracts and open interest was 1,710,685 contracts on 20 October 2026 (CFTC Commitments of Traders, released 23 October 2026).

Net positionsOpen interest

Net positions in NAT GAS NYME futures each week: managed money, producers, merchants, processors and users, swap dealers, contracts

8 November 2016 to 20 October 2026Net is long less short, ours; contracts

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29 November 2016 Managed money +53,555 Producers, merchants, processors and users −61,348 Swap dealers +113,67627 December 2016 Managed money +174,069 Producers, merchants, processors and users −125,889 Swap dealers +80,94324 January 2017 Managed money +138,203 Producers, merchants, processors and users −112,930 Swap dealers +96,12621 February 2017 Managed money +72,218 Producers, merchants, processors and users −107,294 Swap dealers +118,84521 March 2017 Managed money +138,507 Producers, merchants, processors and users −104,086 Swap dealers +96,82318 April 2017 Managed money +187,459 Producers, merchants, processors and users −93,121 Swap dealers +56,69516 May 2017 Managed money +245,723 Producers, merchants, processors and users −113,576 Swap dealers +20,08113 June 2017 Managed money +80,825 Producers, merchants, processors and users −98,744 Swap dealers +72,66911 July 2017 Managed money +87,552 Producers, merchants, processors and users −73,439 Swap dealers +79,2508 August 2017 Managed money +39,427 Producers, merchants, processors and users −40,089 Swap dealers +86,5025 September 2017 Managed money +80,656 Producers, merchants, processors and users −41,557 Swap dealers +61,8983 October 2017 Managed money +56,576 Producers, merchants, processors and users −42,774 Swap dealers +89,83631 October 2017 Managed money +11,722 Producers, merchants, processors and users −44,650 Swap dealers +125,33928 November 2017 Managed money +20,664 Producers, merchants, processors and users −56,130 Swap dealers +132,24326 December 2017 Managed money −53,408 Producers, merchants, processors and users −33,488 Swap dealers +174,08423 January 2018 Managed money +166,634 Producers, merchants, processors and users −54,611 Swap dealers +69,36520 February 2018 Managed money +87,840 Producers, merchants, processors and users −27,002 Swap dealers +112,36520 March 2018 Managed money +143,622 Producers, merchants, processors and users −16,320 Swap dealers +82,15117 April 2018 Managed money +155,588 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,513 Swap dealers +76,43915 May 2018 Managed money +155,641 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,974 Swap dealers +64,01712 June 2018 Managed money +191,105 Producers, merchants, processors and users +5,013 Swap dealers +15,92710 July 2018 Managed money +84,691 Producers, merchants, processors and users +28,150 Swap dealers +39,8367 August 2018 Managed money +98,497 Producers, merchants, processors and users +22,035 Swap dealers +58,8224 September 2018 Managed money +127,426 Producers, merchants, processors and users +11,311 Swap dealers +26,7042 October 2018 Managed money +214,899 Producers, merchants, processors and users −27,358 Swap dealers +15,71030 October 2018 Managed money +227,811 Producers, merchants, processors and users −35,739 Swap dealers +1,51127 November 2018 Managed money +238,441 Producers, merchants, processors and users −47,940 Swap dealers −26,63124 December 2018 Managed money +189,844 Producers, merchants, processors and users −42,949 Swap dealers −11,29922 January 2019 Managed money +212,062 Producers, merchants, processors and users −41,117 Swap dealers −18,19719 February 2019 Managed money +128,015 Producers, merchants, processors and users −45,278 Swap dealers +40,14019 March 2019 Managed money +163,246 Producers, merchants, processors and users −35,355 Swap dealers +26,84916 April 2019 Managed money +72,827 Producers, merchants, processors and users −23,600 Swap dealers +35,18814 May 2019 Managed money +10,953 Producers, merchants, processors and users −38,655 Swap dealers +83,87711 June 2019 Managed money −118,227 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,314 Swap dealers +102,3229 July 2019 Managed money −151,974 Producers, merchants, processors and users −11,387 Swap dealers +140,4316 August 2019 Managed money −221,563 Producers, merchants, processors and users +2,426 Swap dealers +165,4413 September 2019 Managed money −175,145 Producers, merchants, processors and users −145 Swap dealers +141,9051 October 2019 Managed money −120,331 Producers, merchants, processors and users −18,006 Swap dealers +104,27729 October 2019 Managed money −180,093 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,447 Swap dealers +172,43326 November 2019 Managed money −183,206 Producers, merchants, processors and users −25,170 Swap dealers +178,01924 December 2019 Managed money −246,502 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,104 Swap dealers +175,06121 January 2020 Managed money −297,544 Producers, merchants, processors and users −14,988 Swap dealers +216,58318 February 2020 Managed money −293,833 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,187 Swap dealers +196,61217 March 2020 Managed money −129,591 Producers, merchants, processors and users −12,663 Swap dealers +107,73914 April 2020 Managed money −34,793 Producers, merchants, processors and users +15,948 Swap dealers +45,43912 May 2020 Managed money −4,961 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,200 Swap dealers +26,0509 June 2020 Managed money −13,625 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,763 Swap dealers +16,5867 July 2020 Managed money +21,860 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,476 Swap dealers +35,4174 August 2020 Managed money +98,942 Producers, merchants, processors and users +8,723 Swap dealers −20,8101 September 2020 Managed money +132,217 Producers, merchants, processors and users −16,073 Swap dealers −46,03429 September 2020 Managed money +112,770 Producers, merchants, processors and users −15,352 Swap dealers −55,91227 October 2020 Managed money +122,918 Producers, merchants, processors and users −55,050 Swap dealers −20,61824 November 2020 Managed money +64,677 Producers, merchants, processors and users −63,901 Swap dealers +13,33421 December 2020 Managed money +43,954 Producers, merchants, processors and users −70,712 Swap dealers +30,66019 January 2021 Managed money +58,011 Producers, merchants, processors and users −77,854 Swap dealers +44,30016 February 2021 Managed money +110,648 Producers, merchants, processors and users −100,733 Swap dealers +38,34716 March 2021 Managed money −3,623 Producers, merchants, processors and users −55,663 Swap dealers +71,80613 April 2021 Managed money +18,211 Producers, merchants, processors and users −63,892 Swap dealers +94,88211 May 2021 Managed money +53,546 Producers, merchants, processors and users −93,143 Swap dealers +132,5458 June 2021 Managed money +52,850 Producers, merchants, processors and users −92,625 Swap dealers +166,2266 July 2021 Managed money +103,461 Producers, merchants, processors and users −114,919 Swap dealers +186,3953 August 2021 Managed money +77,835 Producers, merchants, processors and users −113,971 Swap dealers +214,35731 August 2021 Managed money +72,051 Producers, merchants, processors and users −116,160 Swap dealers +226,46028 September 2021 Managed money +31,042 Producers, merchants, processors and users −126,035 Swap dealers +232,00226 October 2021 Managed money −4,913 Producers, merchants, processors and users −131,619 Swap dealers +227,98023 November 2021 Managed money −1,854 Producers, merchants, processors and users −123,780 Swap dealers +221,11321 December 2021 Managed money −39,337 Producers, merchants, processors and users −88,010 Swap dealers +197,56118 January 2022 Managed money +16,272 Producers, merchants, processors and users −77,553 Swap dealers +163,72715 February 2022 Managed money −6,826 Producers, merchants, processors and users −68,863 Swap dealers +168,76615 March 2022 Managed money −13,034 Producers, merchants, processors and users −58,266 Swap dealers +164,12212 April 2022 Managed money +25,855 Producers, merchants, processors and users −75,263 Swap dealers +165,48410 May 2022 Managed money +12,249 Producers, merchants, processors and users −89,922 Swap dealers +153,9287 June 2022 Managed money −5,998 Producers, merchants, processors and users −98,442 Swap dealers +164,8615 July 2022 Managed money −51,080 Producers, merchants, processors and users −81,020 Swap dealers +172,9702 August 2022 Managed money −62,090 Producers, merchants, processors and users −82,471 Swap dealers +170,06730 August 2022 Managed money −51,900 Producers, merchants, processors and users −78,160 Swap dealers +170,62327 September 2022 Managed money −91,982 Producers, merchants, processors and users −55,920 Swap dealers +177,05525 October 2022 Managed money −85,008 Producers, merchants, processors and users −55,875 Swap dealers +189,27222 November 2022 Managed money −70,715 Producers, merchants, processors and users −57,050 Swap dealers +200,32520 December 2022 Managed money −55,403 Producers, merchants, processors and users −58,039 Swap dealers +185,78817 January 2023 Managed money −87,514 Producers, merchants, processors and users −46,589 Swap dealers +193,00714 February 2023 Managed money −67,866 Producers, merchants, processors and users −64,138 Swap dealers +201,32014 March 2023 Managed money −18,501 Producers, merchants, processors and users −98,707 Swap dealers +216,85411 April 2023 Managed money −11,058 Producers, merchants, processors and users −100,371 Swap dealers +211,5529 May 2023 Managed money −54,606 Producers, merchants, processors and users −101,084 Swap dealers +206,7786 June 2023 Managed money −67,284 Producers, merchants, processors and users −101,458 Swap dealers +193,8223 July 2023 Managed money +141 Producers, merchants, processors and users −118,991 Swap dealers +187,3041 August 2023 Managed money −16,891 Producers, merchants, processors and users −100,346 Swap dealers +178,29229 August 2023 Managed money −35,394 Producers, merchants, processors and users −85,915 Swap dealers +178,11026 September 2023 Managed money −56,208 Producers, merchants, processors and users −89,955 Swap dealers +166,55124 October 2023 Managed money −22,425 Producers, merchants, processors and users −110,186 Swap dealers +161,40721 November 2023 Managed money −103,257 Producers, merchants, processors and users −64,762 Swap dealers +161,31919 December 2023 Managed money −121,738 Producers, merchants, processors and users −71,361 Swap dealers +155,89016 January 2024 Managed money −6,519 Producers, merchants, processors and users −148,797 Swap dealers +188,33613 February 2024 Managed money −130,165 Producers, merchants, processors and users −91,891 Swap dealers +191,37112 March 2024 Managed money −99,209 Producers, merchants, processors and users −111,974 Swap dealers +181,8859 April 2024 Managed money −88,547 Producers, merchants, processors and users −89,680 Swap dealers +192,9347 May 2024 Managed money −56,029 Producers, merchants, processors and users −76,147 Swap dealers +196,7254 June 2024 Managed money +16,290 Producers, merchants, processors and users −97,593 Swap dealers +183,0822 July 2024 Managed money +1,997 Producers, merchants, processors and users −86,922 Swap dealers +161,38130 July 2024 Managed money −53,863 Producers, merchants, processors and users −60,551 Swap dealers +127,29627 August 2024 Managed money −71,539 Producers, merchants, processors and users −52,070 Swap dealers +130,45824 September 2024 Managed money −12,301 Producers, merchants, processors and users −57,366 Swap dealers +139,84822 October 2024 Managed money −132,437 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,082 Swap dealers +174,91919 November 2024 Managed money −122,689 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,626 Swap dealers +177,30417 December 2024 Managed money −66,305 Producers, merchants, processors and users −24,495 Swap dealers +148,33814 January 2025 Managed money +56,860 Producers, merchants, processors and users −75,527 Swap dealers +135,50211 February 2025 Managed money +74,050 Producers, merchants, processors and users −76,151 Swap dealers +138,47311 March 2025 Managed money +91,617 Producers, merchants, processors and users −51,369 Swap dealers +123,6368 April 2025 Managed money +20,179 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,168 Swap dealers +107,0406 May 2025 Managed money −45,177 Producers, merchants, processors and users +59 Swap dealers +112,5763 June 2025 Managed money −52,418 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,527 Swap dealers +101,7091 July 2025 Managed money −51,820 Producers, merchants, processors and users −42,840 Swap dealers +114,71929 July 2025 Managed money −13,009 Producers, merchants, processors and users −39,789 Swap dealers +107,77326 August 2025 Managed money −44,032 Producers, merchants, processors and users −16,774 Swap dealers +104,59923 September 2025 Managed money −63,176 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,944 Swap dealers +124,68621 October 2025 Managed money −45,917 Producers, merchants, processors and users +2,134 Swap dealers +149,71318 November 2025 Managed money −59,654 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,242 Swap dealers +142,90016 December 2025 Managed money −66,328 Producers, merchants, processors and users −14,725 Swap dealers +130,63213 January 2026 Managed money −105,134 Producers, merchants, processors and users +8,332 Swap dealers +164,51210 February 2026 Managed money −8,188 Producers, merchants, processors and users +27,616 Swap dealers +131,82610 March 2026 Managed money −62,982 Producers, merchants, processors and users +8,300 Swap dealers +155,8727 April 2026 Managed money −86,033 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,428 Swap dealers +171,5155 May 2026 Managed money −107,489 Producers, merchants, processors and users −28,041 Swap dealers +181,1912 June 2026 Managed money −114,854 Producers, merchants, processors and users −22,783 Swap dealers +196,69630 June 2026 Managed money −64,808 Producers, merchants, processors and users −31,500 Swap dealers +185,44028 July 2026 Managed money −105,826 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,017 Swap dealers +196,68125 August 2026 Managed money −71,673 Producers, merchants, processors and users −18,985 Swap dealers +206,72222 September 2026 Managed money −65,547 Producers, merchants, processors and users −23,720 Swap dealers +227,24420 October 2026 Managed money −157,409 Producers, merchants, processors and users −13,154 Swap dealers +236,123

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22 October 2024 Managed money −132,437 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,082 Swap dealers +174,91929 October 2024 Managed money −133,236 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,489 Swap dealers +180,4215 November 2024 Managed money −146,937 Producers, merchants, processors and users −28,931 Swap dealers +178,25512 November 2024 Managed money −137,491 Producers, merchants, processors and users −29,059 Swap dealers +180,75919 November 2024 Managed money −122,689 Producers, merchants, processors and users −19,626 Swap dealers +177,30426 November 2024 Managed money −61,087 Producers, merchants, processors and users −22,879 Swap dealers +174,5883 December 2024 Managed money −73,046 Producers, merchants, processors and users −15,631 Swap dealers +164,14310 December 2024 Managed money −79,783 Producers, merchants, processors and users −23,522 Swap dealers +161,24417 December 2024 Managed money −66,305 Producers, merchants, processors and users −24,495 Swap dealers +148,33824 December 2024 Managed money −2,709 Producers, merchants, processors and users −29,315 Swap dealers +150,81731 December 2024 Managed money −3,800 Producers, merchants, processors and users −47,939 Swap dealers +158,8437 January 2025 Managed money +21,896 Producers, merchants, processors and users −53,965 Swap dealers +152,58114 January 2025 Managed money +56,860 Producers, merchants, processors and users −75,527 Swap dealers +135,50221 January 2025 Managed money +47,899 Producers, merchants, processors and users −92,059 Swap dealers +142,82528 January 2025 Managed money +52,641 Producers, merchants, processors and users −89,026 Swap dealers +136,7944 February 2025 Managed money +48,667 Producers, merchants, processors and users −81,957 Swap dealers +133,79811 February 2025 Managed money +74,050 Producers, merchants, processors and users −76,151 Swap dealers +138,47318 February 2025 Managed money +104,031 Producers, merchants, processors and users −68,127 Swap dealers +146,87725 February 2025 Managed money +106,820 Producers, merchants, processors and users −80,450 Swap dealers +132,9094 March 2025 Managed money +108,350 Producers, merchants, processors and users −69,080 Swap dealers +127,77511 March 2025 Managed money +91,617 Producers, merchants, processors and users −51,369 Swap dealers +123,63618 March 2025 Managed money +65,113 Producers, merchants, processors and users −36,083 Swap dealers +131,84925 March 2025 Managed money +40,755 Producers, merchants, processors and users −30,376 Swap dealers +136,9231 April 2025 Managed money +25,508 Producers, merchants, processors and users −26,739 Swap dealers +121,1408 April 2025 Managed money +20,179 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,168 Swap dealers +107,04015 April 2025 Managed money +5,637 Producers, merchants, processors and users −11,784 Swap dealers +107,90622 April 2025 Managed money −25,623 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,150 Swap dealers +92,23629 April 2025 Managed money −44,712 Producers, merchants, processors and users −892 Swap dealers +111,9356 May 2025 Managed money −45,177 Producers, merchants, processors and users +59 Swap dealers +112,57613 May 2025 Managed money −38,523 Producers, merchants, processors and users −2,834 Swap dealers +106,48820 May 2025 Managed money −56,502 Producers, merchants, processors and users −13,952 Swap dealers +117,29527 May 2025 Managed money −63,286 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,711 Swap dealers +124,8133 June 2025 Managed money −52,418 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,527 Swap dealers +101,70910 June 2025 Managed money −84,200 Producers, merchants, processors and users −13,397 Swap dealers +108,23717 June 2025 Managed money −62,788 Producers, merchants, processors and users −36,240 Swap dealers +114,17324 June 2025 Managed money −60,968 Producers, merchants, processors and users −40,882 Swap dealers +115,6631 July 2025 Managed money −51,820 Producers, merchants, processors and users −42,840 Swap dealers +114,7198 July 2025 Managed money −47,083 Producers, merchants, processors and users −41,423 Swap dealers +108,35815 July 2025 Managed money −19,387 Producers, merchants, processors and users −44,968 Swap dealers +104,24622 July 2025 Managed money −30,085 Producers, merchants, processors and users −41,577 Swap dealers +100,38529 July 2025 Managed money −13,009 Producers, merchants, processors and users −39,789 Swap dealers +107,7735 August 2025 Managed money −27,669 Producers, merchants, processors and users −32,238 Swap dealers +107,82112 August 2025 Managed money −50,733 Producers, merchants, processors and users −30,254 Swap dealers +107,46819 August 2025 Managed money −36,687 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,771 Swap dealers +105,23326 August 2025 Managed money −44,032 Producers, merchants, processors and users −16,774 Swap dealers +104,5992 September 2025 Managed money −36,762 Producers, merchants, processors and users −21,694 Swap dealers +110,9069 September 2025 Managed money −24,752 Producers, merchants, processors and users −30,640 Swap dealers +113,95616 September 2025 Managed money −23,091 Producers, merchants, processors and users −13,656 Swap dealers +118,07523 September 2025 Managed money −63,176 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,944 Swap dealers +124,68630 September 2025 Managed money −31,166 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,869 Swap dealers +127,1637 October 2025 Managed money −33,400 Producers, merchants, processors and users +3,325 Swap dealers +132,61114 October 2025 Managed money −75,339 Producers, merchants, processors and users −3,153 Swap dealers +145,68421 October 2025 Managed money −45,917 Producers, merchants, processors and users +2,134 Swap dealers +149,71328 October 2025 Managed money −41,704 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,872 Swap dealers +147,7324 November 2025 Managed money −43,986 Producers, merchants, processors and users −11,279 Swap dealers +139,40610 November 2025 Managed money −52,820 Producers, merchants, processors and users −13,043 Swap dealers +138,57918 November 2025 Managed money −59,654 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,242 Swap dealers +142,90025 November 2025 Managed money −65,346 Producers, merchants, processors and users −21,477 Swap dealers +146,6242 December 2025 Managed money −39,973 Producers, merchants, processors and users −34,953 Swap dealers +148,0389 December 2025 Managed money −31,091 Producers, merchants, processors and users −44,462 Swap dealers +129,18016 December 2025 Managed money −66,328 Producers, merchants, processors and users −14,725 Swap dealers +130,63223 December 2025 Managed money −106,407 Producers, merchants, processors and users −539 Swap dealers +148,13630 December 2025 Managed money −83,965 Producers, merchants, processors and users −5,306 Swap dealers +149,9306 January 2026 Managed money −101,384 Producers, merchants, processors and users +6,639 Swap dealers +147,27513 January 2026 Managed money −105,134 Producers, merchants, processors and users +8,332 Swap dealers +164,51220 January 2026 Managed money −77,101 Producers, merchants, processors and users +17,432 Swap dealers +164,62827 January 2026 Managed money −21,934 Producers, merchants, processors and users +25,698 Swap dealers +127,0693 February 2026 Managed money −47 Producers, merchants, processors and users +36,549 Swap dealers +126,90710 February 2026 Managed money −8,188 Producers, merchants, processors and users +27,616 Swap dealers +131,82617 February 2026 Managed money −26,765 Producers, merchants, processors and users +35,694 Swap dealers +139,10424 February 2026 Managed money −75,875 Producers, merchants, processors and users +30,372 Swap dealers +152,8093 March 2026 Managed money −76,252 Producers, merchants, processors and users +18,397 Swap dealers +165,96310 March 2026 Managed money −62,982 Producers, merchants, processors and users +8,300 Swap dealers +155,87217 March 2026 Managed money −44,628 Producers, merchants, processors and users −4,055 Swap dealers +161,46124 March 2026 Managed money −54,155 Producers, merchants, processors and users −10,910 Swap dealers +163,65831 March 2026 Managed money −67,616 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,250 Swap dealers +165,6787 April 2026 Managed money −86,033 Producers, merchants, processors and users −9,428 Swap dealers +171,51514 April 2026 Managed money −114,095 Producers, merchants, processors and users −10,542 Swap dealers +181,45421 April 2026 Managed money −100,574 Producers, merchants, processors and users −23,743 Swap dealers +174,05928 April 2026 Managed money −97,245 Producers, merchants, processors and users −26,578 Swap dealers +177,6135 May 2026 Managed money −107,489 Producers, merchants, processors and users −28,041 Swap dealers +181,19112 May 2026 Managed money −120,065 Producers, merchants, processors and users −26,324 Swap dealers +185,56719 May 2026 Managed money −96,303 Producers, merchants, processors and users −20,268 Swap dealers +194,49226 May 2026 Managed money −134,426 Producers, merchants, processors and users −10,707 Swap dealers +200,8852 June 2026 Managed money −114,854 Producers, merchants, processors and users −22,783 Swap dealers +196,6969 June 2026 Managed money −122,617 Producers, merchants, processors and users −21,073 Swap dealers +196,81116 June 2026 Managed money −84,909 Producers, merchants, processors and users −28,589 Swap dealers +191,34323 June 2026 Managed money −82,722 Producers, merchants, processors and users −30,615 Swap dealers +192,38230 June 2026 Managed money −64,808 Producers, merchants, processors and users −31,500 Swap dealers +185,4407 July 2026 Managed money −60,295 Producers, merchants, processors and users −38,184 Swap dealers +187,68814 July 2026 Managed money −105,709 Producers, merchants, processors and users −28,132 Swap dealers +193,66021 July 2026 Managed money −102,756 Producers, merchants, processors and users −33,107 Swap dealers +192,20928 July 2026 Managed money −105,826 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,017 Swap dealers +196,6814 August 2026 Managed money −126,933 Producers, merchants, processors and users −13,794 Swap dealers +201,00811 August 2026 Managed money −110,630 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,971 Swap dealers +198,64818 August 2026 Managed money −100,080 Producers, merchants, processors and users −16,786 Swap dealers +205,11225 August 2026 Managed money −71,673 Producers, merchants, processors and users −18,985 Swap dealers +206,7221 September 2026 Managed money −89,481 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,049 Swap dealers +210,4818 September 2026 Managed money −96,742 Producers, merchants, processors and users −15,265 Swap dealers +216,39115 September 2026 Managed money −100,205 Producers, merchants, processors and users −17,207 Swap dealers +223,95922 September 2026 Managed money −65,547 Producers, merchants, processors and users −23,720 Swap dealers +227,24429 September 2026 Managed money −132,799 Producers, merchants, processors and users −14,084 Swap dealers +227,5876 October 2026 Managed money −144,537 Producers, merchants, processors and users −8,229 Swap dealers +228,07613 October 2026 Managed money −126,481 Producers, merchants, processors and users −10,881 Swap dealers +229,71920 October 2026 Managed money −157,409 Producers, merchants, processors and users −13,154 Swap dealers +236,123

The lines

Managed money−157,409
Producers, merchants, processors and users−13,154
Swap dealers+236,123

Each point is one week of NAT GAS NYME futures from the CFTC's Disaggregated report (futures only): the net position, long contracts less short contracts, of one group of traders, or all open contracts. The chart shows up to the newest ten years. Pointing at the chart shows the week and the value.

Select a line to followLatest: 20 Oct 2026

Managed money, net−157,409
Producers, merchants, processors and users, net−13,154
Swap dealers, net+236,123

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The latest week of NAT GAS NYME futures beside the one before it and the nearest ones a year and five years earlier. The weeks of the last two years and every group's long and short are in the tables under "The numbers behind the chart".

Positions in NAT GAS NYME futures in the week of 20 October 2026 beside earlier weeks (contracts)
Measure	Latest	The week before	A year earlier	Five years earlier
Week	20 October 2026	13 October 2026	14 October 2025	19 October 2021
Open interest	1,710,685	1,741,163	1,674,169	1,318,498
Managed money, net	−157,409	−126,481	−75,339	+4,602
Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	−13,154	−10,881	−3,153	−143,149
Swap dealers, net	+236,123	+229,719	+145,684	+229,723

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Observed 20 Oct 2026.

Right now

Managed money held a net short position of 157,409 contracts in NAT GAS NYME futures in the week to 20 October 2026, the largest net short since the week of 20 February 2024.

The producers, merchants, processors and users were net short 13,154 contracts that week, and swap dealers net long 236,123 contracts.

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Open interestNAT GAS NYME, week of 20 October 2026

Open interest was 1,710,685 contracts in the week to 20 October 2026, the most since the week of 13 October 2026.

−30,478 contracts from the week before, held by 332 reporting traders.

See the long and short of each group

RecordsOurs, since the week of 13 June 2006

Open interest was highest at 1,837,146 contracts in the week of 22 September 2026.

Managed money held their largest net long, 279,113 contracts, in the week of 13 November 2018, and their largest net short, 331,548 contracts, in the week of 11 February 2020.

See each group's positions

The other groupsNet, and the last week larger

Producers, merchants, processors and users: net short 13,154 contracts, the largest net short since the week of 29 September 2026.

Swap dealers: net long 236,123 contracts, the largest net long since the week of 15 March 2011.

Other reportable traders: net short 83,863 contracts, the largest net short since the week of 13 October 2026.

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Understanding the futures positions report

Where it stands today

Managed money were net short 157,409 contracts in NAT GAS NYME futures in the week of 20 October 2026.

Who are the groups in the report?

The CFTC's Disaggregated report, one of its Commitments of Traders reports, gives the positions held in each commodity futures market on a Tuesday, sorted by kind of trader: managed money, producers, merchants, processors and users, swap dealers, other reportable traders and traders below the reporting level.

A position is a number of contracts, long or short; swap dealers, managed money and other reportables also report spread positions, which hold both. The CFTC assigns each reporting trader to a group from the business the trader reports. This page uses the report's futures-only figures, which leave out options. The report gives the contract size of NAT GAS NYME futures as (Contracts of 10,000 MMBTU'S), and the market as NAT GAS NYME - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE.

What 500metrics adds: net positions (long less short, which leave out spread positions), the change from the week before, the records since the week of 13 June 2006, and the last week a group's net position was larger on the same side.

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How were the NAT GAS NYME positions split between long and short?Week of 20 October 2026, contracts

Long, short and spread positions of each group in NAT GAS NYME futures (NAT GAS NYME - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE), week of 20 October 2026 (contracts; net is ours)
Group	Long	Short	Spread	Net
Managed money	202,570	359,979	552,930	−157,409
Producers, merchants, processors and users	242,121	255,275	n/a	−13,154
Swap dealers	258,225	22,102	119,487	+236,123
Other reportable traders	61,905	145,768	214,472	−83,863
Nonreportable (below the reporting level)	58,975	40,672	n/a	+18,303

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What were the net positions in NAT GAS NYME futures each week?104 weeks, newest first, since 29 October 2024

Open interest and net positions in NAT GAS NYME futures by week, newest first (contracts; net is ours)
Week	Open interest	Managed money, net	Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	Swap dealers, net	Other reportable traders, net
20 October 2026	1,710,685	−157,409	−13,154	+236,123	−83,863
13 October 2026	1,741,163	−126,481	−10,881	+229,719	−107,097
6 October 2026	1,815,990	−144,537	−8,229	+228,076	−91,902
29 September 2026	1,782,129	−132,799	−14,084	+227,587	−98,221
22 September 2026	1,837,146	−65,547	−23,720	+227,244	−150,983
15 September 2026	1,820,003	−100,205	−17,207	+223,959	−121,382
8 September 2026	1,823,243	−96,742	−15,265	+216,391	−123,025
1 September 2026	1,807,497	−89,481	−17,049	+210,481	−119,430
25 August 2026	1,747,730	−71,673	−18,985	+206,722	−126,259
18 August 2026	1,727,378	−100,080	−16,786	+205,112	−103,423
11 August 2026	1,692,411	−110,630	−17,971	+198,648	−86,505
4 August 2026	1,705,908	−126,933	−13,794	+201,008	−70,613
28 July 2026	1,672,441	−105,826	−17,017	+196,681	−84,973
21 July 2026	1,679,435	−102,756	−33,107	+192,209	−68,382
14 July 2026	1,663,336	−105,709	−28,132	+193,660	−72,903
7 July 2026	1,669,775	−60,295	−38,184	+187,688	−105,012
30 June 2026	1,634,535	−64,808	−31,500	+185,440	−105,995
23 June 2026	1,613,059	−82,722	−30,615	+192,382	−93,967
16 June 2026	1,644,546	−84,909	−28,589	+191,343	−88,567
9 June 2026	1,637,740	−122,617	−21,073	+196,811	−71,340
2 June 2026	1,664,003	−114,854	−22,783	+196,696	−71,261
26 May 2026	1,640,082	−134,426	−10,707	+200,885	−68,755
19 May 2026	1,599,429	−96,303	−20,268	+194,492	−95,893
12 May 2026	1,628,279	−120,065	−26,324	+185,567	−56,241
5 May 2026	1,628,637	−107,489	−28,041	+181,191	−59,157
28 April 2026	1,578,600	−97,245	−26,578	+177,613	−69,028

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Open interest and net positions in NAT GAS NYME futures by week, newest first (contracts; net is ours) (continued)
Week	Open interest	Managed money, net	Producers, merchants, processors and users, net	Swap dealers, net	Other reportable traders, net
21 April 2026	1,576,663	−100,574	−23,743	+174,059	−67,741
14 April 2026	1,585,240	−114,095	−10,542	+181,454	−72,793
7 April 2026	1,558,863	−86,033	−9,428	+171,515	−97,954
31 March 2026	1,514,508	−67,616	−17,250	+165,678	−99,840
24 March 2026	1,504,052	−54,155	−10,910	+163,658	−118,452
17 March 2026	1,560,291	−44,628	−4,055	+161,461	−133,401
10 March 2026	1,565,341	−62,982	+8,300	+155,872	−123,874
3 March 2026	1,606,292	−76,252	+18,397	+165,963	−130,170
24 February 2026	1,619,531	−75,875	+30,372	+152,809	−122,644
17 February 2026	1,613,556	−26,765	+35,694	+139,104	−159,047
10 February 2026	1,623,408	−8,188	+27,616	+131,826	−163,677
3 February 2026	1,655,983	−47	+36,549	+126,907	−172,263
27 January 2026	1,625,943	−21,934	+25,698	+127,069	−141,672
20 January 2026	1,614,025	−77,101	+17,432	+164,628	−116,389
13 January 2026	1,635,220	−105,134	+8,332	+164,512	−80,467
6 January 2026	1,596,169	−101,384	+6,639	+147,275	−64,175
30 December 2025	1,533,985	−83,965	−5,306	+149,930	−70,929
23 December 2025	1,557,649	−106,407	−539	+148,136	−49,913
16 December 2025	1,574,623	−66,328	−14,725	+130,632	−61,709
9 December 2025	1,550,763	−31,091	−44,462	+129,180	−75,388
2 December 2025	1,524,306	−39,973	−34,953	+148,038	−86,506
25 November 2025	1,493,602	−65,346	−21,477	+146,624	−73,057
18 November 2025	1,506,695	−59,654	−20,242	+142,900	−78,065
10 November 2025	1,535,138	−52,820	−13,043	+138,579	−87,209
4 November 2025	1,576,226	−43,986	−11,279	+139,406	−97,553
28 October 2025	1,629,494	−41,704	−8,872	+147,732	−103,592
21 October 2025	1,682,048	−45,917	+2,134	+149,713	−112,862
14 October 2025	1,674,169	−75,339	−3,153	+145,684	−76,774
7 October 2025	1,640,321	−33,400	+3,325	+132,611	−108,561
30 September 2025	1,659,086	−31,166	−8,869	+127,163	−94,034
23 September 2025	1,626,777	−63,176	−4,944	+124,686	−64,908
16 September 2025	1,638,680	−23,091	−13,656	+118,075	−87,853
9 September 2025	1,631,092	−24,752	−30,640	+113,956	−69,795
2 September 2025	1,635,669	−36,762	−21,694	+110,906	−66,014
26 August 2025	1,619,404	−44,032	−16,774	+104,599	−59,914
19 August 2025	1,603,770	−36,687	−17,771	+105,233	−68,401
12 August 2025	1,618,091	−50,733	−30,254	+107,468	−46,313
5 August 2025	1,607,527	−27,669	−32,238	+107,821	−66,096
29 July 2025	1,550,942	−13,009	−39,789	+107,773	−72,744
22 July 2025	1,525,865	−30,085	−41,577	+100,385	−47,515
15 July 2025	1,550,988	−19,387	−44,968	+104,246	−54,663
8 July 2025	1,519,629	−47,083	−41,423	+108,358	−40,708
1 July 2025	1,499,596	−51,820	−42,840	+114,719	−41,026
24 June 2025	1,491,798	−60,968	−40,882	+115,663	−32,848
17 June 2025	1,529,833	−62,788	−36,240	+114,173	−29,730
10 June 2025	1,540,367	−84,200	−13,397	+108,237	−24,282
3 June 2025	1,504,141	−52,418	−9,527	+101,709	−52,478
27 May 2025	1,470,148	−63,286	−8,711	+124,813	−65,816
20 May 2025	1,497,884	−56,502	−13,952	+117,295	−57,400
13 May 2025	1,530,591	−38,523	−2,834	+106,488	−73,556
6 May 2025	1,510,862	−45,177	+59	+112,576	−71,988
29 April 2025	1,471,360	−44,712	−892	+111,935	−67,686
22 April 2025	1,459,629	−25,623	−2,150	+92,236	−78,519
15 April 2025	1,506,409	+5,637	−11,784	+107,906	−122,763
8 April 2025	1,590,806	+20,179	−20,168	+107,040	−129,359
1 April 2025	1,636,159	+25,508	−26,739	+121,140	−148,123
25 March 2025	1,606,111	+40,755	−30,376	+136,923	−172,664
18 March 2025	1,580,223	+65,113	−36,083	+131,849	−188,156
11 March 2025	1,645,622	+91,617	−51,369	+123,636	−184,607
4 March 2025	1,631,662	+108,350	−69,080	+127,775	−187,494
25 February 2025	1,595,779	+106,820	−80,450	+132,909	−180,603
18 February 2025	1,578,394	+104,031	−68,127	+146,877	−198,647
11 February 2025	1,546,388	+74,050	−76,151	+138,473	−154,582
4 February 2025	1,559,758	+48,667	−81,957	+133,798	−120,865
28 January 2025	1,568,450	+52,641	−89,026	+136,794	−117,683
21 January 2025	1,601,438	+47,899	−92,059	+142,825	−116,360
14 January 2025	1,573,055	+56,860	−75,527	+135,502	−128,443
7 January 2025	1,549,749	+21,896	−53,965	+152,581	−126,663
31 December 2024	1,500,276	−3,800	−47,939	+158,843	−114,273
24 December 2024	1,517,647	−2,709	−29,315	+150,817	−117,567
17 December 2024	1,559,585	−66,305	−24,495	+148,338	−61,896
10 December 2024	1,575,117	−79,783	−23,522	+161,244	−60,796
3 December 2024	1,638,982	−73,046	−15,631	+164,143	−78,577
26 November 2024	1,640,388	−61,087	−22,879	+174,588	−92,305
19 November 2024	1,706,065	−122,689	−19,626	+177,304	−38,360
12 November 2024	1,763,552	−137,491	−29,059	+180,759	−18,628
5 November 2024	1,781,294	−146,937	−28,931	+178,255	−9,511
29 October 2024	1,670,416	−133,236	−17,489	+180,421	−32,937

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What do these figures leave out, and how are they cited?Limits, dates and how to cite

What this number cannot tell you

Positions are those of the Tuesday the report is dated; the CFTC released the report on 23 October 2026.
A trader's group comes from the CFTC's own classification. Nonreportable positions are open interest less the reportable positions.
Net positions leave out spread positions, so a group's long and short do not account for all of its contracts.
Records and ranks are counted from the week of 13 June 2006, the start of this market's latest run of weekly reports. The CFTC can revise a week in a later report, and our collector keeps the earlier figure.
Contracts are not comparable between markets: the size of one is the CFTC's contract size above.
Market names are the CFTC's own, written as it writes them. 500metrics is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by any index provider, exchange or company named in them.

Observed 20 Oct 2026. Checked 29 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC.

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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Commitments of Traders, Disaggregated report (futures only), NAT GAS NYME - NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, week of 20 October 2026, released 23 October 2026. Compiled by 500metrics, "What positions do traders hold in NAT GAS NYME futures?", https://500metrics.com/futures-positions/natural-gas.

Page updated 29 Oct 2026, 12:53 UTC

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