Natural Gas COT Positioning Right Now

Updated weekly · CFTC Commitment of Traders, 2026-08-18
100,080 ▼ net short
Managed-money net position · -5.79% of open interest · report date 2026-08-18

What this means

Managed money is net short 100,080 contracts of Natural Gas, sitting at the 21.2th percentile of the trailing 156-week range — not currently at an extreme. See how to read the COT report for what this measures.

The numbers

  • Managed money net position: -100,080 contracts
  • Open interest: 1,727,378 contracts
  • Percentile vs. trailing 156 weeks: 21.2%
  • Report date: 2026-08-18 (CFTC publishes every Friday, reflecting the prior Tuesday's positions)

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