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COT reports: Long positions held by non-reporting traders in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly

Latest updates. According to the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), long positions held by non-reporting traders in natural gas futures of the kind "NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV" were 41,398 contracts on 31 March 2026, compared to 39,777 on 24 March.

Sample. This weekly series has 847 records overall. The span of time covered by the series stretches from January 2010 to March 2026.

History. Here's a snapshot of some summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: positions achieved a maximum of 104,297 contracts on 25 November 2025; they reached a trough of 4,844 on 28 February 2012; they averaged 38,115.

Latest values

Date Value - Number of contracts
2026-03-17 38025.0
2026-03-24 39777.0
2026-03-31 41398.0

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Long positions held by non-reporting traders in natural gas futures
Country United States
Economic concept Stock
Data type Quantity
Seasonally adjusted No
Deflation method Not applicable
Rescaling None
Measure type Level
Frequency Weekly
Unit Number of contracts
Source Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Source type Government agency
Data licence Public domain information
Other information Specific future: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV
FSR temporal aggregation code LW1

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Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
COT reports: Total open positions (open interest) in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Long positions held by producers and merchants in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Short positions held by producers and merchants in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Net long positions held by producers and merchants in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Long positions held by swap dealers in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Short positions held by swap dealers in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Net long positions held by swap dealers in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by swap dealers in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Long positions held by money managers in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Short positions held by money managers in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Net long positions held by money managers in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by money managers in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Long positions held by other reporting traders in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Short positions held by other reporting traders in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Net long positions held by other reporting traders in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Compensated (spread) positions held by other reporting traders in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Long positions held by all reporting traders in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Short positions held by all reporting traders in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Long positions held by non-reporting traders in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Short positions held by non-reporting traders in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31
COT reports: Net long positions held by non-reporting traders in natural gas futures: NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV (number of contracts) - United States - CFTC - Weekly 847 2010-01-12 2026-03-31