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
This series is part of the dataset: Natural gas futures COT reports (CFTC)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to the Commitments of Traders (COT) reports published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), short positions held by non-reporting traders in natural gas futures of the kind "NAT GAS ICE LD1 - ICE FUTURES ENERGY DIV" stood at 20,273 contracts on 15 September 2026, compared to 21,271 on 8 September.
Sample. The weekly series shown in the graph has 871 observations in total. The series covers the time range extending from January 2010 to September 2026.
History. Check out a few summary statistics computed on the whole sample: positions had an average value of 19,131 contracts; they recorded a bottom of 553 on 29 August 2023; they hit a peak of 103,253 on 20 December 2011.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Number of contracts |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | 23,022.0 |
| 2026-09-08 | 21,271.0 |
| 2026-09-15 | 20,273.0 |
Nugget of wisdom. To make your life easier, we organize time series into data sets and worksheets. When you navigate further down, you will find how we arranged further material related to the statistics found here.
Not for investment purposes. Any data hosted on this web site are not intended for investment purposes or any other financial decision. Users should obtain expert advice and do independent analysis before pledging money to any investment.
Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Short 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 |
Series in the same data set
Discover the other time series included in this data set.