Elk Trading - Natural Gas - Run #3647
Reporting Date: 2026-09-25
Completed
Run Details
- State
- Completed
- Started At
- September 25, 2026 at 03:17 PM
- Completed At
- September 25, 2026 at 03:18 PM
- Duration
- 1 minute
- Headline
- Daily Natural Gas Report - October Futures (NGV26 @ 3.126) | 09.25.2026
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"risks": [
"Continued volatility due to options and futures expiration.",
"Aging infrastructure causing price spikes in electricity markets.",
"Lingering heat in some regions affecting demand.",
"Potential for Nor'easter to cause problems on the East Coast.",
"Uncertainty around US-Iran negotiations impacting global gas supply (Strait of Hormuz, nuclear issues).",
"El Niño potentially bringing warmer than normal winter on average, but still allowing for cooler weather fronts."
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"Natural Gas Storage",
"Weather Forecasts (US, Europe, Asia)",
"Electricity Markets (ERCOT, MISO, SPP, PJM)",
"LNG Exports (US)",
"Tropical Storms/Hurricanes (Fay, Gonzalo, Polo)",
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"El Niño",
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"Geopolitical Events (US-Iran negotiations)"
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"summary": "The natural gas market is experiencing significant volatility, with the October contract down over 5% on Friday, September 25, 2026. This follows a monster rally yesterday driven by short covering due to a Columbia Gas outage affecting 1.8 BCF/day, which is expected to continue through the weekend. While the latest EIA storage report was slightly bullish, overall market sentiment is mixed due to upcoming options and futures expirations, lingering heat in some regions, and aging infrastructure causing price spikes in electricity markets. Cooler weather is forecast for parts of the US and Asia in the coming weeks, potentially increasing heating demand, but El Niño could bring warmer conditions to the US Southeast later in winter.",
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"name": "Canada",
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"name": "Calgary",
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"context": "Experiencing 33 degrees Fahrenheit."
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"name": "Denver",
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"name": "Chicago",
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"name": "Iowa",
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"name": "Illinois",
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"name": "Europe",
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"name": "Ukraine",
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"name": "United Kingdom",
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"name": "Poland",
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"context": "High gas storage (99% full)."
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"name": "Germany",
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"name": "Asia",
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"name": "Eastern China",
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"context": "Experiencing warmer temperatures."
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"name": "India",
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"context": "Receiving monsoonal rains, experiencing drought in the south."
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"name": "Taiwan",
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"name": "Mongolia",
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"context": "Cooler temperatures pushing into Beijing."
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"name": "Beijing",
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"name": "New Mexico",
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"name": "Ras Laffan",
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"name": "Qatar",
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"context": "LNG tankers loading."
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"name": "Freeport LNG",
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"name": "Corpus Christi LNG",
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{
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"point": "Natural Gas Oct 26 (NOV26) is currently trading at 3.1260, down 17.1 cents or 5.19%.",
"timestamp": "00:14",
"importance": "high"
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"point": "Yesterday saw a monster rally in natural gas due to short covering, triggered by an outage on Columbia Gas's MXP Line 100 in West Virginia.",
"timestamp": "00:20",
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"point": "The Columbia Gas outage is affecting 1.8 BCF/day and is expected to continue through the weekend, with an update anticipated on Sunday night.",
"timestamp": "00:31",
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"point": "Today is options expiration for natural gas, and Monday is futures expiration, indicating continued volatility.",
"timestamp": "01:19",
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"point": "The EIA Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report showed a +53 BCF injection for the week ending September 18, 2026, which was bullish compared to historical averages but only 1 BCF above expectations.",
"timestamp": "01:31",
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"point": "The daily pivot for natural gas is at 3.1980, with first support at 3.0780.",
"timestamp": "01:01",
"importance": "medium"
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"point": "ERCOT's system-wide demand is peaking at over 80,000 megawatts, with natural gas accounting for 46.8% of the fuel mix, making it the number one source over solar and wind combined.",
"timestamp": "03:48",
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"point": "Electricity markets in MISO, SPP, and PJM are experiencing volatility, with PJM prices spiking over $1000/MWh, attributed to aging infrastructure, lingering heat, and maintenance.",
"timestamp": "04:20",
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"point": "A Nor'easter is forming off the East Coast, which is expected to cause problems through the weekend.",
"timestamp": "04:53",
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"point": "The HeatRisk map shows severe and extreme heat risk in Texas and Oklahoma, but temperatures in Houston may drop below 90 degrees next week, and heat risk will largely exit Texas by October 1.",
"timestamp": "05:06",
"importance": "medium"
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"point": "Cooler weather fronts are expected to move into the upper Midwest by October 3, bringing temperatures as low as 26-36 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas, despite El Niño's general tendency for warmer winters.",
"timestamp": "05:40",
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"point": "The November through March natural gas strip also rallied yesterday due to October short covering but is down 13.4 cents today, trading at $3.406.",
"timestamp": "07:31",
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"point": "European gas storage levels are varied, with Poland at 99% full, but Germany at 57% and Belgium at 61%, indicating Europe still needs more gas in the ground.",
"timestamp": "08:06",
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"point": "UK NBP Natural Gas Futures for January are down almost 5%, possibly due to ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear issues.",
"timestamp": "08:38",
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"point": "Lingering heat is affecting Spain and France for the next few days, with cooler weather only briefly appearing around October 5-7 before warmer temperatures return.",
"timestamp": "09:07",
"importance": "medium"
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"point": "The UK is pulling gas from storage and exporting to the Netherlands, Belgium, and Ireland, despite its Rough Gas Storage being at 0%.",
"timestamp": "09:49",
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"point": "Asian weather forecasts show cooler temperatures pushing into Eastern China, Japan, and Taiwan by early October, with below-normal temperatures for parts of interior China and Japan by October 7.",
"timestamp": "10:42",
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"point": "Hurricane Polo, a Category 5 storm, is heading towards the Permian Basin, potentially bringing rain to Kansas next week.",
"timestamp": "12:08",
"importance": "high"
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"point": "US LNG facilities like Cameron, Freeport, Creole Trail, and Corpus Christi are ramping up or have expanded capacity after maintenance, with Cameron at 1.512 out of 1.560 MMBTU/day and Corpus Christi at 2.4 MMBTU/day with a new nameplate capacity of 2.75 MMBTU/day.",
"timestamp": "13:46",
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"point": "The US nuclear fleet has 7.5 gigawatts offline for fall maintenance and refueling, with peak outages typically occurring around mid-October.",
"timestamp": "17:03",
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"point": "El Niño is causing warmer ocean temperatures (+3 degrees Celsius change) in the central Pacific, which is moving closer to Hawaii, Baja California, and the Pacific Northwest, potentially impacting the northern jet stream and bringing cooler weather to the US Southeast late in winter.",
"timestamp": "17:35",
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