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Natural Gas Weekly Recap - October Futures (NGV26 @ 2.951) | 09.04.2026

Writer: Timothy Beggans
Timothy Beggans
Sep 4
2 min read

Tim Beggans recaps the week in October NG: holding the 13-period EMA, no 13/48 crossover yet, yesterday’s +30 Bcf storage print, a tightening surplus vs last year and the 5-year average, the Jan–Oct injection spread, cooler ERCOT after Edouard, national heat and power prices, Europe/UK storage and weather swings, Asia cooling, U.S. LNG loadings (including Plaquemines and Golden Pass), tropics, West drought, NOAA’s strong El Niño outlook, and the E&P watch list.

Contract / levels:


October near 2.944–2.951, up ~3–4¢

Holding the 13-period EMA; 13/48 crossover still pending

Daily pivot ~2.941

Upside watch ~2.998

50% pivot-to-support ~2.857


Storage (yesterday):


+30 Bcf — in line with expectations

Last year +50 / 5-year average +37

Bullish vs history, neutral vs the print; surplus vs 5-year average now ~5.2%


NG Stock Watch List Oil & Gas EMP Sector

Market Cap 2-10B, High short float over 10%

BKV | CNX | CRGY | CRK | MTDR | NOG


Timestamps

0:00 – Open: October holding the 13-period EMA


1:12 – Hourly pivots, 50% levels & intraday signals


2:18 – EIA storage recap (+30) and tightening surplus


3:01 – Jan vs October injection spread


3:39 – ERCOT after Edouard: load, wind, solar, gas share


4:11 – National grid (MISO, SPP, PJM)


4:43 – U.S. heat-risk maps; fall knocking


5:52 – Extended models & 6-10 / 8-14 day outlooks


6:56 – Europe weather swings


8:01 – EU / UK storage


8:29 – UK NBP / Hormuz


8:53 – Asia weather & temperatures


10:05 – Ras Laffan empty; Plaquemines tankers


10:27 – U.S. LNG terminals


11:32 – Tropics: Edouard gone, Gulf/Florida watch


12:43 – Hazard outlook, Saharan dust & West drought


13:28 – NOAA El Niño outlook


13:56 – E&P weekly performance


14:21 – Recap & close


 
 
 

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