On 2026-08-17, Natural Gas closed at 2.69 USD/MMBtu, down 1.57% on the day. It trades at 3.9% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 40.58 is in the 23rd percentile of its history since 2000, and its 20-day return of -5.94% in the 33rd percentile. It is trading below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 2.76 / 2.979 / 3.408 USD/MMBtu, with price -2.54% / -9.71% / -21.06% against them. Its 52-week range is 2.483–7.827 USD/MMBtu; it closed 65.63% below the high and 8.34% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 2.243% daily, in the 25th percentile of its history since 2000. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.102 USD/MMBtu, 3.79% of price. It has returned -3.72% over 5 days and -10.45% over 60 days.
=== NATURAL GAS (USD/MMBtu) ===
price & change (as of 2026-08-17, prior 2026-08-14)
close 2.690
change -0.043 (-1.573%)
range (as of 2026-08-17)
range 0.072
close pos 72.2% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-17)
20d MA 2.760 price below by -2.54%
50d MA 2.979 price below by -9.71%
200d MA 3.408 price below by -21.06%
price < all MAs
stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
volatility (as of 2026-08-17)
20d stdev 2.243% daily ≈ 35.6% annualized (×√252) (25th pct of own history, since 2000 (6499 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.43× (2.243% vs 5.202% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-17)
ATR(14) 0.102
ATR% 3.79% (30th pct of own history, since 2000 (6505 obs))
range/ATR 70.6%
relative volume [as of 2026-08-13 · 2d behind 2026-08-17]
RVOL 1.60x (volume vs its 20-day average)
pctile 95th pct of own history, since 2000 (6482 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-08-17)
high 7.827 (-65.63% from high)
low 2.483 (+8.34% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-17)
RSI(14) 40.58 (23rd pct of own history, since 2000 (6505 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-17)
5d return -3.72%
20d return -5.94%
60d return -10.45%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis 3.84% (from 2000-08-30)
ZIRP-2009 3.14%
tightening-2015 2.96%
ZIRP-2019 3.58%
tightening-2022 5.45%
easing-2024 5.20%