On 2026-08-19, Natural Gas closed at 2.78 USD/MMBtu, up 0.14% on the day. It trades at 5.6% of its 52-week range. Its RSI(14) of 47.69 is in the 46th percentile of its history since 2000, and its 20-day return of -4.96% in the 36th percentile. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 2.748 / 2.963 / 3.399 USD/MMBtu, with price +1.15% / -6.18% / -18.21% against them. Its 52-week range is 2.483–7.827 USD/MMBtu; it closed 64.48% below the high and 11.96% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 2.316% daily, in the 28th percentile of its history since 2000. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.096 USD/MMBtu, 3.45% of price. It has returned -0.86% over 5 days and -4.37% over 60 days.
=== NATURAL GAS (USD/MMBtu) ===
price & change (as of 2026-08-19, prior 2026-08-18)
close 2.780
change +0.004 (+0.144%)
range (as of 2026-08-19)
range 0.012
close pos 41.7% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-19)
20d MA 2.748 price above by +1.15%
50d MA 2.963 price below by -6.18%
200d MA 3.399 price below by -18.21%
price mixed vs MAs
stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
volatility (as of 2026-08-19)
20d stdev 2.316% daily ≈ 36.8% annualized (×√252) (28th pct of own history, since 2000 (6501 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 0.45× (2.316% vs 5.195% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-19)
ATR(14) 0.096
ATR% 3.45% (23rd pct of own history, since 2000 (6507 obs))
range/ATR 12.5%
relative volume [as of 2026-08-18 · 1d behind 2026-08-19]
RVOL 1.09x (volume vs its 20-day average)
pctile 63rd pct of own history, since 2000 (6485 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-08-19)
high 7.827 (-64.48% from high)
low 2.483 (+11.96% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-19)
RSI(14) 47.69 (46th pct of own history, since 2000 (6507 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-19)
5d return -0.86%
20d return -4.96%
60d return -4.37%
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%