Natural Gas technical indicators: RSI, moving averages, 52-week range
Natural Gas closed at 2.963 USD/MMBtu on 2026-10-20, down 3.11%, the 69th percentile of its daily moves by size since 2000. It is 62.14% below its 52-week high and 19.33% above its 52-week low, and is above its 50-day moving average and below its 20- and 200-day moving averages. Natural Gas had an RSI(14) of 44.37 at the 2026-10-20 close, in the 34th percentile of its history since 2000. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week high of Natural Gas was 7.827 USD/MMBtu, set on 2026-01-28, and the 52-week low 2.483 USD/MMBtu, set on 2026-04-28. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20-day moving average of Natural Gas was 3.117 USD/MMBtu. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 50-day moving average of Natural Gas was 2.955 USD/MMBtu. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 200-day moving average of Natural Gas was 3.095 USD/MMBtu.
Figures reflect the settled daily snapshot for 2026-10-20.
Natural Gas here is the continuous series of the NYMEX Henry Hub Natural Gas futures contract (NG), delivered at the Henry Hub in Louisiana and priced in US dollars per million British thermal units (MMBtu).
Today
2 state changes · 0 notable moves
Ranked shifts (vs 2026-10-19)
| Metric | Prior | Today | Change | Move percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.13 | 44.37 | -4.76 pts | 74th |
| 50-day MA dist | +3.60% | +0.26% | -3.34 pp | 73rd |
| 20-day MA dist | -1.91% | -4.95% | -3.04 pp | 69th |
| 200-day MA dist | -1.30% | -4.26% | -2.96 pp | 69th |
Changed today
- crossed below 20d MA (2nd consecutive close below)
- crossed below 200d MA (2nd consecutive close below)
Price and momentum
- Close
- 2.963 USD/MMBtu
- Daily change
- down 3.11%
- RSI (14)
- 44.37 — 34th percentile since 2000 (6550 obs)
- 20-day return
- -0.07% — 50th percentile since 2000 (6544 obs)
Session
- Open
- 3.043 USD/MMBtu
- High
- 3.046 USD/MMBtu
- Low
- 2.957 USD/MMBtu
- Prior close
- 3.058 USD/MMBtu
- Gap (overnight)
- -0.49%
- Intraday range
- 3.00% of price
- Close position
- 6.7% of range
Moving averages
| Period | Value | Price vs MA |
|---|---|---|
| 20-day MA | 3.117 USD/MMBtu | -4.95% |
| 50-day MA | 2.955 USD/MMBtu | +0.26% |
| 200-day MA | 3.095 USD/MMBtu | -4.26% |
52-week range
- Position
- 9.0% of range
- 52-week high
- 7.827 USD/MMBtu · price -62.14%
- 52-week low
- 2.483 USD/MMBtu · price +19.33%
Price chart
Volatility
- 20-day realised volatility
- 3.317% daily — 55th percentile since 2000 (6544 obs)
- ATR (14)
- 0.14 USD/MMBtu · 4.71% of price — 48th percentile since 2000 (6550 obs)
Relative volume
- RVOL
- 1.27x 20-day average — 81st percentile since 2000 (6527 obs)
- Volume
- 183K contracts
Volatility by rate-era
- pre-crisis (to 2008)
- 3.84% (data from 2000-08-30)
- ZIRP (2009–2015)
- 3.14%
- tightening (2015–2018)
- 2.96%
- ZIRP (2019–2021)
- 3.58%
- tightening (2022–2023)
- 5.45%
- easing (2024– )
- 5.08%
Returns
- 5-day
- -9.75%
- 60-day
- +7.08%
Natural gas storage
| Working gas | 3,567 Bcf |
|---|---|
| Net change | +67 Bcf (prior week 2026-10-02: 3,500 Bcf) |
| Vs year ago | -143 Bcf (-3.9%; 3,710 Bcf on 2025-10-09) |
| Vs five-year average | +45 Bcf (+1.3%; 5-year (2021-25) average 3,522 Bcf) |
| Same week, every year | 10th-highest of 17 (2010–2026); high 3,877 Bcf (2020), low 3,037 Bcf (2018) |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, released 2026-10-15. The year-ago and five-year comparisons are EIA’s own figures. “Same week, every year” compares each year’s observation nearest the same calendar date, within three days, since 2010.
Full daily summary
On 2026-10-20, Natural Gas closed at 2.963 USD/MMBtu, down 3.11% on the day. At the 2026-10-20 close, Natural Gas was 9.0% of the way from its 52-week low to its high. At the 2026-10-20 close, Natural Gas had an RSI(14) of 44.37, in the 34th percentile of its history since 2000, and its 20-day return of -0.07% was in the 50th percentile. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 20/50/200-day moving averages of Natural Gas were 3.117 / 2.955 / 3.095 USD/MMBtu, with price -4.95% / +0.26% / -4.26% against them. At the 2026-10-20 close, the 52-week range of Natural Gas was 2.483–7.827 USD/MMBtu; it closed 62.14% below the high and 19.33% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 3.317% daily, in the 55th percentile of its history since 2000. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 0.14 USD/MMBtu, 4.71% of price. It has returned -9.75% over 5 days and +7.08% over 60 days.
Methodology
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