CFTC COT Report for NG

DJ CFTC: Natural Gas Speculators Increase Net Short Position
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Large noncommercial traders cut long contracts from and
added short contracts to their natural gas futures positions during the week
ended Dec. 1, increasing their net short position, the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission reported Friday.

  Speculative, or noncommercial, traders cut 3,237 contracts from their long
positions in futures-only contracts and added 324 contracts to their short
positions, resulting in a net short position of 161,068 contracts, 3,651 above
last week's total.

  Open interest was 723,961 contracts, 16,173 more than last week's total.

  In futures and options combined, noncommercial traders were net short by
71,431 contracts, 7,831 more than the previous week.

  Commercial traders were net long in futures-only contracts by 131,427
contracts, 3,217 more than the previous week, after adding long and short
contracts. These traders increased their long positions by 4,722 contracts and
added 1,505 contracts to their short positions.
                              Week Ended        Vs Previous
                               Dec. 1              Week

NYMEX GAS FUTURES ONLY
Long
   Noncommercial                83,401              86,638
   Commercial                  315,215             310,493
Short
   Noncommercial               244,469             244,145
   Commercial                  183,788             182,283
NYMEX GAS FUTURES AND OPTIONS COMBINED
Long
   Noncommercial               150,093             155,392
   Commercial                  356,398             349,065
Short
   Noncommercial               221,524             218,992
   Commercial                  315,742             315,718

  Money managers, such as hedge funds, held a net short position in Nymex
natural gas futures of 148,894 contracts in the week, 1,392 above the previous
week.

  The CFTC began splitting large traders into four categories in September.
Money managers and other reportables comprise the previous "non-commercial"
column, while swap dealers and producers, merchants, processors and users were
broken out of the commercial category.
                               Week Ended        Week Ended
                                 Dec. 1           Nov. 24
NYMEX GAS FUTURES ONLY
Long
    Producers/Users               92,336            91,909
    Swap Dealers                 150,885           146,324
    Money Managers               212,898            66,931
    Other Reportables             19,397            19,707
Short
    Producers/Users              104,091           102,621
    Swap Dealers                   7,703             7,402
    Money Managers               212,898           214,433
    Other Reportables             31,571            29,712

NYMEX GAS FUTURES AND OPTIONS COMBINED
Long
    Producers/Users              102,440           101,319
    Swap Dealers                 139,968           136,613
    Money Managers               128,374           133,444
    Other Reportables             21,720            21,948
Short
    Producers/Users              113,287           111,644
    Swap Dealers                  88,464            92,490
    Money Managers               193,465           194,046
    Other Reportables             28,059            24,946

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