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United States Natural Gas Fund

UNGCommodity
$10.17-0.20%
24h Volume: $0.01B

AI Summary

Updated 10h ago

United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is unusually quiet right now

United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is unusually quiet right now. Volatility indicators are near historically low levels — the asset is making smaller moves than usual, a condition that often precedes a period of larger swings. For reference: Flow Score 42/100, Trend & Momentum Score 28/100.

50Neutral
Market position

Market Positioning

50Normal
Extension
47Normal
Momentum
54Neutral
Flow
6Quiet
Volatility

What's Happening

Updated 97d ago

UNG remains a pure Henry Hub futures tracker

USCF says UNG is designed to track the daily price movements of natural gas through NYMEX futures, with shares traded on NYSE Arca. That structure matters because the fund is a direct macro instrument, so the market is really pricing weather, storage, and supply-demand shifts in gas rather than operating fundamentals from a company.

The Bigger Picture

Updated 6d ago
Macro context will be updated shortly
Flow Score: 62/100Trend Score: 56/1003-Month Return: -9.5%

Upcoming Catalysts

Updated 97d ago
Jun 11EIA natural gas storage reportPassed

Weekly storage data is one of the most important near-term inputs for UNG because it can quickly reshape expectations for summer balances and front-month pricing. A draw or build versus consensus can move the futures curve even if the broader macro backdrop is unchanged.

Jun 18EIA natural gas storage reportPassed

This is another confirmed weekly checkpoint within the next 90 days. Investors will watch whether injections remain heavy enough to keep the market comfortable or whether the pace starts to tighten the front end of the curve.

Jun 25EIA natural gas storage reportPassed

Storage data near the end of June matters because it helps define the market’s setup heading into peak summer demand. For UNG, the key question is whether pricing starts to reflect a tighter balance or continued oversupply.

Jul 2EIA natural gas storage reportPassed

This report can be a catalyst if weather forecasts or production changes are already pushing expectations around. UNG tends to react most when the release confirms a directional shift in the supply-demand narrative.

Jul 9EIA natural gas storage reportPassed

The July cadence is important because gas prices often react to cumulative inventory trends rather than a single print. If the market begins to price in a less comfortable storage outlook, UNG can feel that immediately through the front-month contract.

Macro Event

Technical Analysis

Market Positioning

Where does this asset sit across four dimensions? Extension (how stretched price is vs its own history), Momentum (RSI, MACD, rate of change), Flow (volume and money flow), and Volatility (how quiet or active). Each bar shows a 0–100 percentile compared to the last year of data. Key levels show the nearest demand and supply zones from our confluence analysis.

Extension
[avg: 50th]
50thpercentile
Low
Normal
High
50th percentile
Momentum
[avg: 47th]
47thpercentile
Low
Normal
High
47th percentile
Flow
[avg: 54th]
54thpercentile
Low
Normal
High
54th percentile
Volatility
[avg: 6th]
6thpercentile
Low
Normal
High
6th percentile

Key Levels

Demand: $9–$11 (1.2% below)
score: 8.64
Supply: $11–$11 (6.3% above)
score: 2.65
View full Key Levels section →

Looking at the full picture for United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG): extension is neutral (50th percentile), momentum is neutral (47th percentile), flow is neutral (54th percentile), volatility is deeply below average — at historically low levels (6th percentile). The standout feature is the volatility compression — the asset is unusually quiet relative to its own history. This kind of compression often precedes a significant move. The directional indicators are not extreme in either direction, which makes the volatility reading the most notable signal right now. Volatility compression at these levels rarely persists for long. A move above or below the recent range with rising volume would signal that the compression is resolving.

Conclusion

The most notable thing about United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) right now is the volatility compression — the asset is unusually quiet. Volatility rarely stays this low for long, and a significant move is likely building. There is not a strong signal here in either direction. This is an asset to watch rather than act on right now. A break above or below the recent range with rising volume would be the signal that the compression is resolving. These readings update daily. Flipside shows what is happening now, grounded in the data — not what will happen next.

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