Henry Hub gains offered some support to natural gas futures, but technical charts suggest the path of least resistance remains lower, with the prompt-month contract approaching, yet still not in oversold territory.

Graph showing lines for daily spot Henry Hub and NGI's National Avg. natural gas prices, as well as prompt-month Nymex futures compared to Lower 48 natural gas production. Graph shows prices spiking in January 2025 and closing most recently at between $2 and $4.

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August New York Mercantile Exchange natural gas futures settled sharply lower Monday at $3.325, giving back much of the prior week’s 25.1-cent advance.

Henry Hub spot prices which gained in seven consecutive sessions offered some support last week, said NGI’s Patrick Rau, senior vice president of research and analysis. Rau noted that NGI’s Henry Hub index climbed to $3.505 on Friday from $3.080 on July 10.