United States Natural Gas Fund

UNG

Market cap $515M

U.S. natural gas futures slid about ​2% on Tuesday as daily flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants dropped to a four-month low.

U.S. natural gas futures pulled back from overnight highs while maintaining support from higher temperature forecasts moving into June.

The United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSEARCA:UNG) is the easiest way for a retail investor to bet on natural gas, and that convenience is exactly why holders have lost money on it for a decade.

U.S. natural gas futures edged lower as the Nymex July contract moved to the front of the curve.

U.S. natural gas futures were holding around the key $3 mark ahead of the EIA's weekly inventory report due at 10:30 a.m. ET.

The amount of natural gas flowing to the nine big U.S. liquefied natural gas ‌export plants looked set to hit a 16-week low on Tuesday even though QatarEnergy/Exxon Mobil's Golden Pass plant in Texas was on track to return, according to data from financial company LSEG.

Henry Hub natural gas closed last week at $2.67 per million BTU, a glut-level reading even with the world's largest LNG exporter still partially offline.

U.S. natural gas futures were higher and on track to post weekly gains, supported in part by a warmer weather outlook and a close-to-normal storage report for last week.

U.S. natural gas futures were higher, fluctuating from one day to the next as the market weighs fading heating demand against a gradual pickup in cooling needs.

U.S. natural gas output will rise to a record high in 2026, while demand ​will decline, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said ‌in its Short-Term Energy Outlook on Tuesday.