Natural Gas (NG-F)
Commodities · Energy · data since 2000-08-30 · last close 2026-07-26
1d
-2.17%
7d
-1.45%
30d
-11.95%
YTD
-22.82%
1y
-8.52%
Natural Gas (NG-F) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18.1 | -34.3 | 0.9 | -4.1 | 18.9 | -0.5 | -13.1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -16.2 | 25.9 | 7.4 | -19.3 | 3.6 | 0.3 | -10.1 | -3.5 | 10.2 | 24.9 | 17.6 | -24.0 |
| 2024 | -16.5 | -11.4 | -5.2 | 12.9 | 29.9 | 0.5 | -21.7 | 4.5 | 37.4 | -7.4 | 24.2 | 8.0 |
| 2023 | -40.0 | 2.4 | -19.3 | 8.8 | -6.0 | 23.5 | -5.9 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 22.1 | -21.6 | -10.3 |
| 2022 | 30.7 | -9.7 | 28.2 | 28.4 | 12.4 | -33.4 | 51.7 | 10.9 | -25.9 | -6.1 | 9.1 | -35.4 |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 8.1 | -5.9 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 22.2 | 7.2 | 11.8 | 34.0 | -7.5 | -15.8 | -18.3 |
| 2020 | -15.9 | -8.5 | -2.6 | 18.8 | -5.1 | -5.3 | 2.7 | 46.2 | -3.9 | 32.7 | -14.1 | -11.9 |
| 2019 | -4.3 | -0.1 | -5.3 | -3.3 | -4.7 | -6.0 | -3.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 13.0 | -13.4 | -4.0 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | -10.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 6.8 | -0.9 | -4.9 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 41.4 | -36.3 |
| 2017 | -16.3 | -11.0 | 15.0 | 2.7 | -6.3 | -1.2 | -7.9 | 8.8 | -1.1 | -3.7 | 4.5 | -2.4 |
| 2016 | -1.7 | -25.5 | 14.5 | 11.2 | 5.0 | 27.8 | -1.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 10.8 | 11.1 |
| 2015 | -6.8 | 1.6 | -3.4 | 4.2 | -4.0 | 7.2 | -4.1 | -1.0 | -6.1 | -8.0 | -3.7 | 4.6 |
| 2014 | 16.9 | -6.8 | -5.2 | 10.2 | -5.7 | -1.8 | -13.9 | 5.8 | 1.4 | -6.0 | 5.5 | -29.3 |
| 2013 | -0.4 | 4.4 | 15.4 | 7.9 | -8.3 | -10.5 | -3.3 | 3.9 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 7.0 |
| 2012 | -16.3 | 4.5 | -18.7 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 16.6 | 13.6 | -12.8 | 18.6 | 11.2 | -3.5 | -5.9 |
| 2011 | 0.3 | -8.7 | 8.7 | 7.0 | -0.7 | -6.3 | -5.2 | -2.2 | -9.6 | 7.3 | -9.8 | -15.8 |
| 2010 | -7.9 | -6.2 | -19.6 | 1.3 | 10.7 | 6.3 | 6.7 | -22.5 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 5.4 |
| 2009 | -21.4 | -5.0 | -10.1 | -10.7 | 13.7 | 0.0 | -4.8 | -18.5 | 62.6 | 4.2 | -3.9 | 14.9 |
| 2008 | 7.9 | 16.0 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 14.1 | -31.7 | -12.9 | -6.4 | -8.8 | -4.0 | -13.6 |
| 2007 | 21.7 | -4.8 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | -14.6 | -8.6 | -11.7 | 25.6 | 21.3 | -12.3 | 2.5 |
| 2006 | -17.0 | -27.9 | 7.4 | -9.1 | -2.6 | -4.7 | 34.9 | -26.3 | -7.1 | 34.1 | 17.4 | -28.8 |
| 2005 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 13.7 | -14.0 | -3.1 | 9.4 | 12.9 | 45.5 | 21.4 | -12.3 | 3.5 | -11.1 |
| 2004 | -12.8 | 0.3 | 9.6 | -1.2 | 9.9 | -4.5 | -0.7 | -17.0 | 33.9 | 28.4 | -12.7 | -19.3 |
| 2003 | 17.0 | 44.5 | -37.5 | 6.4 | 16.1 | -13.4 | -12.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | -16.3 | 9.5 | 37.8 | 16.0 | -14.6 | 0.9 | -9.0 | 11.6 | 25.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 14.0 |
| 2001 | -42.2 | -7.2 | -4.1 | -6.7 | -16.6 | -20.9 | 6.5 | -27.8 | -5.7 | 46.7 | -17.9 | -4.8 |
| 2000 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -0.5 | 8.8 | -13.5 | 46.2 | 48.6 |
| Avg | -5.2 | -2.1 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 2.4 | -5.0 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | -5.2% | -2.1% | +1.4% | +3.8% | +2.5% | +0.2% | -0.5% | +0.2% | +8.8% | +7.4% | +2.4% | -5.0% |
| Win rate | 38%/26 | 42%/26 | 54%/26 | 69%/26 | 54%/26 | 42%/26 | 32%/25 | 54%/26 | 65%/26 | 65%/26 | 54%/26 | 38%/26 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-90.4%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±16.3%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
51%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+62.61%
2009-09
Worst month
-42.2%
2001-01
Longest streaks
7▲ / 10▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Natural Gas
Natural Gas swings with every OPEC meeting and geopolitical mood — with price receipts on this site going back to 2000. Since 2000 it is down 32% overall — surviving is its own genre of awesome.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was September 2009 at +62.61%; its worst, January 2001 at -42.2%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.