Best Natural Gas ETFs

Discussion in 'ETFs' started by Troubil, Nov 18, 2018.

  1. Troubil

    Troubil

    Hi all, what would your favourite instrument be for a long natural gas position trade/ investment. Im looking for 1 or 2 ETFs that I could hold as an investment and one I could trade in and out of. I am considering UNG and BOIL but have noticed some decent looking canadian products HNU. Does anyone know any others. Dont like UGAZ.
     
  2. Short DGAZ. Very, very carefully!
     
  3. vanzandt

    vanzandt

    I don't think you want to hold a natural gas ETF.
    Or any energy ETF for that matter. The roll-costs kill em.
    These things are NOT designed to "buy and hold".

    For example: from the bottom in Jan 2016 to the top in Jan 2018, spot oil was up 110% roughly.
    In that same period.... USO (the oil ETF) was up like 27%.

    The fact that you would ask, and I mean no disrespect, I would also perhaps suggest you didn't try to short term trade any of these instruments either. You'll get clobbered.

    Edit:
    A quick Google search provides the following article. https://www.moneyshow.com/articles/videotranstr-27048/

    This chart shows USO in only 3 months:

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  4. maxinger

    maxinger

    You can consider trading NG futures.
    volume is big. so it is rather tradable especially during winter time.
     
  5. zdreg

    zdreg

    dgaz is the most liquid stock in the pre-market. it typically trades 5M+ shares before 9:30am. it is a great trading tool , but only if you are a good trader.
     
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