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Is UNG above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
United States Natural Gas Fund, LP. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
UNG closed below its 200-day average on October 14, 2026, its sixth cross this year.
Close 9.58·50-day 10.48 (−8.6%)·100-day 10.68 (−10.3%)·200-day 11.23 (−14.7%)
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The three rules at the October 23, 2026 close
| Rule | Side | Since | Sessions | Crosses this year | A year, on average | Confirmed on 3 closes | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | ○below | Oct 21, 2026 | 3 | 22 | 19.0 | ○ below | Oct 23, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Oct 16, 2026 | 6 | 24 | 12.9 | ○ below | Oct 20, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Oct 14, 2026 | 8 | 6 | 6.6 | ○ below | Feb 4, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 17 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 9 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 18 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 9 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 17 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 6 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 234 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 75 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 5 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 8 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 54 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 43 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 7 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 5 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 17 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 4 |
| May 28, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 8 |
| May 27, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 5 |
| May 22, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| May 20, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| May 19, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 67 |
| May 18, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 59 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 2 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 5 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 31 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
698 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2008: each rule beside holding UNG
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in UNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | -11.8% | $95 | −94% | 38% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | -10.8% | $117 | −93% | 37% |
| 100-day | -9.7% | $149 | −90% | 31% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | -8.5% | $191 | −88% | 31% |
| 200-day | -6.0% | $314 | −78% | 23% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | -6.5% | $282 | −82% | 23% |
| Holding the fund | -28.4% | $2 | −100% | 100% |
Since 2008, the fund's listing. Rates compound yearly on dividend-adjusted closes; a change of side takes effect at the next close; days out of the fund earn nothing. Compare rates across funds, not dollars: spans differ. The method page has the conventions.
How often UNG crosses
UNG has crossed its 200-day average 6.6 times a year on average since Jan 31, 2008, and 63% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 3.0 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 0 of UNG's 124 200-day cross dates (0%) would fall on a different day or not at all. This page uses unadjusted closes, the series a broker chart shows, so every date here can be checked against one.
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Questions
What does "above its 200-day moving average" mean?
The 200-day moving average is the mean of UNG's last 200 daily closes. UNG is above it when the day's close is higher than that mean, below when lower. A close exactly on the line keeps the side it had.
When does this UNG page update?
After every US market close, once the day's official close is final (about 6:30 pm New York time). The dateline at the top names the last close it reflects.
What is the "confirmed on 3 closes" column?
The confirmed variant changes side only after three consecutive closes on the new side, and its cross date is the third close. For UNG it has crossed the 200-day 3.0 times a year on average, against 6.6 for the raw rule.
Which prices are used?
Unadjusted daily closes: split-adjusted, not dividend-adjusted, the prices a broker chart shows. Dividend-adjusted series put many cross dates on different days; the method page explains the choice.
Source: Yahoo Finance daily closes, read through the October 23, 2026 close. Rules computed by movingaveragealerts.com; the method page has every definition. Market data, not advice.