The nearest expiration date for Natural Gas Mini Futures is Apr 25, 2025.
Traders prefer to sell futures contracts when they've already made money on the investment, but still have plenty of time left before the expiration date. Thus, many consider it a good option to sell Natural Gas Mini Futures before Apr 25, 2025.
Open interest is the number of contracts held by traders in active positions — they're not closed or expired. For Natural Gas Mini Futures this number is 4.00. You can use it to track a prevailing market trend and adjust your own strategy: declining open interest for Natural Gas Mini Futures shows that traders are closing their positions, which means a weakening trend.