With natural gas bulls finding solace in strong demand from exports even as winter weather continues to disappoint, futures recovered some of their recent losses in early trading Tuesday. 

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The January Nymex contract was up 4.5 cents to $2.350/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. February was up 5.2 cents to $2.378.

The overnight weather data trended somewhat warmer, maintaining a bearish temperature outlook through Jan. 11, according to NatGasWeather.

In time, the weather models could add to demand expectations for the eight- to 15-day time frame, but “it would need to be a massive amount to undo the damage done by recent warmer trends,” the firm said. “We continue to look to Jan. 12-14 as the next best opportunity for more impressive cold to arrive into the U.S., and it will...