Downside

Losses Outweigh Gains in Mixed Cash Market

Many points were close to flat Monday in a mixed market that leaned mostly to the downside. The return of industrial load from a weekend slump and what is suspected to be thriving demand for early storage refills were pitted against mild weather fundamentals and the previous Friday’s 22.9-cent screen dive as primary cash trading influences.

April 11, 2006

Natgas Futures Probe Lower Again as Crude Rally Cracks

After finishing last week’s trading on a two-day climb, February natural gas futures on Monday returned to the downside with a little help from a faltering crude rally. Prompt-month natural gas reached a low of $8.310 on Monday before settling at $8.574, down 70.6 cents on the day.

January 24, 2006

Screen, Storm Likely to Rally Mixed Prices

There was a moderate bias to the downside in mixed cash pricing Wednesday, but a record prompt-month daily futures settlement and the possibility of offshore shut-ins posed by newly minted Tropical Storm Katrina were expected to unite all points in major moves higher Thursday.

August 25, 2005

Mixed Pricing Leans Slightly to the Downside

The swing market obviously had more resilience than some traders had expected because Tuesday’s prices ranged from up as much as about 15 cents to down more than a dime, defying predictions on Monday of overall softening.

November 24, 2004

Mixed Pricing Leans Slightly to the Downside

The swing market obviously had more resilience than some traders had expected because Tuesday’s prices ranged from up as much as about 15 cents to down more than a dime, defying predictions on Monday of overall softening.

November 24, 2004

Prices Mixed Again, But Mostly Softer

The cash market was mixed again Friday, but leaning considerably more to the downside than on Thursday. Several points were flat, while losses ranged to about 30 cents and gains got as high as about 15 cents. The chilly West had most of the advancing points.

October 25, 2004

Prices Mixed Again, But Mostly Softer

The cash market was mixed again Friday, but leaning considerably more to the downside than on Thursday. Several points were flat, while losses ranged to about 30 cents and gains got as high as about 15 cents. The chilly West had most of the advancing points.

October 25, 2004

Prices Mixed Again, But Mostly Softer

The cash market was mixed again Friday, but leaning considerably more to the downside than on Thursday. Several points were flat, while losses ranged to about 30 cents and gains got as high as about 15 cents. The chilly West had most of the advancing points.

October 25, 2004

Prices Mixed Again, But Mostly Softer

The cash market was mixed again Friday, but leaning considerably more to the downside than on Thursday. Several points were flat, while losses ranged to about 30 cents and gains got as high as about 15 cents. The chilly West had most of the advancing points.

October 25, 2004

Mixed Pricing Shows Bias for the Softer Side

Prices were mixed on either side of flat Monday, but the market as a whole leaned decidedly to the downside. Not much appreciable heating load remained outside the Upper Plains and Rockies.

April 20, 2004