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After rocketing higher amid intensifying January cold expectations, natural gas futures pared their gains early Thursday as one of the major weather models advertised warmer trends overnight. The February Nymex contract was down 25.9 cents to $4.598/MMBtu at around 8:55 a.m. ET. NatGasWeather early Thursday highlighted notable warmer trends overnight from the American model. However,…

With updated weather models continuing to predict intense cold in the Lower 48 later this month, natural gas futures were up sharply in early trading Wednesday. The February Nymex contract had rallied 18.7 cents to $4.436/MMBtu as of around 8:45 a.m. ET. The European weather model shifted “decidedly colder” overnight, a development that was “clearly…

Natural gas futures advanced for a third consecutive session on Tuesday, led higher by mounting levels of U.S. exports, as well as continued expectations for robust domestic demand and increased storage withdrawals. The February Nymex gas futures contract gained 17.0 cents day/day and closed at $4.249/MMBtu. March rose 13.4 cents to $3.968. NGI’s Spot Gas…

Natural gas futures hovered close to even early Tuesday as traders contemplated warmer overnight weather model trends against a backdrop of generally impressive forecast January cold. The February Nymex contract was up 1.0 cent to $4.089/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. The European weather model trended “notably warmer” overnight, including by showing less cold air…

As updated weather models raised the prospect of intense winter chills reaching key markets later this month, natural gas futures were trading sharply higher early Monday. The February Nymex contract was up 24.0 cents to $4.156/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. March was trading 18.5 cents higher to $3.911. In the most recent models heading…

Weather-related production declines and signs of chillier temperatures later this month helped natural gas futures traders shrug off bearish inventory data to send prices higher early Friday. The February Nymex contract was up 8.9 cents to $3.901/MMBtu shortly before 9 a.m. ET. The latest weather data heading into Friday’s session was trending toward “colder risks”…

As traders looked ahead to the latest round of government inventory data, expected to show a much lighter-than-average weekly withdrawal, natural gas futures probed both sides of even early Thursday. The February Nymex contract was off 1.5 cents to $3.867/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET but ventured as high as $3.931 earlier in the morning.…

Natural gas futures probed higher early Wednesday amid colder adjustments to the forecast outlook and signs of supportive fundamentals, at least in the short term. The February Nymex contract was up 11.1 cents to $3.828/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET.  While volatile recently, weather models showed only a small day/day change in projected weather-driven demand…

Frigid conditions forecast over the next week, coupled with recent estimates showing a weather-related dip in Lower 48 production, helped natural gas futures add to their recent gains in early trading Tuesday. After picking up 8.5 cents in Monday’s session, the February Nymex contract was up another 7.9 cents to $3.894/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m.…