Natural gas futures

Nymex natural gas futures soared early in the regular trading session on Wednesday but gave back larger gains as revisions to weather forecasts sapped several days of heating demand. At A Glance: February futures up 1.8 cents  Cold weather eyed for support Chill drives cash higher January futures ended its run as the front-month contract…

January Nymex natural gas futures tumbled in thin volume trade Tuesday, coming off the extended Christmas holiday weekend and ahead of the contract’s expiration at the close of business Wednesday. The more heavily traded February contract also stumbled as traders positioned in preparation for its move into the lead position. At A Glance: January futures…

Natural gas futures rallied early Wednesday, bolstered by colder shifts for early January in updated forecasts. The expiring January Nymex contract was up 12.2 cents to $2.672/MMBtu at around 8:47 a.m. ET. February was trading at $2.527, up 10.8 cents. Both the American and European weather models added heating degree days (HDD) to the outlook…

January Nymex natural gas futures tumbled in thin volume trade Tuesday, coming off the extended Christmas holiday weekend and ahead of the contract’s expiration at the close of business Wednesday. The more heavily traded February contract also stumbled as traders positioned in preparation for its move into the lead position. At A Glance: January futures…

Weekly cash natural gas prices fell as demand stoked higher by Northeast storms and pipeline constraints were no match for the prevalence of unseasonably mild weather, while futures gained on outlooks for winter weather’s January arrival. NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. for the Dec.18-22 period fell 5.5 cents to $2.335. The January Nymex natural…

Absent much convincing cold in the forecast – and near-record production – natural gas prices were trending lower for January baseload delivery, according to NGI’s Bidweek Alert (BWA). Notably, prices fell hardest in the West, a sharp turnaround from this time last year when Winter Storm Elliott slammed large swaths of the country ahead of…

January Nymex natural gas futures held to the upside as the market looked to forecasts calling for colder winter weather. With the number of heating degree days (HDD) in question, though, persistent supply glut woes limited the advance. At A Glance: Futures end wild session up 3.8 cents Weather changes stoke supply worries Cash markets…

January Nymex natural gas futures settled the Thursday regular trading session up 12.5 cents at $2.572/MMBtu, gaining ground after the release of a natural gas storage report that showed a larger withdrawal than expected for the week of Dec. 15. At A Glance: January futures gain ground Storage down 87 Bcf Spot prices sputter The…

As traders prepared for an extended weekend break that could deliver significant changes to January weather-driven demand expectations, natural gas futures hovered close to even early Friday. The January Nymex contract was up 0.3 cents to $2.575/MMBtu at around 8:41 a.m. ET. February was off 1.0 cents to $2.449. A mix of overnight forecast changes…