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SEASONAL LOW
September 2, 2010 - Futures showed little inclination to factor in any premium following the EIA report of continued slim additions to inventories. The EIA reported . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NEW STORM
September 1, 2010 - The market posted its lows for the day right at the open, but what looked to be the start of an advance quickly fizzled and prices . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

TROPICS ABUZZ
August 31, 2010 - At first it looked like the market was going to open higher thus setting the stage for an advance potentially keying off Monday’s supportive . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOUBLE DIGIT GAINS
August 30, 2010 - Prices managed to record a double digit advance in spite of no indications of any change in a neutral Atlantic storm picture but a . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BIG LOSSES
August 27, 2010 - Prices scored double-digit losses as both weather and tropical storm premium continues to be drained from the market.  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

REPORT DRIVEN LOSSES
August 26, 2010 - Traders were not impressed with the EIA inventory number and prices dropped and posted another . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DESPERATELY SEEKING SUPPORT
August 24, 2010 - September futures were confined to a narrow 5 cent range during floor trading, but that did not prevent the bears from . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

STILL LOWER
August 23, 2010 - Prices continued their incessant grind lower and inched ever closer to what appears a targeted support level in the . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY
August 20, 2010 - Spot futures kept within a narrow six cent range Friday, but still managed to continue its trek lower finishing . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BULLISH EIA STATS, YET PRICES FALL
August 19, 2010 - September futures opened lower and managed to lurch higher following the release of presumably bullish inventory data. The gains were . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FUND SELLING
August 18, 2010 - The market opened solidly in positive territory, but was unable to hold early gains. Traders see a market negative in the fact that September futures have been unable to . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

STORM PREMIUM
August 17, 2010 - September futures opened unchanged, but in the early going sellers were able to push the market . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

TECHNICAL SELLING
August 16, 2010 - Prices opened essentially unchanged, but when they slipped low enough to take out last week’s low, it was like prices . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MODEST GAIN
August 13, 2010 - September futures managed to close in the plus column and got some help from reasonably positive economic data.  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BUYERS, SELLERS UNMOTIVATED
August 12, 2010 - Prices held within a 10 cent range and had a mildly bearish reaction to EIA inventory figures. The low of the day . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BACK END WEAKENS
August 11, 2010 - September futures opened lower, and managed to stay within a 12 cent range before inching higher on the day. September and October . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SMALL LOSS
August 10, 2010 - Prices managed to open higher and traded within a narrow 9 cent range before posting a small loss on the day. Near term weather forecasts show . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FULL RETREAT
August 9, 2010 - In what bore a strange resemblance to Friday, bears seized control of the market early and maintained a firm grip on the throttle . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOUBLE DIGIT LOSS
August 6, 2010 - Prices made their high early in the session, but immediately began a persistent retreat throughout the day before . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

STOP LOSS SELLING
August 5, 2010 - It almost looked like a classic case of ‘buy the rumor, sell the fact’ as prices cascaded lower following the release of seemingly supportive inventory data.  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

TRADERS SEE GAINS
August 4, 2010 - Prices made their lows early and managed to stage a modest rally by closing at the high end of the day’s range, a positive sign. Traders cited . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOWN AGAIN
August 3, 2010 - The pattern was similar to Monday with natural gas losing ground against a strong performance by crude oil. Traders were unaware of . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

CRUDE UP, GAS DOWN
August 2, 2010 - In overnight trading September futures briefly touched $5, but the following descent was well underway when . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

ATLANTIC PERKING UP
July 30, 2010 - Traders took advantage of what they saw as continued vulnerability of funds and managed accounts to higher prices and bid prices higher. That dynamic was expected to continue next week, and traders suggested . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

ALL THE GAS WE NEED
July 29, 2010 - September futures had largely anticipated the results of the day on the open and settled only slightly higher than the opening print. For the day the market posted . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MOMENTUM IN PLAY
July 28, 2010 - With three days of gains under their belt, bulls are thinking the market may have enough momentum to carry it past . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

OPTIONS OUT LIKE A LAMB
July 27, 2010 - Futures traded within a tight nine cent range as options expired and no apparent efforts were made to trigger . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BOOKKEEPING
July 26, 2010 - There was little in the way of fundamental news to move the market, and traders were content to adjust . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SELL RALLIES
July 23, 2010 - Spot futures were confined to a narrow 8 cent range as the market reduced storm premium and Tropical Storm Bonnie was . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

STORAGE DATA, STORM LIFT PRICES
July 22, 2010 - August futures made their high shortly after the release of inventory data, and in spite of a double digit gain, traders still see . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

WEAK OIL REPORT TUGS GAS LOWER
July 21, 2010 - Prices opened higher as traders factored in the likelihood of a tropical system becoming better organized, but tropical weather took a back seat to the release of . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

TROPICAL UNCERTAINTY
July 20, 2010 - August futures put together a modest advance as traders had to factor in more storm premium from a weather pattern located near . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FUND SHORTING
July 19, 2010 - Prices gyrated within a narrow 8 cent range before settling slightly lower on the day. Short term traders assessed the market’s current price as . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

RETREAT
July 16, 2010 - The market opened strong but was unable to hold and ended up grinding lower for most of the session. August futures . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FUTURES ROCKET HIGHER
July 15, 2010 - August futures opened higher but as is typically the case before the release of EIA inventory data traders pulled bids and offers just prior to the reporting of the data thus . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

TRADERS AWAIT REPORT
July 14, 2010 - The market opened lower and August futures never traded above unchanged setting a negative tone to the day’s uninspired trading. Prices were . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NEAR NORMAL BUILD ON TAP
July 13, 2010 - August futures opened smartly higher, but were unable to hold on to the early gains and settled modestly lower. The tag team of . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

EARLY LOSSES RECOVERED
July 12, 2010 - The market opened lower and managed to scrap its way back to a small loss by the end of the day. Short term traders . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DULL DAY
July 9, 2010 - August futures opened lower but floundered within a nine cent range before closing narrowly mixed in uninspired trading. Short term traders see . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

LOOKING GRIM
July 8, 2010 - Prices opened about 3 cents higher, and remained mostly steady until the release of EIA inventory data. Prices promptly . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

HEAT, PRICES SLIDE
July 7, 2010 - Prices opened unchanged, but from there it was a steady march lower as traders . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

WHAT HEAT?
July 6, 2010 - At first it looked like prices would test $5 as the market reacted to the extreme heat prevailing in eastern markets. Early gains of as much as 20 cents . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

RETREAT
July 2, 2010 - Prices opened lower and only briefly moved above unchanged from Thursday. Much of the day was spent in a . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

(SLIGHTLY) BULLISH EIA REPORT
July 1, 2010 - Once the EIA inventory report was released the market lost no time in working higher. The EIA reported . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SUPPORT HOLDS
June 30, 2010 - An early attempt to push prices lower was met with enough buying to lift prices into positive territory and settle at . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SOFT START TO AUGUST
June 29, 2010 - Prices opened at the high end of the day’s range and started a decline which saw it finish at the low end, a short term bearish omen. Traders were confident that . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

WEAK FINISH TO JULY
June 28, 2010 - The market opened at the high end of the day’s range, quickly plunged and expired at the low end of the day’s activity, a short term . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FIRST STORM
June 25, 2010 - Futures managed a double digit gain for the day as traders holding short positions . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

ON TARGET REPORT
June 24, 2010 - - The high of the day for the July contract was made right before the release of inventory data which was right in line with industry expectations. The EIA reported that . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SMALL GAIN
June 23, 2010 Spot futures traded within a tight 11 cent range and gave no indication that it was ready to break higher or lower anytime soon. Analysts noted that prices . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOWN AGAIN
June 22, 2010 - The July contract was never able to trade in positive territory Tuesday as traders continued to remove weather premium from the market. Not only do . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MID-SESSION PLUNGE
June 21, 2010 - At the open prices stood 13 cents higher and appeared poised to test recent highs in the $5.19 range. A sudden wave of selling . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BACK BELOW $5
June 18, 2010 - With the main price drivers of hot weather and Atlantic hurricane activity for the moment within traders’ grasp, prices Friday . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

PRICES REBOUND
June 17, 2010 - The July contract opened sharply higher and continued to gain prior to the release of weekly government inventory figures. Prices reached . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BULLS TAKE A BREATHER
June 16, 2010 - Futures opened lower partly in response to early currency-derived weakness in oil markets, but were never able to . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

CHANGING TECHNICAL OUTLOOK
June 15, 2010 - Prices opened smartly higher, formed a congestion pattern and then broke to the upside closing at the high end of the session’s range. The fact that . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

HINTS OF STORM DEVELOPMENT
June 14, 2010 - There was no doubt that the bulls were in charge today as prices opened sharply higher, paused, and then . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FUNDS GOING LONG
June 11, 2010 - Prices opened higher, and after a mid-session dip managed to rally closing at the high end of the day’s range, technically a . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MODELS NEAR A SALE
June 10, 2010 - Prices settled moderately lower following the release of storage data that was considered only . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FUTURES STUMBLE
June 9, 2010 - The July contract made its high at the open and from that point prices eroded to close at the low end of the day’s range with a . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BULL MARKET IN DOUBT
June 8, 2010 - Prices made their highs early in the day and fell sharply posting the lows by mid-session. Traders saw little participation by the algorithmic fund and managed trading faction, and suggest . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BULL MARKET
June 7, 2010 - Futures prices opened near the low of the day and worked higher throughout the session closing at the top end of the day’s range, technically a . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

LATE SELLOFF TEMPERS GAINS
June 4, 2010 - At first it looked like prices were on a one way path higher as traders were able to ignore a not-so-supportive employment figure and .. .. ..  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BULLISH REPORT
June 3, 2010 - Prices opened lower and in typical Thursday fashion traders withheld bids and offers until the release of inventory data. Figures showed a build of . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NICE MOVE
June 2, 2010 - The market showed surprising strength and after opening higher prices consolidated for much of the day before . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

RETREAT
June 1, 2010 - Futures opened higher but couldn’t hold on to the gains and closed decidedly in the loss column. Market technicians following retracement and wave count methodologies . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

WEATHER-DRIVEN GAINS
May 28, 2010 - The market opened unchanged but carved out a 14 cent range as it was buffeted by reports on . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

STORAGE DATA DISCOUNTED
May 27, 2010 - July futures opened higher and bulls enjoyed nearly a 10 cent advance before the release of inventory figures. At 104 Bcf . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

ECONOMIC DATA HELPFUL
May 26, 2010 - The expired June contract opened higher and continued to advance before retreating. Prices settled higher. Analysts studying short and medium term price movements see . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SMALL GAIN
May 25, 2010 - Futures continued the recent trading pattern of low volatility and a tight trading range but managed to . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

TIGHT RANGE
May 24, 2010 - The market opened higher but was held to a narrow range. Short term traders see the lack of any upside momentum suggesting a decline, but prices have shown . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SLIGHT DECLINE
May 18, 2010 - The market opened higher and it looked for a moment that the recent trading range might be . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

HEALTHY ADVANCE
May 17, 2010 - Futures opened strong, flirted with negative territory only briefly and closed with a solid gain. On a fundamental note . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DEFERRED MONTHS NOSEDIVE
May 14, 2010 - Natural gas futures trading took something of a back seat Friday to plummeting oil and equity prices. Nonetheless traders pointed out what they saw as a significant . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

HELPFUL EIA REPORT
May 13, 2010 - Prices opened lower and prior to the release of government inventory data it looked like prices were ready to plummet. Literally minutes before the data was released . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

PORTFOLIO ADJUSTMENTS
May 12, 2010 - Futures opened higher, hesitated for a moment and then continued their trek to higher ground. Short term traders see an advance . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SLIGHT LOSS
May 11, 2010 - Prices opened lower, made a brief surge higher but ended with a loss on the day as traders remain . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SELLING OPPORTUNITY?
May 10, 2010 - Prices opened higher and never looked back. The backdrop of stronger equity and oil markets provided . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

LAST MINUTE RALLY
May 7, 2010 - Prices traded within a narrow range for much of the session Friday until a last minute surge. The day’s advance is notable given . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SLIGHTLY BEARISH EIA REPORT
May 6, 2010 - Futures trading came to a brief halt as it normally does prior to the release of weekly inventory data. Prices briefly surged shortly after . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SMALL LOSS
May 5, 2010 - June futures continued their pattern of trading within an approximate 12 cent range and posted a small loss on the day. Oil and equity markets continued . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

OBLIVIOUS
May 4, 2010 - Natural gas futures managed to eke out a small gain but traders noted little change in the rangebound nature of the market. The June contract . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

WELL BID
May 3, 2010 - Price opened unchanged, but managed to work higher as traders sensed the market was well enough bid below the market to prevent any . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

ANOTHER LOSS
April 30, 2010 - Futures opened at the high end of the day’s range and prices methodically worked lower throughout the session. In the aftermath of Thursday’s plunge, traders were expecting . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NEXT MOVE HIGHER?
April 29, 2010 - June futures traders kept their cards close to the vest until the 10:30 a.m. release of government inventory data. The EIA reported . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FIRM EXPIRATION
April 28, 2010 - The expired May futures continued a pattern of trading within about a 10 cent range before posting . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SMALL LOSS
April 27, 2010 - May futures opened lower and did manage to trade briefly in positive territory before retreating. Traders had thought the $4 strike might prove to be . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

LITTLE CHANGE
April 26, 2010 - Prices opened nearly unchanged, took a brief plunge down to $4.17 but recovered to finish less than a cent higher. Short term traders see . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

STRONG END TO THE WEEK
April 23, 2010 - Futures opened at the low end of the range and romped to a double digit gain. Bulls never had to look back, and prices . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BUILD LESS THAN EXPECTED
April 22, 2010 - Prior to the release of inventory data May futures traded mostly unchanged to lower, but after the EIA inventory report . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

$3.81 SEEN VULNERABLE
April 21, 2010 - Prices were confined to a narrow range in uninspired trading Wednesday. An unsupportive report of crude oil inventories gave no hint of any increased energy demand consistent with an economic recovery, yet . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

HOLDING FOR NOW
April 20, 2010 - May futures were confined to an 11 cent trading range in lackluster activity. For the moment prices seem able to . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY
April 19, 2010 - The combination of ongoing negative fundamentals along with a falling oil market proved too much for the bulls Monday. Prices opened firm, but as the session wore on . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NATURAL GAS RESILIENT OR LUCKY?
April 16, 2010 - May futures managed to hold their ground in spite of an avalanche of negative developments in other markets. Financial and oil markets reeled . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

4 TCF SEEN
April 15, 2010 - Perhaps an inventory build closer to expectations might have been enough to keep futures on a more even footing, but the 87 Bcf reported injection was enough to . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

HEFTY BUILD SEEN
April 14, 2010 - The market managed to score a modest gain as traders cited short covering by funds and managed accounts as a principal driver of today’s advance. In the trading community the question is now in play as to . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOUBLE DIGIT GAIN
April 13, 2010 - May futures made a successful test of an important technical threshold early in the trading session and from there . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SUMMER REPEAT SEEN
April 12, 2010 - The market opened in positive territory but was unable to hold on to early . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

STOUT GAIN
April 9, 2010 Natural gas futures opened slightly lower but were able to stage an advance before stalling at . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

TRADING OPPORTUNITY
April 8, 2010 - Today’s release of inventory data provided somewhat more fireworks than usual in that prices made an early surge higher that proved to be erroneous . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOWN AGAIN
April 7, 2010 - The market opened at the high end of the day’s range, but couldn’t hold the early gains and . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MILD WEATHER IN PLAY
APRIL 6, 2010 - May futures retreated and gave back practically all the gains from Monday. Extremely mild eastern weather had traders . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NEW DATA ON TAP
APRIL 5, 2010 - The main market driver Monday was the release of a report showing that the EIA had . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

THIN BUILD
APRIL 1, 2010 - In typical Thursday fashion futures confined themselves to a narrow range until the release of EIA inventory data. Inventories grew by . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

THE RED HEADED STEPCHILD
March 31, 2010 - The market opened higher, and for a moment it looked like Tuesday’s modest gains might provide a platform for . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

WHERE IS MARGINAL COST?
March 30, 2010 - May futures opened at the low end of the day’s range and made a steady march higher to finish at the high end of the day’s trading. A refreshing change from recent trading sessions when new lows were posted nearly every day.  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

$3 BRASS RING
March 29, 2010 - The market climbed briefly into positive territory early in the session, but beyond that it was a steady . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NO MARKET SUPPORT
March 26, 2010 - April futures suffered double digit losses as traders continued to point to not only a weak technical picture, but . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

EIA REPORT ON TARGET
March 25, 2010 - Prices gave an early hint that all was not well in the bullish camp, and following a weak open prices . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

LACKLUSTER TRADING
March 24, 2010 - April futures opened lower and made a futile attempt to trade above Tuesday’s close before settling lower on the day. Prices were . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

EARLY BUILD
March 23, 2010 - The market made its lows early and managed to rebound to a modest gain posting its high near . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

OVERSOLD
March 22, 2010 April futures found themselves in a big hole before the open and were never able to . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOUBLE DIGIT RIG GAINS
March 19, 2010 - April futures put in the low for the day right at the open and did manage to hold $4 support for the moment. Prices advanced . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NO RUSH TO BUY
March 18, 2010 - As is often the case on the day of an inventory report, prices meandered in a narrow range before the release of the data, and today was . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

$3.99 TEST SEEN
March 17, 2010 - April futures worked lower in one of the quietest sessions in some time as prices were confined to a narrow . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

RUNNING OUT OF STEAM
March 16, 2010 - Prices continued to grind lower in uninspired trading as prices were confined to a narrow . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NO LACK OF SUPPLY
March 15, 2010 - The April contract opened lower but managed to scratch higher before settling nearly unchanged in light trading. Bears were . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

LOW VOLATILITY HINDERING TRADING
March 12, 2010 - Natural gas futures opened about unchanged and traded within a thin 9 cent range before . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

EIA DATA NO HELP
March 11, 2010 - Although government storage data was right in line with expectations, traders were unconvinced . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

LAST MINUTE RALLY
March 10, 2010 - The April contract managed to post almost a 12 cent rally off pre-session lows to settle in positive territory. Traders noted that until . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SUPPORT HOLDS
March 5, 2010 - April futures made a modest gain in trading marked by low volatility and just over a . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BEARISH EIA NUMBER
March 4, 2010 - Prices meandered within a narrow range until the weekly storage numbers were released, and the report of a . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BOTTOMING
March 3, 2010 - Prices were again confined to a narrow 11 cent range, and longer-term traders have characterized the market as . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

PRODUCTION GAINS SEEN
March 2, 2010 - The April contract limited itself to a 10-cent trading range, but managed to take out Monday’s . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NO SUPPORT
March 1, 2010 - For a brief moment in early trading prices spiked above Friday’s close, but from there it was . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

RIG COUNT KEEPS CLIMBING
February 26, 2010 - Early activity had the bulls on the ropes, but short covering by fund and managed account traders . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BEARS BACK IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT
February 25, 2010 - April futures opened lower, and although the weekly inventory report was about as advertised . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SMALL GAIN
February 24, 2010 - Futures opened higher and managed to hold on to nominal gains for the first . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOWNTREND CONTINUES
February 23, 2010 - From the bear’s perspective the hits just keep on coming and today the market recorded another . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOWN DAY
February 22, 2010 - At the open prices were grinding lower and about an hour into the day made . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

$5 TEST
February 19, 2010 - Prices once again opened lower and finished with a loss on the day as traders noted holders of long positions bailing and new shorts entering the market. The ability to hold $5 . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BULLS FOILED BY EXPECTED EIA REPORT
February 18, 2010 - Prices opened lower in what may have been an ominous warning but held steady prior to the release of inventory data. The on-target 190 Bcf withdrawal combined with . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MODEST RISE
February 17, 2010 - Bears were forced to acknowledge some positive economic news, and after a firm open prices began . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY
February 16, 2010 - Bulls saw their high water market right at the open, and for the remainder of the day prices . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MODEST GAINS IN VOLATILE TRADING
February 12, 2010 - Prices rose as the snow-delayed EIA inventory report rattled through trading rings and across the screens of traders and brokers. The EIA reported a draw of 191 Bcf, greater than . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

STOUT WITHDRAWAL EXPECTED
February 11, 2010 - Traders seem to be buying into the premise that with weather forecasts calling for well below normal temperatures through late February, the greater risk . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

STILL DECLINING
February 10, 2010 - Prices made their high early in the session, tumbled, and then managed a half-hearted recovery to settle slightly higher on the day. Short term traders see . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FOCUS ON STORAGE
February 9, 2010 - Traders have pretty well discounted the recent weather events and with little in the way of fresh news . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BEARISH CASE NOT SEALED
February 8, 2010 - Prices opened with a double digit gain, but all the reports of ongoing cold in the Mid-Atlantic . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

COLD WON’T GO AWAY
February 5, 2010 - Weather again continued to be the dominant price driver, and although eastern markets are expected to endure a near term blizzard . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

RECOVERY
February 4, 2010 - Natural gas traders had a lot on their plate Thursday, as a soft inventory report sent prices . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

LATE SELLING
February 3, 2010 - Late selling by large accounts was enough to take what appeared to be a day of modest gains and turn it into a loss. Short term traders see the market . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

STILL HIGHER
February 2, 2010 - Prices opened lower, and oscillated in a 16 cent range before settling on a positive note. Weather forecasts continued to show . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
February 1, 2010 - The day’s open had an eerie similarity to a week ago when prices opened up sharply higher as . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

PRICES INCH LOWER
January 29, 2010 - At the open the bulls were in control as prices started the day with a 10 cent gain, but afterwards . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BEARISH EIA NUMBER
January 28, 2010 - All eyes were nervously on screens after a weak open awaiting the release of storage figures. Problem was that . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

WEAK EXPIRATION
January 27, 2010 - Prices continues their losing ways as weather forecasts continued to moderate, and cash traders . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NEW WEATHER OUTLOOK
January 26, 2010 - Bulls had no chance as the market opened up sharply lower following the revision of . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

RANGEBOUND
January 25, 2010 - Futures opened lower but managed to carve out nearly a 20 cent range before finishing near the low end of the day’s range. Traders expected . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

THE WEEK THE GAS MARKET CHANGED?
January 22, 2010 - The market opened sharply higher prompted by revisions to the weather forecasts which called for a . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

REPORT DRIVEN GAINS
January 21, 2010 - All eyes were on the release of the government inventory figures, and the number proved to be to the liking of the bulls. The EIA reported . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BIG DRAW EXPECTED
January 20, 2010 - Short term traders had little to work with today as prices confined themselves to . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

TECHNICAL TRADING
January 19, 2010 - Traders got something of a jolt Tuesday morning as prices opened with a double digit loss and continued to work lower in the early trading. Prices eventually . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SHORT COVERING
January 15, 2010 - Prices began rising before the open of floor trading and maintained a steady advance for most of the session before . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

OVER ANTICIPATED
January 14, 2010 - In what might be a classic case of an over-hyped inventory report, prices started out the day about a penny higher, but curiously the release of a near-record draw . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

UP AGAIN
January 13, 2010 - Things were looking pretty glum for the bulls in early trading as the market posted a $5.43 low as bearish petroleum inventory were released. From there . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

REBOUND
January 12, 2010 - Just prior to the open it looked like prices were headed lower, but a sudden turnaround ensued and the market began a more or less . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BIG LOSS
January 11, 2010 - Prices opened sharply lower and by mid-morning the market found itself in a hole more than 35 cents lower than Friday’s close. Much of the decline was . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

PRICES SLIDE
January 8, 2010 - It was hard for the market to ignore the release of employment data before the open, and prices . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

$6 REMAINS ELUSIVE
January 7, 2010 - Futures were trading as much as 13 cents lower prior to the release of inventory data which came in right at industry expectations. The EIA reported . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MODELS POINT HIGHER
January 6, 2010 - Trading opened at the low end of the day’s range, and prices made a non-stop advance before . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

PRICES SLIDE ON NEW FORECAST
January 5, 2010 - All the talk of Monday’s cold weather was suddenly trumped by a NWS forecast showing . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FORECAST COLD LIFTS PRICES
January 4, 2010 - By the time open outcry trading began, prices had already shot 30 cents higher on expectations of . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FUTURES SWOON ON EIA DATA
December 31, 2009 - Trading was relatively quiet in the early going with prices holding in a tight range prior to the release of inventory data. The EIA reported that . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOWN AGAIN
December 30, 2009 - February futures took over where the January contract left off and posted it’s high for the day shortly after the open similar to . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

RETREAT
December 29, 2009 - The expired January contract attempted to trade over $6, but shortly after the open began a . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

WEATHER BULLS STAMPEDE
December 28, 2009 - Prices surged higher as traders realized that not only will inventories take a big hit for the week ended Dec. 25, but a new weather system . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

PRE-HOLIDAY PLUNGE
December 24, 2009 - It took only a moderate miss on the low side of expectations to send natural gas futures sharply lower in an abbreviated holiday session. The EIA reported . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

TRENDING UP
December 23, 2009 - The lows of the day were made shortly after the open, and from that point prices were on a . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DRIFTING HIGHER
December 22, 2009 - Prices were able to recover some of Monday’s losses in slow, pre-holiday trading. Little news emerged on . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOWN DAY
December 21, 2009 - Overnight weakness proved to be too much for the bulls and prices retreated in a rather uninspired session. Short term traders see the market . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

INCHING HIGHER
December 18, 2009 - Prices opened higher and attempted to move lower, but rallied off session lows to make it . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

INVENTORY DRIVEN GAINS
December 17, 2009 - In overnight trading prices rose ahead of the weekly inventory report and by the open had risen about 10 cents. In a . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MODEST DECLINE
December 16, 2009 - January futures opened lower and were barely able to trade in positive territory before settling into , , ,  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

UP AGAIN
December 15, 2009 - January futures were off to the races before the open, and traders’ perceptions of prolonged cold and a reduction in the storage surplus . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

ROLLER COASTER HIGHER
December 14, 2009 - January futures opened sharply higher, plunged to session lows early and then began . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BULLS TAKE A BREATHER
December 11, 2009 - January futures opened lower, but quickly reversed and made the day’s high early in the session. From the early peak prices began . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BEARS TAKE A BEATING
December 10, 2009 - The market opened a few pennies higher, and as expected all eyes were on the release of weekly inventory data. The EIA reported withdrawals of . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BEARS BACK IN CONTROL?
December 9, 2009 - Prior to the open January futures traded as high as $5.23 and hinted that important technical resistance levels might be at risk. But an open seven cents . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

UP AGAIN
December 8, 2009 - Prices opened up higher and continued the advance from Monday finishing at the high end of the day’s range. Weather forecasts show . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BIG GAINS
December 7, 2009 - There was little doubt as to the outcome of the day’s trading when the market opened up nearly 20 cents higher. Changes in the weather outlook . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MARKET LIFTED BY WEATHER, JOB STATS
December 4, 2009 - Prior to the open the market reacted positively to employment figures which came in better than expected. An expansive influx of cold air . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

EIA DATA ON TARGET
December 3, 2009 - The market opened slightly lower, but all eyes were on the release of weekly inventory figures. The EIA reported a build of 2 Bcf which was . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

WEATHER FORECASTS WARMING
December 2, 2009 - January futures continued the week’s unbroken string of losses and finished at the low end of the day’s range, a bearish omen. Short term traders are focused on the . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOWN AGAIN
December 1, 2009 - January futures opened lower and struggled to no avail to reach unchanged. Near term weather forecasts call for . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

PRE-HOLIDAY BOUNCE
November 25, 2009 - January futures opened higher and began a mostly one-way trek upwards to end the day at the high end of the day’s range, a technically . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

UNEVENTFUL EXPIRATION
November 24, 2009 - All but the expiring December contract posted a loss in today’s trading. Short term traders described the activity as uneventful, and the overall bearish price environment remains . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SMALL GAIN
November 23, 2009 - Prices not only opened higher but above $4.50 putting those options strikes in play. Throughout the session prices . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FUTURES UP, CASH DOWN
November 20, 2009 - December futures posted the lows of the session early and made a steady advance throughout the day ignoring the slumping crude oil. There was little . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

UGLY MATH
November 19, 2009 - Natural gas futures managed to settle higher following the release of government inventory data showing continued additions to inventory.   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

LOWER STILL
November 18, 2009 - A weak tone to the market was set when less than favorable housing data was released. The market opened 3 cents lower and short term traders . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

CONFLICTED WEATHER FORECASTS
November 17, 2009 - December futures retreated after opening sharply higher. The open proved to be the high water mark for the day, and the remainder of the session . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

END USERS SEE PROMISING FUTURE
November 16, 2009 - Both crude oil and natural gas failed to react initially to a mostly positive retail sales report, but once trading in equities began . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FUTURES INCH HIGHER; CASH CRUMBLES
November 13, 2009 - It could be argued that the day’s modest gain in the face of a bearish storage report could be interpreted as positive. The EIA reported . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE NEEDED
November 12, 2009 - The handwriting was on the wall when the market opened up 10 cents lower.  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

OVERSOLD
November 11, 2009 - December futures opened at the low end of the day’s range and managed to post a gain during a session which saw a tight trading range . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

GAME CHANGING?
November 10, 2009 - Natural gas futures plunged right at the open, and the day’s losses were mostly in place right at the opening bell. Perceptions of near term weather . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

TRENDING LOWER
November 9, 2009 - The December contract opened lower and made its lows early in the day before grudgingly acknowledging the . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BULLS SEARCHING FOR WEATHER
November 6, 2009 - The market opened lower and was never able to dig itself out of a deep hole. Prior to the open, traders had to swallow . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SLIGHTLY BULLISH EIA DATA
November 5, 2009 - December futures managed a gain in Thursday’s trading, but it wasn’t enough to offset Wednesday’s losses. The EIA reported a build . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SLIP SLIDIN’ AWAY
November 4, 2009 - It seems as though the natural gas market can’t buy a day’s gain. Even with help from a positive equity market . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BULLS NEED A RALLY
November 3, 2009 - Prices opened unchanged, but bulls were able to lift the market off noon lows to a solid gain as economic data . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

UPTREND IN DOUBT
November 2, 2009 - The market opened lower, was unable to reach positive territory and steadily ground lower closing at the low end of the day’s range. Traders noted there was little . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

HOLDING TIGHT
October 30, 2009 - The market opened firm, made an attempt to breach $5, but at the end of the day settled only slightly lower to end the day still above . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BUILD NOT SO BULLISH
October 29, 2009 - The market managed to hold steady with the prompt December contract inching lower and the remainder of the board closing higher. The EIA reported an injection . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOUBLE DIGIT LOSS
October 28, 2009 - November futures went out with a bang as the market opened slightly higher, but aggressive selling soon set in and prices had to survive . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SMALL GAIN
October 27, 2009 - November futures opened on a strong note but had difficulty breaking out of a relatively narrow 8 cent trading range. Prices hovered just above $4.50 as . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SWAN DIVE
October 26, 2009 - Prices opened sharply lower and most of the day’s losses were in place early in the trading session. Weakness in . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOUBLE DIGIT LOSS
October 23, 2009 - November futures opened above $5 and it looked for a moment that the market might be poised to . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MARKET UNMOVED BY EIA STATS
October 22, 2009 - The day’s trading looked at first as though it was tailor made for a healthy advance. Prices did open slightly lower, but the market tested . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

LATE SESSION SWOON
October 21, 2009 - At first it looked like futures were poised to post a solid gain, but just prior to the close . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BIG ADVANCE
October 20, 2009 - Futures opened above the key $5 level, hesitated only once, and marched higher to close at the high end of the day’s range. Short term traders . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MODEST GAINS
October 19, 2009 - November opened higher and managed to finish the day in positive territory. Traders cited near term . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

WEATHER MARKET
October 16, 2009 - Prices were on the march higher from the opening bell, and posted a strong advance closing near the high end of the day’s range. Observers attributed . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOLLAR, OIL MARKETS IN PLAY
October 15, 2009 - Bulls were greeted to a positive open, but trading activity on a Thursday typically holds its breath until the 10:30 ET release of EIA inventory figures.   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

CONTINUED WEAKNESS SEEN
October 14, 2009 - Prices opened at the high of the day and traded lower throughout the day to the tune of a steady grind. Traders cited . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NEAR TERM WEATHER SUPPORTIVE
October 12, 2009 - The day’s gains were mostly in place prior to the start of trading, but natural gas bulls managed to grab the reins and push prices . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SETBACK FOR BULLS
October 9, 2009 - After valiantly trying to hold on to Thursday’s gains, prices succumbed by midsession and started a protracted trek lower. Short term traders thought . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

REACHING FOR $5
October 8, 2009 - Traders were clearly on edge in anticipation of the EIA inventory report. Prices opened about 9 cents higher but quickly . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SMALL GAIN
October 7, 2009 - In a pattern similar to Tuesday the market traded at its high for the day right at the open, and began the session up 12 cents but couldn’t hold on. $5 once again proved insurmountable, and those . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

$5 FAILURE
October 6, 2009 - The market scored its high for the day right at the open, beginning the session up a stout 12 cents but . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

TWO IN A ROW
October 5, 2009 - The November contract opened unchanged, but from there staged an impressive advance to close at . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SHORT COVERING RALLY
October 2, 2009 - Futures registered a small decline before the open when soft employment data was released, but upon the open of floor trading prices began . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

OFF A CLIFF
October 1, 2009 - November futures had the trajectory of a safe falling from a ten-story window as a mildly bearish inventory report combined with a bevy of . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

CRUDE SURGE NO HELP
September 30, 2009 - November futures opened sharply lower and posted the day’s low in early trading. On intraday charts price action showed . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

IMPRESSIVE RECOVERY
September 29, 2009 - The market opened sharply lower, but shortly after the open staged a formidable rally of 35 cents before making a retreat before the close. Much to the delight of the bulls . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MARKET STUMBLES
September 28, 2009 - All the bullish enthusiasm of the prior week couldn’t bring the market to a positive settlement on today’s expiration of the October contract. Prices fell . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

POSITIVE FINISH
September 25, 2009 - After spending much of the day in negative territory, October futures staged a 15 cent rally in the final hour to climb into positive territory. The early negative tone was . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

OCTOBER GRINDS HIGHER
September 24, 2009 - The market opened cautiously lower perhaps anticipating a rerun of last Thursday which saw prices zoom higher and . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

TRADERS SEE $4.20 TARGET
September 23, 2009 - October futures posted a higher open and never looked back throughout most of the day’s trading. Prices breached short-term resistance at . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NOVEMBER STRENGTH
September 22, 2009 - After a strong open the market traded in no clear direction barely surpassing Monday’s highs and lows. It did manage to . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

RETREAT
September 21, 2009 - Prices opened lower, posted the lows of the day early, rallied, but fell again scoring a solid double digit loss for the bears. In spite of the day’s decline . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

RUSH TO COVER
September 18, 2009 - Prices opened higher, momentarily dipped, and then began a steady advance to close near the high end of the day’s range. Currently fundamentalists argue that . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

END OF THE SQUEEZE?
September 17, 2009 - Prices opened slightly lower and with only one significant interruption declined throughout the day. The EIA reported . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BIG ADVANCE
September 16, 2009 - Hefty gains were already in the cards at the open as the market began trading nearly 20 cents higher. Short term traders noted a desire by . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SMALL GAIN
September 15, 2009 - Natural gas futures see-sawed throughout a volatile 34 cent trading range but October managed to carve out . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

UP AGAIN
September 14, 2009 - Prices started advancing from the opening bell and ended up finishing at the high end of the day’s range. Technical analysts were not yet ready to call a market bottom when   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

RETREAT
September 11, 2009 - Prices hit the highs of the day shortly after the open and began a steady slide from there closing at the low end of the day’s range. Short term traders . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

METEORIC RISE
September 10, 2009 - After the open prices sagged as traders were expecting a build in natural gas inventories above seasonal trends. The first surprise came in the form of the . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FAILED RALLY
September 9, 2009 - Prices opened strong and at first it looked like a healthy advance was in the cards. Prices made a textbook intraday technical double top before plunging late in the session to close in positive territory. Even with the strength shown in recent sessions . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SUPPORT HOLDS
September 8, 2009 - Short term traders contended that natural gas got most of its price direction from crude oil. Although major technical support held, a widening of the October-November spread was still . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SPREAD TRADERS TAKE PROFITS
September 4, 2009 - What seemed like a meteoric market move was simply spread traders booking gains, according to traders. In recent days moves in the October November spread were . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SELLING BECAUSE THEY CAN
September 3, 2009 - Natural gas bears got further confirmation of just how weak the natural gas market is when an inventory report about in line with expectations prompted selling which took prices to the low end of the day’s range.   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

HEAVY FUND SELLING
September 2, 2009 - October futures actually opened slightly higher but were unable to withstand heavy selling volume. Short term traders suggested people were playing the widely noted . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

FREEFALL CONTINUES
September 1, 2009 - The market opened lower again as traders elected to focus on weakness in equity and crude oil markets. The release of positive economic data was not enough to . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NEW LOW TERRITORY
August 31, 2009 - October futures opened sharply lower solidly under $3. Traders pointed to the usual suspects of a lack of weather, an uninspired tropical season so far, and plump storage, but others . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

OCTOBER FALLS OUT OF THE GATE
August 28, 2009 - October trading got off to a rough start with a weak open and was never able to trade above unchanged. Prices finished at the low end of the day’s range suggesting . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

WEAK EXPIRATION
August 27, 2009 - August limped off the board posting a moderate loss as government inventory figures came in slightly bearish. The EIA reported a build of . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SMALL GAIN
August 26, 2009 - Today was another ho-hum trading session, and although tropical activity has kicked up again futures traders . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

DOWN A LITTLE
August 25, 2009 - In the eyes of short term traders today’s activity was lackluster. Prompt futures were limited to a miserly 10 cent range, and traders cited . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

OPTIONS STRATEGIES IN PLAY
August 24, 2009 - September futures opened about unchanged but were able to put together a healthy advance and ended up settling near the high end of the day’s range. Traders suggested that . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

CATCH A FALLING KNIFE
August 21, 2009 - Prices opened unchanged but continued selling pressure by funds and managed accounts helped push prices to new low territory. Traders noted . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NOW BELOW $3
August 20, 2009 - Natural gas bulls had a brief moment in the spotlight at the release of inventory data, but any bullish tone quickly evaporated.   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SLIGHT GAIN
August 19, 2009 - The oft mentioned link between natural gas prices and oil was tested in today’s trading. Oil vaulted higher on . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

ANOTHER DECLINE
August 18, 2009 - Prior to the open traders had to endure two economic reports failing to show any strength in the economy. Housing starts and producer prices . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

ECONOMIC FACTORS TAKE FRONT ROW
August 17, 2009 - Early weakness in foreign equity markets rattled into U.S. financial markets and natural gas traders elected to . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NATGAS FOLLOWS CRUDE LOWER
August 14, 2009 - Prices continued their downward trek, but traders attributed much of the weakness to crude oil and the . . .   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

STORAGE DATA NO HELP
August 13, 2009 - Prices retreated once again as a somewhat supportive inventory report was more than offset by the breakup of . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

STILL LOWER
August 12, 2009 - Natural gas futures fell as traders continued to press the sell side of the market often utilizing bear spreads. Longer term analysts remain . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

NO STORM RESPONSE
August 11, 2009 - The emergence of a tropical depression in the Atlantic Basin had little impact on Tuesday’s natural gas futures trading. Prices fell. Traders compared the storm to . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

SLIGHT LOSS
August 10, 2009 - Natural gas futures suffered a mid-session fall and were never able to trade above unchanged in uninspired trading Monday. Heat-driven weather factors . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

WEAK EIA DATA
August 06, 2009 - Natural gas bulls received a stunning setback in Thursday’s trading as the government reported a greater increase in inventories than traders were expecting.   (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

MODEST GAIN
AUGUST 5, 2009 - Natural gas traders were content to follow a strong crude oil market which rebounded smartly off session lows following the release of generally . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

HARD TO BE BEARISH
AUGUST 4, 2009 - Natural gas bulls survived an early dose of weak economic data as the Commerce Department reported personal income figures . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)

BIG GAINS
AUGUST 3, 2009 - An early report apparently on a China purchasing managers index was enough to prompt hefty gains in oil and natural gas futures. September natural gas soared to . . .  (Read Full Article).. (view graph/chart)



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