
March Nymex natural gas closed up 2.18% and reached a 2.5-week high as forecasts shifted colder for much of the continental US for February 16-20. Inventories as of January 31 were 4.4% below the five-year average, the lowest in over two years.
Lower-48 demand rose 28.1% year over year.
Colder forecasts and tight inventories support heating demand and keep gas prices firm, raising energy costs for feed processors.
Nach 221 vergangenen Ereignisse (bullisch, Wetter) bewegte sich Erdgas im Median über 5 Handelstage um +3,3 % (61% höher; mittlere Hälfte -5,2 % bis +14,0 %) und über 20 Handelstage um -0,3 %.
Veränderungen des Benchmarks jedes Rohstoffs seit dem letzten Schluss vor dem Ereignis. Historische Werte bündeln frühere Ereignisse derselben Art; sie beschreiben, was passiert ist, nicht was passieren wird. Keine Anlageberatung.
Colder forecasts for Feb 16-20 and inventories 4.4% below average supported prices at the start of the move, though it is a smaller 2% gain.