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US natural gas futures rose over 6% for a second straight day, settling at $2.597 per mmBtu, the highest close since September 18. The rally followed forecasts that cold weather across much of the country would persist through mid-November, which could bring earlier storage withdrawals.
Traders noted the front-month was technically overbought.
Colder forecasts raise expected heating demand and draw on storage, supporting prices into winter. Gas is a key fuel for power generation, so a sustained cold outlook also tends to lift feed-grain and energy-linked costs.
energynow.comReutersOct 29, 2019After 221 past bullish weather events, Natural Gas moved a median +3.3% over 5 sessions (61% higher; middle half -5.2% to +14.0%), and -0.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Futures surged over 6% for a second day to the highest close since mid-September on cold forecasts through mid-November that could bring earlier storage withdrawals (weather-driven demand).
Cold November forecasts lifted front-month futures over 6% in consecutive sessions, with the move extending through the 2019-10-28 window and raising expected heating demand and earlier storage withdrawals.
