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Natural gas futures settled at $3.618/mmBtu on Friday, lower for the week after failing to hold an early spike above $4. Warmer-than-normal mid-January forecasts reduced expected heating demand, while a 38 Bcf storage withdrawal came in below expectations.
Record LNG feedgas flows and high production limited upside.
Weaker heating demand and a looser storage balance outweigh strong LNG export demand in the near term. Prices stay vulnerable until weather turns colder.
finance.yahoo.comNilanjan ChoudhuryJan 5, 2026After 104 past bearish weather events, Natural Gas moved a median -7.8% over 5 sessions (22% higher; middle half -14.8% to -0.8%), and -3.3% 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.
Prices failed to hold an early spike above $4 as mild mid-January forecasts and a bearish storage draw weighed, with high production limiting upside.
