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The article reviews the US natural gas market after a volatile 2018 and an early 2019 storage deficit of about 20% below the five-year average. It explains supply factors such as production, imports and storage, and notes that weather is the most defining factor for demand in 2019.
A storage deficit entering winter leaves less cushion against demand shocks, which supports gas prices. Weather remains the main swing factor in how that deficit translates into price.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.