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U.S. natural gas futures have been extremely volatile, surging the most on record a week earlier in an apparent short squeeze before falling 11% on Thursday. A measure of volatility reached its highest level since early 1996.
Freeze-offs at wells have been disrupting production.
Freeze-related production losses tighten near-term supply and drive the sharp price swings. Volatile gas prices raise energy and fertilizer cost uncertainty for feed buyers.
bloomberg.comFrancesca MaglioneFeb 3, 2022After 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.
