Natural Gas Fundamental Analysis October 1, 2012 Forecast

Analysis and Recommendations:

Natural Gas is trading at 3.251 a bit lower today after surging by more than 40 cents this week as investors paused to weigh the latest gains against the latest weather outlooks. 
Natural gas for November delivery fell 2.8 cents, or 0.9%, to recently trade at $3.269 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange after trading as high as $3.317/MMBtu earlier in the session.  Gas prices paused following strong gains over the past weeks that have pushed futures to the highest level since December. Forecasts have called for cooler-than-normal weather across much of the U.S., which should raise gas-fired heating demand. But after the latest rally, some investors are concerned that futures have risen too quickly in anticipation of cold weather.

Forecaster WSI Energycast said Friday that most of the U.S. will see cooler-than-normal temperatures over the next 11-to-15 days, with models predicting colder weather than forecast earlier this week. 
The autumn months are typically a period of low natural-gas demand, as mild temperatures prompt homes and businesses to shut off their air conditioning. 
In this so-called shoulder season, natural-gas injections into U.S. storage rise until cold weather forces consumers to turn on their heating. More than half of U.S. homes are heated with natural gas, and many more use electric heat powered by gas-fired utilities. 

On Thursday, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said stockpiles rose by 80 billion cubic feet, more than the five-year average build for this time of year. But the threat of colder weather trumped concerns about rising stockpiles. 

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Economic Data September 28, 2012 actual v. forecast

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• Natural Gas Weekly Update
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• Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
  Release Schedule: Thursday at 10:30 (Eastern Time) (schedule)

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