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Hot Take: Natural gas prices do not coorelate with temp

Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:30 pm
Posted by Saunson69
Member since May 2023
2007 posts
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:30 pm
Nat Gas is $2.70 right now. A -$0.60 dip from a week ago despite the entire contry being below 25 wind chill with most below 5 wind chill.

May 2022. The most mild temperature month with no extreme highs or lows set a record at that point for highest nat gas price for a month for over a decade at $8.20 an mcf on average for whole month.

I see on stocktwits or other forums people say "cold front is coming in. I'm going to buy SWN or EQT now bc it'll go up".

If you look at a monthly graph of nat gas prices over last 20 years, you'll find little to no coorelation with temperature.
This post was edited on 1/16/24 at 11:31 pm
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
85483 posts
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:30 am to
Winter natural gas prices correlate with the long range forecast more than the current weather.

Also, keep in mind that you’re rarely seeing a quote for spot NG. It’s almost always a future contract that understandably won’t correlate with current temps.

Lastly, the above explains why you’re wrong. NG spot prices hit their highest price since 2021 today. Spot prices spiked over 300% since Thursday to over $13.
Posted by UltimaParadox
Huntsville
Member since Nov 2008
40909 posts
Posted on 1/17/24 at 8:30 am to
quote:

Natural gas prices do not coorelate with current temp


Long range models do drive the price somewhat, but everyone with a brain knows that is cyclical. Power companies typically store large reserves of natural gas in preparation of high demand months. But that is months ahead of any of these types of events
Posted by Jag_Warrior
Virginia
Member since May 2015
4179 posts
Posted on 1/17/24 at 9:35 am to
quote:

I see on stocktwits or other forums people say "cold front is coming in. I'm going to buy SWN or EQT now bc it'll go up".


There’s a reason that nat gas trading is called “the widow maker”.
Posted by cwill
Member since Jan 2005
54754 posts
Posted on 1/17/24 at 1:40 pm to
It is very local. During the Uri freeze in TX (2021) spot prices got out up to $200/mcf at the Katy and HSC hubs. For this particular freeze those same hubs were up to $8/mcf for maybe a day. I would think you see the same up in the Marcellus, but I'm not as familiar with that market.
Posted by KillTheGophers
Member since Jan 2016
6261 posts
Posted on 1/18/24 at 4:08 pm to
Here is how it usually works…I am an old pro:

When I position for higher natural gas prices, they go lower.

When I position for lower natural gas prices, they go higher.



I have lost fortunes in natural gas. Don’t be like me.
Posted by Louie T
htx
Member since Dec 2006
36336 posts
Posted on 2/25/24 at 2:17 pm to
temperature very much matters for gas pricing, but a 3 day cold spell does very little to move pricing when everything else has landed bearish.

-south central storage was above historical norms heading into winter
-lower 48 didn't experience winter
-dry producers have only recently announced any intention of slowing production
-existing lng (particularly freeport) has experienced operational issues
-two new lng facilities have announced delays to first cargo
-end of oct storage will be 4.3 - 4.5 tcf even with an extraordinarily hot summer
Posted by hubertcumberdale
Member since Nov 2009
6617 posts
Posted on 2/26/24 at 10:45 am to
quote:

I see on stocktwits or other forums people say "cold front is coming in. I'm going to buy SWN or EQT now bc it'll go up".


EQT is a pure play Marcellus/Utica producer, the basis differential from Henry Hub to Dominion South is around -40%.

Posted by SalE
At the beach
Member since Jan 2020
2452 posts
Posted on 2/27/24 at 1:55 pm to
Correct..
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