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Natural Gas - Q4 Demand and European Storage
My take on $NG for Q4: I'm putting the odds at 65% that we see $NG trade above $6.50 by mid-November. The reasoning is fairly straightforward. European storage levels are good now, but that's a lagging indicator for winter demand. We're heading into peak heating season, and while the early part of autumn has been mild, a sustained cold snap across Europe, especially if it hits hard in October, will spark a scramble. US production hasn't exactly been surging, and any significant LNG exports increase will tighten domestic supply further. The current 5.9 level feels like a comfortable pause before the real winter-demand story begins. We saw $NG hit $6.15 recently, so the market isn't allergic to higher prices on a sniff of demand.
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