Natural gas futures have had an impressive start to 2024 after last year’s bear market. The energy commodity had crashed following a huge 2022-2023 rally, driven by record domestic production and higher winter temperatures. With Old Man Winter returning, investors have turned bullish on natural gas. Could prices remain above $3? February natural gas futures surged $0.074, or 2.44%, to 3.113 per million British thermal units (Btu) at 14:40 GMT on Thursday on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Natural gas prices are poised for a weekly gain of more than 9%, adding to their incredible year-to-date gain of about 25%. ... (full story)