Commodity Trading Trends: When To Stop Shorting Natural Gas

By CommodityHQ:
By Jared Cummans
As natural gas has continued its massive decline, a number of investors (myself included) have hopped into short positions, allowing most to receive handsome profits in recent weeks. NG futures have been under a fair amount of pressure as this past winter was extremely mild curtailing demand for this commodity. Adding to that, new advancements in fracking have led to even greater supply, depressing prices to levels that none could have predicted. But while a short position in this commodity has yielded strong results, its outlook is beginning to turn sour, as a seasonal trend is threatening natural gas [see also Why You Should Invest In Natural Gas: The Fuel of the Future]. Starting June 1st and lasting through September, the U.S. will enter hurricane season. These violent storms often hit the gulf area and the coast of the southeast. A large supply of natural gas andComplete Story »