Natural Gas Took a Dive. A Warmer Winter Could Keep Prices Down.

Natural-gas prices were poised for their largest yearly percentage rise in 23 years before erasing much of that gain in the span of six sessions this month. The U.S. market shifted from worries about tight supplies to the potential for lower heating fuel demand on the back of warmer weather forecasts.

Keep in mind that “volatility in natural gas is crazy high,” says Robert Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho Americas. “It is the land of the brave.”