Natural gas futures finished sharply lower last week as the extremely cold weather blanketing most of the country passed on and forecasts indicated a return to more seasonal temperatures. Data also shows the recent spike higher in prices was attributed to short-covering rather than aggressive speculative buying. Furthermore, weekly government storage data showed another injection with further delayed the start of demand season. Last week, January natural gas futures settled at $2.750, down 0.123 or -4.28%. The action last week indicated that milder trends drove prices lower at the start of the week, but a “gradual ... (full story)