Save for later Print Download Share May gas futures increased 1.5¢ Wednesday to $3.022 per million Btu. “The May contract has nosedived $1.11/MMBtu (-27%) April-to-date amid a mass speculator deleveraging. Fundamentally, the re-pricing of the natural gas forward curve over the past three weeks has realigned overheated 2025 injection-season pricing with softer underlying supply/demand balances,” EBW Analytics said. “The critical questions are when will the speculator sell-off end — and can natural gas sustain $3.00/MMBtu? Record-smashing production (40 Bcf/week above any other April) and mild weather are opening the door to triple-digit injections—suggesting caution for bulls.”