Will Natural Gas (NG) hit (HIGH) $2.80 Week of April 13 2026?

“On April 13, 2026, the Henry Hub spot price reached $2.79 per MMBtu — just ONE CENT below the $2.80 threshold. This demonstrates that the $2.80 level was nearly touched at the start of the week, proving the price level is within the market's recent range.. The EIA weekly storage report is scheduled for April 17 (the final day of the week). If the actual injection comes in below the consensus expectation of 55 Bcf, this could trigger a bullish surprise rally. The market has already priced in bearish expectations, meaning any positive deviation could generate outsized upward price movement on the last possible day..”

“ACTUAL PRICE DATA DESTROYS THE BULL CASE: The research confirms that from April 14-16, prices traded in the $2.561-$2.660 range — a full 14-21 cents below $2.80. With only April 17 remaining, prices would need to rally 6-8% intraday from current levels (~$2.63) to hit $2.80. This is not a 'one cent gap' situation anymore — the bull's framing of '$2.79 on April 13' is stale and misleading. The week has already largely elapsed with prices moving AWAY from the target.. THE '$2.79 SPOT PRICE' ARGUMENT IS STRUCTURALLY WEAK: The bull cites the April 13 Henry Hub SPOT price of $2.79, but the resolution criterion is based on NYMEX FUTURES (active month). The research explicitly states futures were trading at $2.59-$2.708 on April 13 — a 9-21 cent gap to $2.80. Spot and futures prices are different instruments. The bull conflated them to manufacture a 'one cent away' narrative that doesn't hold for the actual resolution instrument..”