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Natural gas futures are hovering near the 50-day moving average as counter-trend buyers try to slow a bearish setup. LNG feedgas demand has weakened during Cove Point maintenance, leaving traders focused on storage data and late-month weather.

Natural gas futures advanced after a smaller-than-expected EIA storage injection pointed to stronger demand from power burn and LNG feedgas. The market remains well supplied, but traders are responding to signs that the surplus is narrowing during a key summer period.

September natural gas futures are drawing support from summer power demand and resilient LNG export expectations. However, inventories remain above the five-year average, leaving rallies exposed unless heat broadens and storage builds tighten further.

Natural gas futures remain capped as a near-consensus storage build and elevated inventories blunt the impact of hotter weather. Texas power demand is supportive, but buyers may need stronger heat across the Midwest and East, steadier LNG flows, and fewer storm risks before momentum can shift.

Natural gas futures are leaning on hotter forecasts, but the next EIA storage update may decide whether the rebound has staying power. Traders are watching whether heat-driven demand can offset elevated inventories, strong Lower-48 production and any LNG flow disruption risk.