Natural Gas Drops With Lots Of Winter Left - The BOIL ETF Turbocharges The Energy Commodity On The Upside
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Andrew HechtInvesting Group LeaderFollow5ShareSavePlay(7min)CommentsSummaryThe ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas ETF offers leveraged upside to U.S. natural gas, but magnifies both gains and losses.Natural gas futures have declined over 50% since December highs, while BOIL underperformed, dropping 66.45% in the same period.Cold U.S. weather and rising LNG demand, especially from Europe, could pressure inventories and support a natural gas price recovery.BOIL is highly liquid but carries significant time decay and leverage risks; disciplined risk management and stop-loss strategies are essential.Looking for more investing ideas like this one? Get them exclusively at Hecht Commodity Report. Learn More » deepblue4you/iStock via Getty Images The CME’s NYMEX natural gas futures posted an 11.60% gain in Q4 2025 and were 1.46% higher in 2025. Natural gas futures tend to reach annual highs as winter approaches, as the energy commodity is the primary input inThis article was written byAndrew Hecht30.82K FollowersFollowAndrew Hecht is a 35-year Wall Street veteran covering commodities and precious metals. He runs the investing group The Hecht Commodity Report, one of the most comprehensive commodities services available. It covers the market movements of 20 different commodities and provides bullish, bearish and neutral calls; directional trading recommendations, and actionable ideas for traders. Learn more.Analyst’s Disclosure:I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. The author always has positions in commodities markets in futures, options, ETF/ETN products, and commodity equities. These long and short positions tend to change on an intraday basis.Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.