Natural-gas prices ended little changed Thursday despite a wild ride during the trading session. Natural gas for November delivery was down in early trade but jumped 3% from the low after weekly U.S. data showed a smaller increase to stockpiles of the fuel than analysts had expected. The contract then fell back into negative territory and bounced around for the rest of the day. Analysts and traders said the rally was likely due to traders closing bearish bets against the market after the data missed expectations, rather than a fundamental shifting view on the market based on supply-demand dynamics. “We had a nice rally up and a big selloff. It’s like it never happened,” said Scott Gettleman, an independent trader on the Nymex floor. “There was a legitimate reason for the selloff, because it wasn’t a real rally to begin with.” The November contract ended down […]