why is natural gas called the widow maker 
natural gas is called a widow maker because investors seek to take advantage of the spread between march natural gas futures contracts when trading hits a low due to the end of winter and april natural gas futures contracts when utilities resupply natural gas storage depending on the demand need for natural gas throughout winter if investors are on the wrong side of the trade misjudging the spread their investments can be wiped out the volatility of the spread causes it to be a widow maker trade 