Nikkei Prime for Short, and UNG long Rational

3 reasons to call this short.

2 reasons to call UNG long.
This article by Marketwatch, unfairly/wrongly stated as not using leverage, and being the "worst" performing fund in 2009.

As a contrarian (really, what is that? seriously), I have to take this as a positive sign for long UNG.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/natural-gas-etf-burned-investors-in-2009-2010-01-04?reflink=MW_news_stmp