Junior Gas Trader

Hi everyone I'm a 22 years old guy from europe,
I’ve recently joined a small speculative gas trading firm in the EU as a junior trader.

My main responsibilities include managing the full gas nomination process, supporting the head trader with within-day balancing, and bidding in capacity auctions. Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll also get direct market access via Trayport, the idea is to eventually give me PnL responsibility as a trader in the future.

The firm’s trading focus is mainly on the spot market, both within-day and day-ahead, while occasionally taking positions on front-month futures.

My question is:How can I start building a solid market intuition and eventually develop my own trading strategy? What should I focus on?

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