# There is something about natural gas in January

> Front-month natural gas futures fell 10.3% in one day, the largest one-day drop in at least a year, after forecasts pointed to warmer January weather. Prices had risen 56% from mid-November lows.

- Date: 2017-01-03 · published 2017-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11913-there-is-something-about-natural-gas-in-january
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp weather-driven reversal from a rally leaves prices vulnerable to further swings as January forecasts change.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2017-01-03 | 1 | -9.4% | -3.1 | Describes the 10.3% one-day fall on Jan 3 after warmer forecasts, following a 56% rally that left prices stretched and vulnerable to a demand-driven selloff. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2017-01-03 | [Warm January Outlook Sends Natural Gas ETFs Reeling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11911-warm-january-outlook-sends-natural-gas-etfs-reeling.md) | -16.0% | -13.2% |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-07 | [Natural Gas Is Trading Like The Winter Is Over](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7833-natural-gas-is-trading-like-the-winter-is-over.md) | +3.6% | +58.0% |
| NATGAS | 2016-10-31 | [US natural gas prices caught in the crossfire - Arabs Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9181-us-natural-gas-prices-caught-in-the-crossfire-arabs-today.md) | -15.1% | +0.4% |
| NATGAS | 2026-02-02 | [US Natural Gas Plunges by Most in About 30 Years on Warm Weather - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20798-us-natural-gas-plunges-by-most-in-about-30-years-on-warm-weather-bloomberg.md) | -30.8% | -46.8% |
| NATGAS | 2022-02-07 | [Natural Gas ETFs Plunge on Warming Weather, But Russia Is a Wild Card](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8465-natural-gas-etfs-plunge-on-warming-weather-but-russia-is-a-wild-card.md) | -19.2% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- investinglive.com: https://investinglive.com/news/!/there-is-something-about-natural-gas-in-january-20170103

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