# Bomb Cyclone: Gas Prices Rise But Only In The Short Term - Bloomberg

> Nasty weather lifted natural gas prices in the short term while longer-dated futures stayed flat. The article's remaining text is fragmentary.

- Date: 2018-01-04 · published 2018-01-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4674-bomb-cyclone-gas-prices-rise-but-only-in-the-short-term-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Flat longer-dated futures suggest the weather rally is seen as temporary, limiting the likely impact on forward prices.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2024-01-12 | [Spot Gas Prices Jump Over 400% Ahead of Texas Cold Blast - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4183-spot-gas-prices-jump-over-400-ahead-of-texas-cold-blast-bloomberg.md) | -16.5% | -42.6% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-07 | [Natural Gas Got Bomb Cyclone In The New Year   \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5981-natural-gas-got-bomb-cyclone-in-the-new-year-investing-com.md) | -0.0% | -22.4% |
| NATGAS | 2018-03-01 | [You Dropped a Bomb on Me - East Coast Gas Prices Hit All-Time Highs During Bomb Cyclone](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66669-you-dropped-a-bomb-on-me-east-coast-gas-prices-hit-all-time-highs-during-bomb.md) | +4.7% | +0.2% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-04 | [Blizzard Triggers a 60-Fold Surge in Prices for U.S. Natural Gas - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4669-blizzard-triggers-a-60-fold-surge-in-prices-for-u-s-natural-gas-bloomberg.md) | -30.1% | -31.8% |
| NATGAS | 2026-01-20 | [Natural gas prices soar as cold snap blasts across the U.S.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6506-natural-gas-prices-soar-as-cold-snap-blasts-across-the-u-s.md) | +323.2% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2018-01-04/bomb-cyclone-gas-prices-rise-but-only-in-the-short-term

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