# Natural Gas Got Bomb Cyclone In The New Year   | Investing.com

> A severe winter storm, dubbed a bomb cyclone, brought freezing temperatures to much of North America, with 90% of the U.S. failing to reach 32 degrees on New Year's Day. Spot gas in New York traded as high as $175/MMBtu while NYMEX futures averaged below $3, highlighting a pipeline capacity shortfall in the Northeast.

- Date: 2018-01-07 · published 2018-01-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5981-natural-gas-got-bomb-cyclone-in-the-new-year-investing-com
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

The gap between regional spot and futures prices shows that pipeline constraints, not just supply, are driving price spikes, which can raise energy and fertilizer input costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-15 | [U.S. Natural Gas Leads Global Commodities With 60% Rally On The Year \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9437-u-s-natural-gas-leads-global-commodities-with-60-rally-on-the-year-investing-com.md) | +2.7% | -5.3% |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-14 | [Natural Gas ETFs Bring the Heat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9435-natural-gas-etfs-bring-the-heat.md) | +11.8% | +5.6% |
| NATGAS | 2017-11-06 | [Natural Gas Futures Rally on Forecasts for More Heating Demand By Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10188-natural-gas-futures-rally-on-forecasts-for-more-heating-demand-by-investing-com.md) | +11.4% | +2.9% |
| NATGAS | 2024-11-12 | [The Commodities Feed: Natural gas surges \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7026-the-commodities-feed-natural-gas-surges-articles-ing-think.md) | +32.3% | +61.1% |
| NATGAS | 2018-01-04 | [Bomb Cyclone: Gas Prices Rise But Only In The Short Term - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4674-bomb-cyclone-gas-prices-rise-but-only-in-the-short-term-bloomberg.md) | -30.1% | -31.8% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/analysis/natural-gas-got-bomb-cyclone-in-the-new-year-200278125

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