# Extreme Volatility In U.S. Natural Gas Market Is Here To Stay | OilPrice.com

> U.S. natural-gas prices swung sharply in January 2019 on shifting cold-weather forecasts after the market had been low for about five to six weeks. Storage was at a 15-year low for the season, and analysts expect high volatility to continue through winter.

- Date: 2019-01-17 · published 2019-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61279-extreme-volatility-in-u-s-natural-gas-market-is-here-to-stay-oilprice-com
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Volatile gas prices driven by weather make energy costs for drying and processing less predictable for feed buyers, with upside risk during cold snaps.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2017-08-29 | [U.S. natural gas sees bumpy trade in Harvey's aftermath By Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69632-u-s-natural-gas-sees-bumpy-trade-in-harvey-s-aftermath-by-investing-com.md) | +1.2% | +0.1% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-22 | [Daily Natural Gas Market Update  1-22-25](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6345-daily-natural-gas-market-update-1-22-25.md) | -15.5% | +36.1% |
| NATGAS | 2025-01-23 | [CIO sees a risk that natural gas prices could come under pressure \| UBS Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6350-cio-sees-a-risk-that-natural-gas-prices-could-come-under-pressure-ubs-global.md) | -12.2% | +22.8% |
| NATGAS | 2020-08-06 | [US natural gas holds near seven months high - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10743-us-natural-gas-holds-near-seven-months-high-markets-business-recorder.md) | -5.0% | +4.6% |
| NATGAS | 2022-02-03 | [Rystad Energy: This week’s gas and LNG market \| LNG Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9231-rystad-energy-this-week-s-gas-and-lng-market-lng-industry.md) | -33.0% | -23.0% |

## Sources

- oilprice.com: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Gas-Prices/Extreme-Volatility-In-US-Natural-Gas-Market-Is-Here-To-Stay.html

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