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A winter cold snap, called a bomb cyclone, pushed Henry Hub above $6/MMBtu and East Coast hub prices above $100/MMBtu on some days. Transco Zone 5 set all-time highs on January 5 as gas-fired power demand exceeded pipeline capacity.
Pipeline constraints during cold spells create price spikes that raise the cost of gas-based energy for buyers and signal more volatility ahead.
rbnenergy.comDavid BrazielMar 1, 2018After 221 past bullish weather events, Natural Gas moved a median +3.3% over 5 sessions (61% higher; middle half -5.2% to +14.0%), and -0.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
