# Market Watch: January Nymex Rolls Off Board at $4.687 | Energy Intelligence

> US natural gas futures rallied 7.4% on Monday, December 29, as the January Nymex contract rolled off the board at $4.687/MMBtu, a three-week high. The February contract, which became front-month, gained 2.8% to $3.986. Colder weather in the North and West and record or near-record LNG feedgas deliveries were cited as the main drivers.

- Date: 2025-12-29 · published 2025-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7189-market-watch-january-nymex-rolls-off-board-at-4-687-energy-intelligence
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Colder heating demand and strong LNG pull tighten US gas balances, supporting prices and raising the cost of natural gas-based feed inputs such as DDGS and fuel for drying and processing.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-05 | [Market Watch \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6488-market-watch-energy-intelligence.md) | +14.0% | +33.5% |
| NATGAS | 2020-08-03 | [Market Watch \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10739-market-watch-energy-intelligence.md) | +20.9% | +40.9% |
| NATGAS | 2021-02-11 | [Arctic Blast Sends US Gas Prices Soaring \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5577-arctic-blast-sends-us-gas-prices-soaring-energy-intelligence.md) | +55.3% | -18.9% |
| NATGAS | 2022-11-07 | [US Natgas Futures Surge on Coming Cold \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7576-us-natgas-futures-surge-on-coming-cold-energy-intelligence.md) | +5.0% | -4.9% |
| NATGAS | 2025-02-21 | [Storms Cause Freeze-Offs, Send US Gas to Two-Year High \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8694-storms-cause-freeze-offs-send-us-gas-to-two-year-high-energy-intelligence.md) | -18.8% | -15.1% |

## Sources

- energyintel.com: https://www.energyintel.com/0000019b-6ab9-d576-adff-ffff92160008

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