# Energy Market Watch: Halloween Edition

> A monthly energy markets preview highlights an October 24 Canadian trade reform summit excluding the US, plus upcoming US GDP data and the natural gas injection season. Trade tensions and GDP growth are cited as key market drivers.

- Date: 2018-10-12 · published 2018-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7402-energy-market-watch-halloween-edition
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Trade friction and the outlook for US economic growth can shift energy demand and currency moves that affect agricultural export flows.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- NATGAS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2018-04-04 | [Oil ends slightly lower on trade fears - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10846-oil-ends-slightly-lower-on-trade-fears-marketwatch.md) | +3.2% | +6.0% |
| WTI | 2019-05-20 | [When Is a Trade War, Not a Trade War? - Mansfield Energy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7391-when-is-a-trade-war-not-a-trade-war-mansfield-energy.md) | -6.8% | -16.4% |
| WTI | 2025-01-29 | [Trump’s Nine-Hour Economic War on Colombia Rattles Markets - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26776-trump-s-nine-hour-economic-war-on-colombia-rattles-markets-bloomberg.md) | -1.5% | -7.1% |
| WTI | 2026-09-21 | [Soybean market: strong exports, extreme fund length, mixed price signals — CMB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11650-soybean-market-strong-exports-extreme-fund-length-mixed-price-signals-cmb-news.md) | -13.4% | +4.8% |
| WTI | 2019-11-12 | [Commodities Week Ahead: Oil, Gold Await Trump Take On Trade War, Powell Testimony](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55963-commodities-week-ahead-oil-gold-await-trump-take-on-trade-war-powell-testimony.md) | +0.1% | +4.2% |
| NATGAS | 2020-02-03 | [Weak market fundamentals overseas not curbing US LNG export enthusiasm \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54769-weak-market-fundamentals-overseas-not-curbing-us-lng-export-enthusiasm-s-and-p.md) | +1.0% | -6.5% |
| NATGAS | 2022-07-24 | [Global Factors at Play in the Nitrogen Market \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40805-global-factors-at-play-in-the-nitrogen-market-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.1% | +11.6% |
| NATGAS | 2019-12-03 | [More Volatility Expected in U.S. Natural Gas Market as LNG Exports Grow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55769-more-volatility-expected-in-u-s-natural-gas-market-as-lng-exports-grow.md) | -4.7% | -7.4% |

## Sources

- perspectives.se.com: https://perspectives.se.com/adaptive-sourcing/us-energy-market-watch-october-2018

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