# Natural Gas ETFs Burn Up on Expectations for a Long Cold Spell | ETF Trends

> Natural gas prices and related ETFs surged on Monday as long-range forecasts pointed to heavy heating demand across the Midwest and East. The United States Natural Gas Fund gained 12.7 percent, and Nymex futures rose 13.3 percent to $3.51 per mmBtu. Bespoke Weather Service said a significant cold shot was expected through Jan. 22, with further cold possible into early February.

- Date: 2019-01-14 · published 2019-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9210-natural-gas-etfs-burn-up-on-expectations-for-a-long-cold-spell-etf-trends
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Forecasts of sustained, near-record gas-weighted degree days raise expected heating demand and draw down storage. This supports natural gas prices and leveraged gas products.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2019-01-14 | 1 | +14.9% | 3.7 | Long-range forecasts of heavy heating demand through Jan. 22 and possibly into February drove Nymex futures up about 13%, confirming the weather-demand mechanism. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-05 | [Natural Gas ETFs Burning Up in Anticipation of Winter Cold](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6490-natural-gas-etfs-burning-up-in-anticipation-of-winter-cold.md) | +14.0% | +33.5% |
| NATGAS | 2024-12-30 | [Natural gas surges 20% on expectations for colder-than-usual January on the East Coast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27142-natural-gas-surges-20-on-expectations-for-colder-than-usual-january-on-the-east.md) | +20.6% | +7.4% |
| NATGAS | 2020-08-07 | [Rising Export Expectations, Warm Weather Lift Natural Gas ETFs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10742-rising-export-expectations-warm-weather-lift-natural-gas-etfs.md) | -1.2% | +8.6% |
| NATGAS | 2019-01-14 | [Natural gas prices spike 13 percent on forecasts for long, severe cold](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9209-natural-gas-prices-spike-13-percent-on-forecasts-for-long-severe-cold.md) | +14.3% | -10.7% |
| NATGAS | 2019-06-24 | [Hotter Weather Trends Help Light a Fire Under Natural Gas ETFs \| ETF Trends](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58778-hotter-weather-trends-help-light-a-fire-under-natural-gas-etfs-etf-trends.md) | +6.1% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- etftrends.com: https://www.etftrends.com/natural-gas-etfs-burn-up-on-expectations-for-a-long-cold-spell/

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