# Think Oil Has Been Volatile? Watch Natural Gas  - WSJ

> U.S. natural gas futures topped $4.00 per MMBtu for the first time since 2014 and surged again early Wednesday. The rally came in a market long viewed as oversupplied. The article attributes the move to a clear driver that it describes only briefly.

- Date: 2018-11-14 · published 2018-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9432-think-oil-has-been-volatile-watch-natural-gas-wsj
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Gas breaking above $4 after years of weakness raises the cost of natural gas used in feed processing and fertilizer production. The move contrasts with falling oil prices, which may affect energy-linked feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-14 | 1 | +8.6% | 3.6 | Notes futures topping $4 and surging again early Wednesday, which is consistent with the 2018-11-14 move, but it gives little detail on the driver. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2026-10-27 | [U.S. Natural Gas Futures Settle Higher - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/623-u-s-natural-gas-futures-settle-higher-wsj.md) | +8.5% | — |
| NATGAS | 2018-11-14 | [Natural Gas ETFs Bring the Heat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9435-natural-gas-etfs-bring-the-heat.md) | +11.8% | +5.6% |
| NATGAS | 2026-08-31 | [U.S. Natural Gas Futures Gain on Late-Summer Heat - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18061-u-s-natural-gas-futures-gain-on-late-summer-heat-wsj.md) | +3.3% | +7.4% |
| NATGAS | 2022-02-03 | [U.S. Natural Gas Volatility Hits 26-Year High as Wells Freeze Up - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8459-u-s-natural-gas-volatility-hits-26-year-high-as-wells-freeze-up-bloomberg.md) | -33.0% | -23.0% |
| NATGAS | 2016-05-31 | [Natural Gas ETFs Heat Up on Warmer Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7636-natural-gas-etfs-heat-up-on-warmer-weather.md) | +22.1% | +40.5% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/think-oil-has-been-volatile-watch-natural-gas-1542203479

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