Natural gas price jumps toward $3.70 as polar vortex talk jolts the market — what to watch next week
New York, January 19, 2026, 12:22 EST — Market closed. U.S. natural gas futures jumped sharply Monday, with the February front-month contract climbing 57.3 cents to $3.676 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), the standard heat measurement in gas trading. (Barchart) The surge came after a sudden shift in weather forecasts and market positioning. “It’s all about the polar vortex,”…