Natural gas price outlook: Henry Hub futures brace for MLK holiday as U.S. cold snap hits
New York, Jan 18, 2026, 12:27 EST — The market has closed. U.S. natural gas futures slipped Friday as traders turned their focus back to weather risks ahead of the long weekend. The front-month Henry Hub contract closed at $3.103 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), slipping 2.5 cents. According to CME’s daily bulletin, it swung between $3.020 and $3.230…