Natural Gas
Arctic Blast Ignites 9% Surge in Natural Gas Futures as Storms Blair and Cora Freeze U.S. Markets
January 22, 2026 — Natural gas futures prices skyrocketed by 9% in early trading today, marking the second consecutive day of near-double-digit gains as a punishing Arctic cold front grips the Midwestern and Eastern United States. The surge has pushed front-month contracts toward the $5.30 per million British thermal units