The mid-January Polar Vortex: Calling early the bullish move in Natural Gas

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“The mid-January Polar Vortex: Calling early the bullish move in Natural Gas”

by Jim Roemer -  Meteorologist - Commodity Trading Advisor - Principal, Best Weather Inc. & Climate Predict - Publisher, Weather Wealth Newsletter

Scott Mathews  Editor-in-Chief

• January 21, 2026

Subscribers to our WeatherWealth newsletter who took our advice two weeks ago that a major Polar Vortex would descend upon the US, and then, we saw one of the biggest two-day natural gas price spikes in a decade. Here is a free sample, from a week ago, that also addresses the grain market. Also, if you click at the bottom of this newsletter and see trade ideas, you will see how last week our “Weather Spider” became bullish natural gas:

https://www.bestweatherinc.com/weather-wealth-sample/

Image Source: AI creation instructed by BestWeather, Inc.

This video (click on link below) was sent to our clients last Friday before the major price spike and shows (blue) one of the most extreme polar vortex displacements in recent memory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_fRMCGZ0LI (How we forecasted the U.S. Polar Vortex two weeks ago)

There may even be a freeze in Florida towards the end of the month. Look at these temperatures:

Image Source: StormVistaWxModels (used by permission)

If you are among the dedicated New England snow lovers, get ready for at least two snowstorms over the next two weeks with 1-2 feet of snow in some places.

Oh… and a word for you grain traders out there >>> For the Midwest wheat crop, some concern could mount about winterkill in a few areas that miss the snow.

We  will  be  advising  clients  about  “all  of  the  above”  (and  more)  in  the  weeks  ahead.

One trade alone (past performance is not indicative of future results) could pay for our newsletter for years. 

• Remember, when trading commodities, always apply risk management, such as stop-loss orders and position sizing, and consider using spreads to isolate the seasonal component of a particular market move.

Mr. Roemer owns Best Weather Inc., offering weather-related blogs for commodity traders and farmers. He is also a co-founder of Climate Predict, a detailed long-range global weather forecast tool. As one of the first meteorologists to become an NFA-registered Commodity Trading Advisor, he has worked with major hedge funds, Midwest farmers, and individual traders for over 35 years. With a special emphasis on interpreting market psychology, coupled with his short and long-term trend forecasting in grains, softs, and the energy markets, he commands a unique standing among advisors in the commodity risk management industry.