ME News Report: After Trump announced the Strait of Hormuz would remain open, the crude oil market saw large short positions. On April 17, short positions exceeding $760 million were established, and within minutes of the announcement, oil prices fell over 10%. Short positions of $950 million were established before and after the ceasefire on April 7. A $500 million short was established on March 23 before delaying strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure. The CFTC has launched an investigation into the trading activities on March 23 and April 7.

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2026-05-26 16:08:03

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ME News Report, April 18 (UTC+8), on April 17, a short position in crude oil worth over $760 million was established 20 minutes before Trump announced the Strait of Hormuz would remain open; after the announcement, oil prices dropped 10% within minutes. On April 7, before the US-Iran ceasefire statement was issued, the market built a short position in crude oil worth $950 million. On March 23, before Trump announced the delay of strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure, the market established a short position in crude oil worth $500 million. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched an investigation into the trades on March 23 and April 7. (Source: MLion)

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GateUser-870b5e71

· 7h ago

760 million + 950 million + 500 million, the bears are making a killing

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Frost-ColoredCubeCity

· 7h ago

Trump calls the trades, Wall Street shorts, a classic combination

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RouterWhisperer

· 7h ago

Institutions take the meat, retail investors drink the broth, and now the broth is gone.

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The total amount of short crude oil trades reached $2.2 billion, with some transactions under investigation.

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