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

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2026-05-26 18:54:33

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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 established 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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OwlMarketMonitoringLamp

· 3h ago

Can the CFTC enforce it? Those in the know understand.

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PfpArchaeologist

· 4h ago

Dropping 10% in a few minutes, this liquidity crash is really fierce.

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WalletHealthInspector

· 4h ago

If there's nothing fishy about this, I’ll eat the candlestick chart.

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GateUser-d2929483

· 4h ago

Ordinary people analyze technicals to go long or short; others look at Twitter trailers.

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NodeUnderTheAurora

· 4h ago

It is recommended to check who placed the order; it might be more interesting than just checking the transaction itself.

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