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

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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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Don'tBeACoachForBagholders
· 6h ago
Three precise point checks, a coincidence?
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MildRugAllergy
· 6h ago
Is insider trading this obvious?
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GateUser-9008328f
· 6h ago
Recommend on-chain implementation, fully traceable
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