One sentence from Trump, and oil prices surge 14%! Your wallet is being emptied by this guy

Last week, you spent 400 on gas; this week, the same tank of fuel costs 460.

You think it’s normal fluctuation?

Don’t be so naive.

Someone is sitting in the White House with a calculator, smiling as they tally up the little money in your pocket.

That’s how it is.

Trump is going off the rails on social media again.

This time it’s not insults—he’s grabbing oil.

He said verbatim on Truth Social: “Give us a little more time, and we’ll be able to easily open the Strait of Hormuz, get the oil, and earn huge wealth.”

Translated into plain human terms, it means: The oil there—I want it.

What’s even more wild is that he added another line: “Keep the oil—does anyone want it?”

What does that mean?

Aren’t you Europe, Japan, and India short on oil? Come on, I’ve got it here. Pay money and buy it. I used to help you look at the road for free, but I’m not doing it anymore.

In one sentence: Either buy it from me, or go deal with Iran yourselves.

Then what happened?

Oil prices shot straight up.

Since Iran accused Trump of manipulating the market, they’ve risen by a total of 14%.

What does 14% even mean?

The oil that passes through the Strait of Hormuz every day around the world is enough to keep all the cars in New York running for a month.

Now this lifeline could be cut off at any time.

A U.S. intelligence report says: Iran is unlikely to reopen the strait in the short term.

What does that mean?

A supply shortage isn’t something that might happen—it’s already happening.

You think it has nothing to do with you?

I know what you’re thinking.

“Oil prices rising—what do they have to do with me? I’m not trading crude.”

“Inflation is good for Bitcoin? Isn’t it digital gold?”

Wake up.

Oil prices rise → inflation rises → the Fed stays hawkish → liquidity gets tighter → all risk assets are finished.

You think Bitcoin can stand apart by itself? Haven’t you been taught enough in 2022?

Back then, when inflation reared its head, Bitcoin fell from 69,000 to 15,000. It dropped so much you wouldn’t even recognize it. So what was oil doing at the time? It was rising too.

History won’t just repeat itself—it’ll rhyme, damn well.

Trump isn’t just trying to mess with oil—he’s also going after a trade war, going after tariffs, and all sorts of shady moves that keep inflation from coming down. And if inflation doesn’t fall, cutting rates is a dream. If he doesn’t cut rates, there’s no bull market in crypto.

Trump doesn’t care about oil prices.

The U.S. is itself a major oil producer; shale oil is enough for him to drink his fill.

What he cares about is votes and deals.

The underlying logic of his whole play boils down to one line:

Why should you count on me to protect your energy security for free?

Sounds like it makes sense, right?

Wait.

He’s threatening to create panic by messing with the Strait of Hormuz, while also saying come buy my oil.

Isn’t that—

Set the fire first, then sell the fire extinguisher?

Trump’s words aren’t just talking tough at Iran.

They’re collecting “protection money” from the whole world.

> Trump isn’t trying to open the Strait of Hormuz—he’s trying to open your wallet.

> In the past, he fought wars to grab territory; now he just tweets to grab money.

> A 14% rise—half is oil, half is your anxiety.

> He sells oil, and you foot the bill.

Three pieces of advice for you—love them or don’t

First, don’t go against liquidity.

Oil prices surging means it’s harder for the Fed to cut rates. If they don’t cut rates, the crypto market is just a casino of zero-sum competition for existing positions. Don’t fantasize about some super bull market—survive first.

Second, Trump is an unpredictable nuclear bomb.

He’s not a traditional politician—he’s a reality-show president. Today he says he’ll go after the Strait of Hormuz; tomorrow he might say it’s time for peace again. His mouth is the biggest black swan. Can your contract positions withstand the chaos of him tweeting at midnight?

Third, don’t pin all your hopes on the narrative that it’s “digital gold.”

Bitcoin hedges against inflation? 2022 proved that when there’s a real liquidity crisis, it crashes just as badly as tech stocks. It’s not gold—it’s a risk asset. Remember that.

Finally, one last painful truth:

You’re anxious right now because your positions are too heavy, and you can’t make sense of the macro picture.

You’re annoyed right now because you realize that in front of Trump, you’re no different from just another retail sucker.

But that’s reality.

Oil prices are still rising, the situation around the Strait of Hormuz is getting worse, and your account is still shrinking.

You can keep scrolling Twitter, watching the K-line charts, waiting for a surge that will never come.

Or you can go do something now.

Reduce your exposure, hedge, or just shut down and go to sleep.

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