Suspicious Oil Futures Trading Patterns Detected Before Iran War Announcements
By
Paul Krugman
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Summary
The article reports on a pattern of suspicious trading activity in crude oil futures that appears to precede major Trump administration announcements regarding the Iran conflict. The Kobeissi Letter documented that approximately $920 million worth of crude oil shorts were placed just 70 minutes before an Axios report about a potential US-Iran deal to end the war. This follows a recurring pattern where insider trading seems to occur ahead of significant geopolitical announcements, raising serious questions about market manipulation and information leaks.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledBREAKING: According to our analysis, ~$920 million worth of crude oil shorts were taken 70 minutes before an Axios report claimed the US and Iran were near a '14-point' deal to end the war.
At 3:40 AM ET today, nearly 10,000 contracts worth of crude oil shorts were
Almost every time Donald Trump makes a major announcement about the Iran War, that announcement is preceded — sometimes by only a few minutes — by huge and hugely profitable bets in the oil market.
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