Suspicious Oil Futures Trading Surge Precedes Trump's Iran Strike Postponement Announcement
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Summary
A mysterious surge in oil futures trading occurred just minutes before President Trump announced he was postponing strikes on Iranian power plants. Approximately 7,200 contracts worth over $760 million traded in a two-minute window with no apparent news catalyst, raising questions about potential insider information or market manipulation ahead of the geopolitical announcement.
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During the two-minute period between 6:49 am and 6:51 am ET on Monday, about 7,200 contracts in Brent and West Texas Intermediate oil futures, with a notional value of more than $760 million, changed hands
There was no apparent news that prompted the surge in trading activity
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