Crypto World News reports that on April 18th (UTC+8), on April 17th, short positions in crude oil worth over $760 million were established 20 minutes before Trump announced that the Strait of Hormuz would remain open; after the announcement, oil prices dropped 10% within minutes.


On April 7th, prior to the US-Iran ceasefire announcement, the market built short positions in crude oil worth $950 million.
On March 23rd, before Trump announced the delay of strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure, the market established short positions in crude oil worth $500 million.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched investigations into the trades on March 23rd and April 7th.
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