Massive oil short trade raises questions after Iran deal reports (USO:NYSEARCA)

Nearly $1 billion in oil shorts bet just before Iran peace report

Observers are once again raising concerns about insider trading on Wednesday after a trader took a colossal crude oil short position just over an hour before a US-Iran peace deal was reported to be on the horizon, causing prices to fall. The Kobeissi Letter, a financial newsletter, reported on X that at 3:40 am on Wednesday, “nearly 10,000 contracts […] The post Nearly $1 billion in oil shorts bet just before Iran peace report appeared first on …

Insider trading accusations fly over suspicious Iran war oil trades

Serious questions were raised about market manipulation as President Donald Trump and his administration came under scrutiny over the status of the ongoing Iran war amid a chaotic rise and fall of oil prices. Axios released a report early Wednesday that the United States was moving closer to an end ...

‘Epic Insider Trading’: Nearly $1 Billion in Crude Oil Shorts Taken Just Before Report of US-Iran Peace Deal

Observers are once again raising concerns about insider trading on Wednesday after a trader took a colossal crude oil short position just over an hour before a report on a forthcoming US-Iran peace deal caused prices to fall.

Online sleuths are raising more red flags around suspiciously timed Iran-war oil trades

An Iran-flagged tugboat travels in the Strait of Hormuz.Amirhossein KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP via Getty ImagesOil prices plunged on reports that Iran and the US are nearing an agreement to end the war.Data highlighted by commentators online showed a well-timed oil short made just ahead of the report.Ex-JPMorgan quant, Marko Kolanovic, showed "blatantly manipulated markets."Oil prices have plunged on on reports that the US and Iran are nearing a pea…

Massive oil short trade raises questions after Iran deal reports (USO:NYSEARCA)

Unusual $920M crude oil short before U.S.-Iran diplomacy news raised insider-trading fears; see the timeline, price swings, and what it means for oil—read...

Market Manipulation? $920 Million Crude Oil Shorts Placed Before US-Iran Deal News: Report

The report noted that at around 3:40 AM ET, close to 10,000 crude oil contracts were shorted, an unusually large trade for that time of day, especially in the absence of any major news trigger.