According to Reuters, on April 8, an account executed concentrated sell orders of a total of 8,600 lots of Brent and WTI crude oil futures during the post-settlement inactive period, with a nominal value of approximately $950 million. About two to three hours later, Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, and crude oil futures briefly dropped around 15% at Wednesday's opening, falling below $100/barrel. Such large-scale trades are typically executed in a dispersed manner to minimize price impact, making concentrated transactions after settlement quite rare. A similar situation occurred on March 23: about 15 minutes before Trump announced a delay in striking Iran's energy facilities, the market saw sell orders worth approximately $500 million, and oil prices similarly dropped around 15% afterward. In response, Congressman Ritchie Torres has written to the SEC and CFTC, urging an investigation into these "suspicious" transactions. https://(wublock123.com)/news/oil-futures-950m-sell-orders-before-us-iran-ceasefire-price-crash-59300