星球日报|May 06, 2026 16:03
Analysis reports that the US and Iran are close to reaching a consensus. 70 minutes ago, the oil market saw an abnormal short position of $920 million, with a floating profit of about $125 million
Odaily Planet Daily News: According to market observation firm The Kobeissi Letter analysis, approximately $920 million worth of crude oil short positions were established 70 minutes before Axios reported that the United States and Iran were close to reaching a consensus on a "14 point" agreement to end the war. At 3:40 am Eastern Time today (15:40 Beijing Time), the market established nearly 10000 short crude oil contracts without any major news. In nominal terms, the transaction size is approximately 920 million US dollars, which is an unusually large transaction for the 3:40 am time period. 70 minutes later at 4:50 Eastern Time (16:40 Beijing Time), Axios reported that the United States was "close" to reaching a "memorandum of understanding" to end the Iran War. By 7:00 AM Eastern Time (7:00 PM Beijing Time), oil prices had fallen by over 12%, and the aforementioned short positions in crude oil had a floating profit of approximately $125 million. (Golden Ten)
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