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West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil / CL
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CL tracks the value of 1 barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Light Sweet Crude Oil. WTI serves as a primary global benchmark for oil prices due to its high quality (low density, low sulfur).
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WTI Pulls Back as Trump's Hormuz Coalition Finds No Takers
WTI crude fell 8% on March 16 as President Trump called on NATO allies, China, Japan, and the UK to form a military coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with warships. No country has publicly committed. The market is discounting a possible end to the strait blockade even as Iran keeps the waterway effectively closed and over 500 tankers remain idle in the Persian Gulf.
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WTI Pulls Back as Trump's Hormuz Coalition Finds No Takers
WTI crude fell 8% on March 16 as President Trump called on NATO allies, China, Japan, and the UK to form a military coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with warships. No country has publicly committed. The market is discounting a possible end to the strait blockade even as Iran keeps the waterway effectively closed and over 500 tankers remain idle in the Persian Gulf.
WTI Rebounds as Fresh Hormuz Attacks Overpower the IEA's Largest-Ever Reserve Release
WTI crude climbed back above $86 on March 11 after three cargo ships were struck by projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. Navy sank 16 Iranian minelayers overnight. The IEA's unanimous decision to release 400 million barrels from strategic reserves — the largest coordinated release in the agency's history — failed to cap the rally. Markets are repricing the Hormuz disruption as a durable supply shock rather than the short-lived event that yesterday's diplomatic signals implied.
WTI Bounces as Hormuz Diplomacy Triggers Historic $40 Intraday Swing
WTI crude rebounded nearly 10% off session lows near $78, part of one of the widest single-day price ranges in crude oil futures history. The March 10 session saw WTI trade from under $80 to $120 and back as the market whipsawed between Strait of Hormuz closure fears and a rapid sequence of diplomatic de-escalation signals, from a UN maritime stability memorandum to Trump floating sanctions relief for oil producers.
WTI Sheds Its War Premium After Hormuz Diplomatic Breakthrough
Crude oil gave back weeks of geopolitical gains in a single session after a UN-brokered maritime stability agreement defused the Strait of Hormuz crisis. WTI fell from nearly $120 to under $80 as the war premium that had gripped energy markets since late February evaporated overnight. G7 signals of a coordinated strategic reserve release and an emergency IEA meeting added further downside pressure.
WTI Gives Back War Premium as Trump Floats Sanctions Relief and Quick End to Iran Conflict
WTI crude oil has reversed sharply from its $120 spike, falling more than 12% to $88 as President Trump signaled the Iran war could end very soon and announced plans to waive oil-related sanctions on select countries to boost global supply. The move erases a large chunk of the war premium that built up after Iran effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, threatening roughly 20% of global crude shipments. Traders are now repricing the conflict as a short-lived disruption rather than a prolonged supply crisis.
WTI Crude Reverses From $119 After Trump Signals Iran War Ending
West Texas Intermediate crude oil collapsed from a session high near $119.50 to below $85 in a single trading day — the sharpest intraday reversal in years. The catalyst was a rapid shift in war sentiment after President Trump told CBS News the conflict in Iran was "very complete, pretty much" and threatened Iran with consequences twenty times harder if it continued blocking the Strait of Hormuz. The war premium that had driven oil up 50% in ten days evaporated in hours.
WTI Sheds Its War Premium in Hours After Trump Signals Iran Conflict Nearing End
West Texas Intermediate crude collapsed from near $120 to the low $80s on March 9 after President Trump told CBS the Iran war was 'very complete' and floated a US takeover of the Strait of Hormuz. The remarks triggered an immediate liquidation of the geopolitical risk premium that had built over ten days of conflict, producing the largest single-session percentage drop in crude oil futures on record.
WTI War Premium Evaporates After Trump Floats Strait of Hormuz Takeover
Crude oil collapsed more than 24% from session highs near $120 after President Trump told CBS News the U.S. is considering seizing control of the Strait of Hormuz. The remark triggered an immediate liquidation of the conflict premium that had built up since Iran effectively closed the waterway following the start of the U.S.-Israel military campaign on February 28. WTI fell from $119.48 to the mid-$80s in a matter of hours, the largest single-day percentage drop in the history of crude oil futures.
WTI Gives Back Its Entire Iran War Premium in a Single Session
Crude oil's historic 30% spike on the Strait of Hormuz closure reversed almost entirely within 17 hours, with CL dropping from $115 to $87. G7 finance ministers floated a coordinated release of up to 400 million barrels from strategic reserves, and the market front-ran the headline before anyone agreed to release a single barrel.
WTI Crude Breaks $100 as Strait of Hormuz Closure Chokes Global Supply
WTI crude oil ripped past $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 as the US-Iran war effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint through which roughly 20% of the world's daily oil supply flows. Gulf producers including Iraq, Kuwait, and the UAE are already cutting output as onshore storage fills up with nowhere to export. CL, the Hyperliquid perp tracking WTI, jumped 12.63% over 20 hours to $104.80 as the crisis deepened over the weekend.
Israel Hits Iranian Oil Infrastructure as Crude Clears $100
WTI crude ripped 19% after Israel struck 30 Iranian fuel depots overnight, the first direct targeting of oil infrastructure since the US-Israel war on Iran began nine days ago. The move pushed WTI above $100 for the first time since 2022 and capped the largest weekly gain in crude oil futures history. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed and Gulf producers now cutting output as onshore storage fills, the supply side of the oil market is in genuine crisis.
WTI Crude Breaks $90 as Strait of Hormuz Shutdown Chokes Global Oil Supply
WTI crude oil ripped above $90 per barrel for the first time since 2023 as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed following the US-Israel strikes on Iran. With roughly 20 million barrels per day of seaborne oil normally transiting the chokepoint, the shutdown has triggered the biggest weekly gain in crude futures history. Iraq has shut down 1.5 million barrels per day of production and Kuwait is cutting output after running out of storage, turning what started as a geopolitical risk premium into a tangible supply crisis.
WTI Crude Rips 15% as Iran War Chokes the Strait of Hormuz
CL, the WTI crude oil perpetual on Hyperliquid, surged 15.20% over 17 hours to $90.65 as the U.S.-Iran conflict effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint handling roughly 20% of global oil supply. This is the sharpest weekly oil rally since 2020, and Hyperliquid's CL perp is seeing record volume as traders pile into the macro trade.
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