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WTI Crude Oil / USOIL
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Provides exposure to U.S. listed instrument(s) that seek to track daily price movements of WTI crude oil through near-month futures contracts. This listing does not reflect the spot price of crude oil. Please refer to km docs for further information on oracle design. Primary oracle pricing reference: NYSE:USO.
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Oil Gives Back 8% After Bessent Confirms Iranian Tankers Transiting Hormuz
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on March 16 that the US is allowing Iranian oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the first official confirmation that some crude supply is flowing despite the ongoing blockade. The USOIL perp dropped 8.46% in 23 hours as the market began unwinding a portion of the estimated $40-per-barrel geopolitical premium that has accumulated since the US-Israel strikes on Iran began February 28.
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Oil Gives Back 8% After Bessent Confirms Iranian Tankers Transiting Hormuz
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on March 16 that the US is allowing Iranian oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the first official confirmation that some crude supply is flowing despite the ongoing blockade. The USOIL perp dropped 8.46% in 23 hours as the market began unwinding a portion of the estimated $40-per-barrel geopolitical premium that has accumulated since the US-Israel strikes on Iran began February 28.
Iran Fires on Hormuz Shipping, Reversing Oil's Ceasefire Selloff
Oil snapped back after Iran attacked three commercial vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz on March 11, confirming the physical blockade is intensifying despite Trump's ceasefire rhetoric the day before. The USOIL perp gained 7.91% in 24 hours as supply disruption risk repriced back into crude. The IEA announced a record 400 million barrel strategic reserve release to stabilize markets, but it capped the rally rather than reversing it.
USOIL War Premium Cracks as Trump Signals Iran Ceasefire
Oil's war premium is cracking. The USOIL perp reversed 14.72% in under 24 hours after Trump signaled the Iran conflict could end soon, unwinding much of the historic run driven by the Strait of Hormuz closure. USO swung from an intraday peak near $124 back to $104, testing whether the market overpriced a prolonged supply disruption.
Oil War Premium Collapses After Trump Signals Iran Ceasefire
WTI crude swung from a session high near $119 to the mid-$80s on March 9 after Trump told CBS the Iran war ends very soon and announced sanctions waivers plus Navy escorts for Strait of Hormuz tankers. The USOIL perp, which tracks the USO ETF, shed 16% in 24 hours as weeks of supply-disruption pricing unwound in a single session.
Trump Says Iran War 'Very Complete' — Oil Gives Back Two Weeks of Gains in Hours
WTI crude hit $119 a barrel overnight as the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed, then fell to the mid-$80s after Trump told CBS the Iran conflict was nearly finished. The single-session reversal stripped weeks of war premium out of crude in a matter of hours, marking the largest intraday oil price swing in recent history.
Oil's $38 Intraday Whipsaw: G7 Reserve Talks and Trump's Hormuz Gambit Crack the War Premium
WTI crude posted the largest single-day dollar swing in history on March 9, whipsawing $38 between a high of $119.48 and a low of $81.19 before settling at $94.77. The morning spike was driven by an 80% drop in Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic and a 3 million barrel-per-day production loss in Iraq's southern oilfields. The afternoon reversal came on two catalysts: reports that G7 nations discussed releasing 300 to 400 million barrels from strategic petroleum reserves, and Trump telling CBS the U.S. is considering taking over the Strait of Hormuz while calling the Iran war very complete.
USOIL Reverses From Iran War Highs as G7 Floats Record Reserve Release
Crude gave back its entire Strait of Hormuz war premium on March 9 after G7 finance ministers announced an emergency meeting to discuss releasing 300 to 400 million barrels from strategic petroleum reserves. WTI reversed from session highs near $118 to trade below $96, erasing over a week of conflict-driven gains in a single session. The proposed release would be the largest coordinated intervention in oil markets since the 2022 Russia-Ukraine response.
USOIL Surges as Strait of Hormuz Closure Chokes Global Oil Supply
USOIL ripped 15.25% in just 17 hours on Hyperliquid, pushing past $109 as the U.S.-Iran war enters its most dangerous phase yet. The catalyst is straightforward and severe: the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed to commercial shipping, roughly 200 tankers are stranded in the Persian Gulf, and President Trump just demanded unconditional surrender from Iran, killing any hope of a quick resolution.
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