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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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Trump Orders Hormuz Blockade After 21-Hour Islamabad Talks Collapse
The brief ceasefire trade unwound in a single session. Twenty-one hours of face-to-face negotiations between VP JD Vance and Iran's Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf in Islamabad ended Sunday with no agreement on nuclear disarmament or control of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump responded by ordering the US Navy to interdict all Iran-bound vessels transiting the strait, the most aggressive naval escalation since the war began in February.
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Trump Orders Hormuz Blockade After 21-Hour Islamabad Talks Collapse
The brief ceasefire trade unwound in a single session. Twenty-one hours of face-to-face negotiations between VP JD Vance and Iran's Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf in Islamabad ended Sunday with no agreement on nuclear disarmament or control of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump responded by ordering the US Navy to interdict all Iran-bound vessels transiting the strait, the most aggressive naval escalation since the war began in February.
Trump-Iran Ceasefire Vaporizes Oil's War Premium in One Session
Crude oil's six-week geopolitical risk premium evaporated in a single evening after President Trump announced a Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire with Iran, contingent on the complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. WTI fell from $117 to below $94, the largest single-day oil crash since the 1991 Gulf War, as the market priced in the first real possibility of de-escalation since Operation Epic Fury killed Supreme Leader Khamenei on February 28.
Trump Vows 2-3 More Weeks of Iran Strikes, Killing Oil's Ceasefire Bid
Crude ripped higher after President Trump delivered his first national address on the Iran war, promising to hit Iran extremely hard for another two to three weeks. The speech reversed a brief pullback driven by ceasefire hopes and put oil firmly back in crisis-premium territory, with the IEA warning that April's supply disruption will exceed March as pre-war Strait of Hormuz cargo is fully depleted.
How to Trade WTI Crude Oil (USOIL) on Hyperliquid
USOIL is a HIP-3 perpetual futures contract on Hyperliquid that tracks WTI crude oil exposure through the United States Oil Fund (USO) ETF. It gives traders 24/7 access to crude oil price movements with up to 10x leverage, without needing a futures brokerage account or dealing with contract rollovers directly.
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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