A record short bet against oil as TRADERS POUR $977 MILLION INTO LEVERED BET THAT OIL WILL PLUNGE
Just before Trump sent oil prices surging higher... Oil traders made a big leveraged bet that prices would fall from war-driven highs — but many are losing badly. Investors poured $977M into the inverse oil ETF (SCO) in March, its biggest monthly inflow ever. The fund aims to profit when oil drops, but instead plunged 41% as crude surged. The bet hinges on a quick end to conflict. While the fund briefly jumped 8% after signals of de-escalation, oil prices remain elevated — rising as high as $119 and still around $102, well above February levels. Ongoing supply disruptions, especially around the Strait of Hormuz, could keep prices high for months. Even a ceasefire may not be enough for short traders to recover. Bottom line: this is a high-risk “war ends soon” trade — and so far, it’s backfiring. Source: Markets & Mayhem, *Walter Bloomberg @DeItaone
Oil is up 70% in five weeks. The last time crude moved this violently was 2020. Back then the problem was too much supply. Now it's the opposite.
Source: Maxence Visseau - Arkevium Capital & Arkevium Research
Silver printed a large hammer candle not long ago, marking a short-term flush. Since then, price has consolidated, and yesterday we saw the first “serious” upside candle in a while.
We’re now close to breaking above the downtrend line in place since the top, as well as the 100-day. Is silver about to turn sexy again? Source: TME
One war, 7 global shortages
Source: ADAM @AdameMedia Katusa Research
After the second-strongest bull market since at least 1974, gold is coming extremely close to bear market territory.
Source: Bespoke
While the market panics, Buffett is raking.
Occidental Petroleum $OXY Source: Trend Spider
Will Oil prices continue mirroring the 1990 Gulf War analog?
Source: The Chart Report
Fear index Vix tumbles w/oil on Trump’s softer Iran tone. Reality check: both still elevated vs. pre-war. This isn’t calm – it’s just less panic.
Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg
