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US-Iran peace deal calming the Middle East — short oil prices as tensions ease

A preliminary peace agreement between the US and Iran is expected to allow more oil to flow freely through the Middle East. Anticipating an oversupply of oil, big institutional hedge funds have piled into bets that oil prices will drop.

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When geopolitical tensions ease in major oil-producing regions, the 'risk premium' that keeps oil prices high quickly evaporates. With the US and Iran signaling a preliminary deal, the market expects more oil supply to hit the global market. Large hedge funds have positioned themselves for lower crude prices, and following the smart money on supply-demand shifts is a classic macroeconomic trade.

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USOD#macro#geopolitics#energy_short

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