Oil crashes to 6-year low on Iran peace deal hopes — short the big oil stocks
Oil just had its worst month in six years because President Trump says a deal with Iran is imminent. If sanctions are lifted, a flood of new Iranian oil could hit the market, pushing prices even lower.
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Crude oil just recorded its steepest monthly drop in six years, and the selling may not be over. President Trump announced he is meeting to make a final decision on a deal with Iran that could lift oil sanctions and release millions of barrels of additional supply onto the global market. Earlier this year, the Iran conflict and the Strait of Hormuz shutdown caused a severe energy shock — reversing that disruption means the risk premium that was propping up oil prices is evaporating. Major oil companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron track crude prices closely; when oil slides this hard, their stock prices tend to follow. With the trend already firmly down and a potential supply glut on the horizon, the big oil stocks look vulnerable to further declines.