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Oil collapsing on Hormuz reopening hopes — short crude oil funds and majors

Peace talks between the US and Iran are progressing, raising hopes that the Strait of Hormuz — the world's most important oil shipping lane — could soon reopen. That's pushing crude oil prices sharply lower.

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The Strait of Hormuz handles about 20% of the world's daily oil supply. When it shut down in February after the Iran war broke out, oil prices spiked. Now both sides appear to be nearing a ceasefire, and the waterway could reopen — meaning all that blocked supply floods back into the market. Oil prices have already started sinking on the news, and the trend could accelerate if a formal deal is announced. Major oil stocks like ExxonMobil and Chevron tend to track crude prices closely, so they'll likely get dragged down too.

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