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Iran peace deal unblocks oil shipping — short oil as prices collapse

A new peace deal between the US and Iran is reopening a critical global shipping route for oil. With the threat of a supply cutoff gone, oil prices are plunging.

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The entire oil market was on edge because ships couldn't safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Now that the US and Iran reached a peace deal, normal shipping is resuming and the fear premium is evaporating. When a major supply shock gets resolved, oil prices tend to fall quickly as the market adjusts to normalized supply. This trade bets that oil prices will continue their downward slide as the reality of a stable oil flow sets in.

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