[Salon] Just 20 minutes before Trump's announcement that the Strait of Hormuz was open, massive trades hit the market.

Subject: [Salon] Just 20 minutes before Trump's announcement that the Strait of Hormuz was open, massive trades hit the market.

From: Chas Freeman <cwfresidence@gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:54:07 -0400

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https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/2045234341685387321

Just 20 minutes before Trump's announcement that the Strait of Hormuz was open, massive trades hit the market.

Investors sold a combined 7,990 lots of Brent crude futures, a $760 million bet that oil would go down.

These orders were much larger than anything else at the time.

The traders made huge gains.

Unusual.

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