Mar 2, 2026
Black Gold: The War Is New. The Bid Isn’t.
The regime flipped weeks ago. This weekend made it real.
Nicholas Crown
Good morning. Let’s get into it.
Crude’s bid started well before the weekend military strikes in Iran.
Wednesday’s tell: the EIA print showed a ~16mm bbl inventory build vs ~1.5mm expected - and WTI refused to break.
Further, energy sector ETFs took in roughly $963M over five days, and shorts have been covering
From the tape, crude looks like a no-brainer buy. And when a trade looks like a no-brainer, the real risk is the exit.
That’s exactly why you can’t be naked long.
The tail risk is resolution in Iran: the risk premium can come out fast, and crude can gap lower.
Now there’s an opportunity to participate in the upside without letting one headline take you out.
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