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和谈本来就是意淫,川普又想尽办法无下限地绝对不愿进入热战。那怎么办,只能烂尾掉,现状拖下去到半年以后咯。
战争自此转为旷日持久的金融战。讽刺的是,与热战造成的全面经济危机预期不同,这不会立刻导致崩盘,而是会造成一种无奈状态下的选择性宽松,引发一个类似2007年的流动性泛滥导致的巨大泡沫。这不是健康的基本面驱动,而是美元体系解体过程中的大洪水。参与它的同时得完全清楚这不是任何意义上的价值投资。
The Hormuz Letter@HormuzLetter
BREAKING: Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi has just left Islamabad without meeting the US delegation, now on his way to Muscat. The White House has not told Pakistan when the US delegation will even arrive.
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@CRUDEOIL231 SPX all time high and ppls celebrating AI dream with the concept that energy intensity of econ are much lower than 1970s.
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If you thought March was the ultimate rock bottom, don't forget that there’s always a basement below the floor.
The preliminary data for mid-April is already in, and OPEC+ exports are looking even worse than March.
Resuming traffic? Folks talked like the ceasefire would be a silver bullet, but honestly things look even worse now than they did before the truce.
It’s getting really hard to imagine we’re going to get through this without any major fallout.
#oott #iran


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@calvinfroedge indeed although it will take some time. now gov are filling the gap with SPR/CPR,but in 60days we will see everything short of supply. will end user pay higher bill?I doubt it.
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I guess it will take a while to convince these people that the fundamental building blocks of civilization really are fundamental
Andreas Steno Larsen@AndreasSteno
Oil is simply less relevant for the economy than it once was..
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What is the North Sea physic mkt, and how should the gap between the paper and physical markets be resolved?
Every time I post about the physical market, I see a lot of complaints about why oil prices aren't rising further. Many ppl even criticize me, claiming I’m not explaining things properly.
First, I’ll summarize the basic components of the North Sea market.
ICE Brent Futures: A financially settled paper contract used primarily for broad directional hedging and speculation without the intention of physical delivery.
EFP (Exchange of Futures for Physical): A swap that acts as a bridge, allowing a trader to convert a paper futures position into a physical cargo contract.
Forward Brent: A standardized OTC physical swap for future delivery. It represents actual oil but remains non-dated bc the exact loading schedule is not yet determined.
Dated Brent: The global benchmark price for physical crude. It is assessed daily by agencies like Platts based on actual trades of the most competitive grade within the BFOET+WTI basket, triggered once specific loading dates are confirmed (typically 10-30 days prior).
CFD: A short-term swap representing the price difference between Forward Brent and Dated Brent. It is used to plot the physical forward curve and assess whether the market is in contango or backwardation.
DFL (Dated to Frontline): A swap that links the physical Dated Brent assessment directly to the front-month ICE Futures contract, managing exposure between the physical and financial markets.
Diff (Grade Basis): The premium or discount applied to a specific physical cargo relative to the Dated Brent benchmark. Driven by crude quality, logistics, and refinery demand, this unhedgeable spread is where physical traders generate profit.
This alone should be enough. From there, I’ll explain how the gap between the paper market and the physical market actually closes.
A massive divergence between Dated Brent (physic) and ICE Brent futures (paper) typically indicates acute near-term physical tightness relative to forward expectations.
If Dated Brent remains at $120-130/bbl leading into the expiration of the front-month ICE Brent futures contract (currently around $100/bbl), the futures contract must converge toward the physical price.
The convergence is not optional; it is mathematically enforced by the exchange's settlement rules and market arbitrage. This operates through three primary mechanisms:
1) Cash Settlement via the ICE Brent Index
ICE Brent futures are cash-settled upon expiration and do not involve physical delivery. Expiring contracts are settled against the ICE Brent Index.
The Index is a calculated average of trading activity in the relevant physical Forward BFOET(Brent, Forties, Oseberg, Ekofisk, Troll)+WTI Midland market during the final trading days of the futures contract.
Bc Forward Brent and Dated Brent are intrinsically linked, a physical market sustaining $130 will generate an ICE Brent Index near $130.
Consequently, any futures positions left open at expiration are forcibly settled at this higher Index price.
2) The Arbitrage Channel (EFP Mechanism)
If a $30 spread exists between paper and physical markets, traders will immediately exploit the arbitrage using the EFP mechanism.
Traders buy the undervalued ICE Brent futures at $100 and simultaneously sells a physical Forward Brent cargo at $130. They execute an EFP to swap their long paper futures position into a long physical Forward position.
The newly acquired long physical position cancels out their short physical position, locking in a profit (minus the EFP swap cost). To execute this arbs on a large scale, traders must aggressively buy ICE futures. This massive purchasing volume forces the futures price up until the gap closes and the arb window is eliminated.
3) Forced Short Covering
Market participants holding short positions in the ICE Brent futures market face extreme risk if the physical market disconnects to the upside.
Knowing the contract is destined to cash-settle against a $130 physical Index, paper shorts cannot afford to hold their $100 positions into expiration.
They are forced to buy back their futures contracts to close their positions before the expiry date.
This forced buying—often resulting in a short squeeze—accelerates the upward momentum of the ICE futures price, driving it into alignment with the physical market.
Through the combination of final index settlement and active EFP arbs, the paper market is structurally tethered to physical reality as expiration approaches.
#oott #iran
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我觉得这简直不可思议,伊朗人自发站在大桥上,形成人链。对于欧美人来说,这种行为形同自杀,是不可理解的。毕竟他们连零元购都不允许反抗。但是我觉得中国人能理解这种力量,无论历史是否有争议,今晚必将载入人类史册。
我们在看到一个未来的全球顶尖国家正在从毁灭中崛起。
Kai@Kai866
伊朗社会各界组织形成“人力链”,站在桥梁与电力设施附近,并且要让国际社会看到美国及以色列的袭击,在这种情况下,如果美国依然要攻击,那么基本就是战争罪,至少特朗普与内塔尼亚胡是要被判刑的。当然这种做法也是有争议的,普通老百姓做出如此牺牲,历史可能在未来才有评价。
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