Flurry of Suspicious Oil Trades Worth $800 Million Triggers Regulatory Probe
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Flurry of Suspicious Oil Trades Worth $800 Million Triggers Regulatory Probe
Officials are parsing records of trades made before a Trump social-media post
By David Uberti, Joe Palazzolo and Dylan Tokar
May 19, 2026 9:00 pm ET
The CFTC is looking into several instances of suspicious trading related to Iran war announcements. Stephen Voss for WSJ
A trader couldn’t hope for better timing.
Moments before President Trump postponed strikes on Tehran’s energy infrastructure in a morning social-media post on March 23, a spasm of trades hit the market during off-hours. More than $800 million worth of U.S. and international oil futures changed hands in a matter of minutes, according to LSEG data.
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Exclusive: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is parsing records of oil trades made before a March social-media post by President Trump.
Flurry of Suspicious Oil Trades Worth $800 Million Triggers Regulatory Probe
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is parsing records of trades made before a social-media post by President Trump.
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9:19 PM · May 19, 2026
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Exclusive: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is parsing records of oil trades made before a March social-media post by President Trump.
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