CFTC probes “well-timed” oil traders involving Trump administration Iran announcements

US regulators are investigating whether private information about the Trump administration’s military strategy in Iran was used to profit from massive oil trades. Bloomberg reports that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is examining suspicious activity on the CME Group’s…

Bitcoin derivatives flash warning as $46B market pulls back from Iran ceasefire rally

On March 31, 2026, Wall Street saw its best trading day in nearly a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained over 1,100 points, the S&P 500 rose 2.9% for its best single-day performance since last May, and the Nasdaq jumped 3.8%. The mood, as one market recap cheerfully dubbed it, was “Hormuz Hope,” a […]

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Bitcoin price jumped over $71k – but most of the rally isn’t coming from real buyers

Bitcoin entered the weekend hovering near $71,000, well off the previous week's spike above $74,000, but far below the highs it touched at the beginning of the year. On price alone, the market looks pretty composed. However, underneath, its structure looks much less comfortable. Data shows spot activity fading while derivatives keep doing more of […]

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Do CME gaps always have to fill? Bitcoin’s $60k flush says no

Bitcoin trades every minute of every day, but CME Bitcoin futures stop for the weekend. That mismatch is how a CME gap is born, and why it keeps turning up in the middle of the most stressful weeks. A CME gap is the blank space on a CME futures chart between Friday’s final traded level […]

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