A massive $580 million bet on oil markets placed just minutes before Donald Trump's public statement about “productive” talks with Iran is raising serious questions about who knew what — and when.

As usual, from Telegram- “🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — About $580 million in oil trades were made roughly 15 minutes before President Trump's post about “productive” Iran talks,

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Financial Times graph of the $580 million in market "bets" that the price of oil would rise, placed 15 minutes before Trump "suddenly" announced

About 6,200 Brent and WTI futures contracts changed hands between 6:49 AM and 6:50 AM in New York – a one-minute flurry worth $580 million, based on FT calculations using Bloomberg data. Volumes in both benchmarks – Brent and US West Texas Intermediate – spiked simultaneously, about 27 seconds before 6:50 AM, while S&P 500 futures surged shortly after.

A massive $580 million flurry of 6,200 Brent and WTI oil futures contracts was traded in one minute (6:49–6:50 a.m. EST) on Monday, March 23, 2026, just 15 minutes before President Trump’s Truth Social post regarding "

productive conversations" with Iran.

The, Binance post notes that these trades preceded a steep drop in oil prices and a rise in stock futures, raising suspicions of potential insider trading.

Key details:

Timing: The trades occurred between 6:49 AM and 6:50 AM, with the post appearing at 7:04 AM.
Value: Approximately 6,200 contracts changed hands, valued at roughly $580 million.
Market Impact: Crude oil prices, which were trading near
, plunged shortly after the post, according to Yahoo! Finance Canada.
Suspicion: The high volume and precise timing sparked immediate speculation about market manipulation or non-public information, notes Moomoo.