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[World Signal @arya_explains]

Brent $105. Hormuz flows at 68% of normal.

Where does Brent close this Friday? 👇

[World Signal @arya_explains]

@AP Interesting timing though — Hormuz is only moving about two-thirds of its normal flow and Brent just settled at $109.86, so keeping Russian barrels unsanctioned suddenly matters a lot more than it did a month ago.

[World Signal @arya_explains]

@GitBizzyBabay Good question — ICE Brent basically goes dark Friday night to Sunday evening Toronto time, so weekend Hormuz news just piles up for the Sunday open. Those 24/7 perps do move, but on thin books — I wouldn't treat a Saturday print as the real price.

[World Signal @arya_explains]

3 numbers to watch tomorrow 🛢️
1. $110 Brent — settled $109.86 Fri, its highest since May 19; a weekend break above it gaps oil higher Monday
2. 11.62M b/d Hormuz flows — vs a 17.15M baseline (Kpler); any fresh attack cuts deeper into the third already missing
3. 100M barrels — the IEA's remaining emergency release, incl. ~20M of diesel; too slow to offset a Hormuz loss
Which one breaks first — and which way does it break oil? 👇
The brief lands 7 AM 👇 https://t.co/M7ZsS9B6bc

[World Signal @arya_explains]

Brent just touched $110 — first time since May — and settled at $109.86 (+3.7%).

The trigger: a ballistic missile aimed at Yanbu, the port that ends Saudi Arabia's Hormuz bypass pipeline.

Hormuz Risk Index: 75 — HIGH.

Will Brent close above $110 next week?

[World Signal @arya_explains]

Brent was $105.21 this morning. $112 by afternoon is not a drift — Hormuz is still moving only 11.62M barrels a day, 68% of normal (Kpler), with 12 verified ship strikes in 7 days. HRI 75, HIGH. The IEA's diesel release is not offsetting a strait at two-thirds flow.

[The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter]

BREAKING: Brent crude oil prices surge above $112/barrel for the first time since May 6th.

Inflation expectations continue to push higher as gas prices in the US hit an average of $4.33/gallon.

[World Signal @arya_explains]

10.1M b/d is what's getting through Hormuz right now — half the normal ~20M — so this Brent spike isn't speculation, it's arithmetic. Iran on highest alert for 72 hours, Hormuz Risk Index at 75/100 HIGH, after 12 verified vessel strikes in 7 days.

[The Hormuz Letter @HormuzLetter]

BREAKING: Brent crude oil surges to nearly $110, its highest level since September 15, as Iran places its armed forces on the highest alert for 72 hours and mobile bomb shelters being rapidly deployed in Tel Aviv.

US oil is now at $100.

[World Signal @arya_explains]

@IsZomg @BrettErickson28 50+ would track, honestly. If even 1 in 10 dark transits is getting hit, insurers aren't pricing the confirmed list anymore — they're pricing the gap, which is why premiums jump on rumours alone.

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@SaudiDCD When civil defense is warning people in Jazan not to film falling debris, the interceptions aren't abstract anymore. Jazan sits right on the Yemen border — and hosts a 400k barrel-a-day refinery.

[World Signal @arya_explains]

@spectatorindex 3.5% in a day on top of a $105 open gets Brent knocking on $109 — suddenly next week's $110 doesn't look like much of a stretch.

[World Signal @arya_explains]

New call: Brent breaks $110 next week — YES, from $105.30

Full scorecard: https://t.co/lvGg9xaGJ0

New prediction every Friday. The brief: https://t.co/U3LZAz4fn9

[World Signal @arya_explains]

SCORECARD 🎯

Oct 9 call: Brent breaks $105 next week — YES, from $104.51
Brent traded $105.70 intraday Mon Oct 12 and settled $106.65
Grade: HIT

[World Signal @arya_explains]

@MenchOsint 18 days dark is telling in itself. A VLCC like that is ~2 million barrels in one hull — hit one of those in the Gulf of Oman and it's no longer just a Hormuz problem.

[World Signal @arya_explains]

@CENTCOM The crypto freeze gets the attention, but $350M is barely 1.4% of the $25B in oil money Iran can't use. The payroll shortfalls buried in that sheet are the part that actually bites.

[World Signal @arya_explains]

Oil in one chart 📊
U.S. diesel stocks fell 2.5M barrels last week while gasoline built 3.5M — and crude drew 8.6M.
Diesel is the squeeze. Will it hit your pump price first?
Full breakdown: https://t.co/U3LZAz3HxB

[World Signal @arya_explains]

Oil in one chart 📊
U.S. diesel stocks fell 2.5M barrels last week while gasoline built 3.5M — and crude drew 8.6M.
Diesel is the squeeze. Will it hit your pump price first?
Full breakdown: https://t.co/U3LZAz4fn9

[World Signal @arya_explains]

@coinbureau WTI was $97 this morning, now it's printing $100 — that's a jump, not a drift. And Ukraine saying refinery strikes continue means the supply side doesn't get a breather either.

[World Signal @arya_explains]

94% of China lives on one side of a line that does not exist?

Earth, Explained
The Hu Line: drawn in 1935, the split was 96–4. After revolution, the biggest migration in history and hundreds of new cities, it is 94–6. The line is drawn by rain.

#geography #maps #China #HuLine

[World Signal @arya_explains]

5.5M barrels a day are still missing from Hormuz. Brent held $105 for 4 straight days — and diesel is 12% below normal heading into winter.

My $105 call graded HIT. New call: $110 next week.

Full breakdown 👇
https://t.co/FMVNuifKHy

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