Making promises before the other side has actually agreed - Art of the deal.

u/Leveraged_Lots · Reddit — r/wallstreetbets · May 24, 2026 at 15:02 · ⬆ 226 pts · 💬 124 comments  | View on Reddit ↗
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  • Post critiques a premature claim by Trump about a historic Iran deal, suggesting Iran is exploiting the announcement to demand further concessions, making a signed deal less likely before Tuesday’s market open.
  • Author declares a long oil bias, implying that deal failure would support crude prices and that the market is mispricing the risk of no deal.
  • Quality assessment: Speculative, short-form opinion piece lacking data or deep analysis; more noise than due diligence.
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Author argues that Trump’s premature boast weakens U.S. negotiating leverage, increasing odds that no final deal is reached by the Tuesday deadline. If the deal collapses or is delayed, Iran oil supply stays constrained, supporting crude prices. Author’s disclosed long oil position reflects this bet. Position for a near-term oil price spike as market re-prices deal failure risk; long USO captures crude exposure. A last-minute deal could flood supply, crushing oil. Also geopolitical whipsaws and OPEC+ decisions.
USO HIGH
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