New situations of conflicts and disagreements in the Middle East could trigger a new increase in crude oil, so we must pay attention to the movements of $CL #CL
$Gold resumes its bullish power amid tensions and wars Today, March 27, 2026, the spot gold exceeds four thousand four hundred fifty dollars an ounce —rising strong with a rally that keeps it as a safe haven—. Conflicts in Iran, Ukraine, and a weak dollar drive it; central banks buy tons and analysts see six thousand by the end of the year. In parallel, the U.S. receives one hundred million in Venezuelan physical gold —the first legal shipment in decades, from Minerven directly to American refineries after agreements. #XAU
Washington / Tehran / Global Markets – March 21, 2026 The President of the United States, Donald Trump, published a direct ultimatum to the Iranian government tonight on Truth Social: “If Iran does not fully open, without threats, the Strait of Hormuz in the next 48 hours, the United States will strike and obliterate its various power plants, starting with the largest first.” The message, published around 7:44 PM ET (23:44 GMT), sets a deadline that expires at the end of Monday, March 23. The post generated immediate panic in risk markets, especially in cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin (BTC), which was trading around $71,000-$72,000 hours earlier, quickly plummeted below $69,000, hitting lows close to $68,000 on exchanges like Binance and Coinbase. The drop exceeded 3-5% in minutes, evaporating billions in crypto market capitalization. According to real-time data from platforms like CoinGlass: • Hundreds of millions of dollars in leveraged positions were liquidated in recent hours (preliminary reports speak of $200-$350 million in total in crypto derivatives, with a predominance of longs — bullish positions — that were burned as the price fell). • Bitcoin was the most affected: longs lost heavily (estimated at 70-80% of the liquidations), while shorts (bearish bets) generated significant profits in this sudden downward movement. • The crypto market in general fell by 2-4%, with altcoins like Ethereum and Solana following the trend. The impact is directly attributed to Trump's tweet, which revived fears of a greater escalation in the US-Iran war (which has already been ongoing for weeks with strikes on nuclear facilities, oil sites like Kharg Island, and reciprocal attacks). The Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world's oil passes, is partially blocked by mines and Iranian threats, which has already driven up crude prices and generated global inflation.