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Brent crude's $110 per barrel level has emerged as a threshold of concern for potential price acceleration, driving a resurgence in the 'VaR Shock' trading strategy.
Recent sessions have seen market-moving headlines appear around midday Eastern Time, a period when liquidity in US markets typically thins.
As interest rates and oil prices rise, this dynamic continues to impact market participants, particularly given current elevated positioning levels.
Verbal intervention is showing signs of diminishing effectiveness in curbing price movements.
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