The Price of Worry: fuel surge, oil shock, a whole bunch of tens of millions in liquidations and the race for HBM

On Mar 16, 2026

🌐 The Price of Worry: gas surge, oil shock, hundreds of millions in liquidations and the race for HBM — where to look for profit.
⛽ The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz shook up oil. 💡 Volatility offers opportunities for long positions in oil and hedges between energy and indices.
🔥 European gas jumped nearly a third after an LNG force majeure from Qatar — depleted storage and competition with Asia. 💡 Trade futures/CFDs, hedge and use strict stop‑losses.
📉 A cascade of liquidations on the crypto market — hundreds of millions wiped out; Bitcoin trading in a tight range. 💡 Avoid high leverage, use put options and funding‑rate arbitrage.
💾 Broadcom locked up HBM and TSMC capacity — the race for AI memory is on. 💡 Long‑term longs in semiconductors, pairs trades and options around earnings.