Episode 75: Iran risk premium, glut reality

Trade with Conviction · Jan 29, 2026 · 33m

This week’s episode breaks down a market being pulled in two directions: geopolitical risk is driving flat price higher, while physical balances and inventories still point to a long market. The team covers escalating Iran risk, renewed Venezuela uncertainty, and how shifting global politics (including India’s positioning and a weaker dollar) are shaping sentiment. From there, they dive into key product moves across gasoline, naphtha, crude, and middle distillates, highlighting where physical markets are diverging from paper, how arbitrage windows are opening and closing, and what traders…