The ceasefire lasted less than 24 hours before everything broke again

Yesterday oil crashed 14% on ceasefire news. Today Brent is back up 3.5% and the Strait of Hormuz is caught between conflicting claims from Iran and the White House.

Israel struck over 100 sites in Lebanon on April 8, its largest single-day campaign of the 2026 Lebanon war. The Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed at least 182 killed. Netanyahu made clear the ceasefire with Iran did not cover Hezbollah operations. Iranian state media reported the Strait closed in response. The White House called those reports false and said traffic was moving. Independent maritime tracking showed an effective standstill either way.

Bitcoin slipped from its $72,600 high back to around $71,000. Not a collapse, but the directional read is clear. When the ceasefire looked real, risk assets rallied hard. Now that it looks fragile, the same assets are giving back part of the move.

Gold is holding near $4,716, which tells you something. It did not sell off with oil yesterday the way you might expect if this were a clean risk-on rotation. The safe haven bid never fully left. The market hedged the ceasefire rather than believed it.

What is playing out is a pattern that has repeated this entire cycle. Macro events trigger sharp moves in both directions within hours of each other. Traders who repositioned aggressively on yesterday's ceasefire rally are now underwater on that decision.

The Hormuz situation is still unresolved. Until there is independent confirmation of consistent ship traffic, oil and crypto will keep reacting to every headline.

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