According to the latest industry reports from Reuters, after an attack on an important east-west crude oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia, the export operations of Yanbu, the country’s largest oil port, have been suspended. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Libya’s National Oil Corporation also confirmed that the Hamada and Tahara oil fields and pumping stations have stopped operating, or may face force majeure, due to protesters blocking the valves of the Hamada–Zawiya pipeline.

The multiple geopolitical supply disruptions have directly triggered a surge in the energy market. Brent crude jumped strongly by 2.00% intraday, breaking through the key resistance level of $105.21 per barrel in one move.

Technically, the sudden supply contraction in the Middle East and North Africa has created a strong volume-price confirmation for a breakout, with the geopolitical risk premium being priced in within a very short period of time. As a bellwether for commodities, crude oil’s breakout and stabilization above the $105 level indicates very strong follow-through from buyers at key structural levels. This is not merely an emotional spike, but a fundamental repricing driven by a rigid reduction on the supply side.

For the macro market, although short-term energy shocks may bring sticky inflation expectations, the core of the current capital game is rapidly shifting toward assets that hedge inflation. After testing resistance at high levels, momentum for U.S. Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar index has eased. The market has not shown panic-driven deleveraging; instead, it demonstrates strong liquidity resilience across major asset classes under an anti-inflation logic.

For the crypto market, the surge in crude oil is further strengthening the key narrative of $BTC as a “decentralized anti-inflation asset.” On-chain data shows that under the dual drivers of risk aversion and inflation hedging, leading capital is accelerating in positioning within key support ranges. If Bitcoin continues to hold the uptrend line, as macro risk-aversion funds spill over, risk assets may be poised to see an even stronger technical upside rally. 📈

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