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Research note 01 / memoMar 13, 2026 · 6 pages

The Hormuz Shock: SCO Exit, USO Puts & Restructuring the Oil Short

Post-mortem on the Hormuz shock: SCO exposed as the wrong instrument and no true short book in place. Covers the exit from SCO, the case for defined-risk USO puts, FCX's rejection at the highs, the LTM update and a plan for building a real long/short book, plus a macro note on U.S. stagflation risk and why the book stays long B2C software.

SCO · USO · LTM · FCX · MSFT · MACRO

Published Mar 13, 2026. Views and model assumptions reflect the publication date and may have changed.