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"Co-founder of MakerDAO" Longs Oil by $20M, Shorts Equity Indices in Parallel, Betting on Geopolitical Tensions Driving "Stagflation Trade"

"Co-founder of MakerDAO" Longs Oil by $20M, Shorts Equity Indices in Parallel, Betting on Geopolitical Tensions Driving "Stagflation Trade"

2026-03-20 13:51

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ChainThink report, on March 20, according to Hyperinsight monitoring, over the past two days, Rune, co-founder of MakerDAO, via his associated address (0x30d3…), has initiated short positions in the S&P 500-mapped contract (SP500), increasing his position size to $4.66 million at an average entry price of $6,606, with the trade opened yesterday.


To date, this whale now holds long positions worth $13.6 million in crude oil (WTI and Brent crude), short positions totaling $6.1 million in U.S. equity indices (Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500), aggregating over $20 million in total exposure. Amid ongoing escalation of geopolitical tensions, this strategy may be positioning for a shared macro thesis: sustained economic stagnation within a stagflationary cycle.

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