Reading oil markets. Shipping software with AI.
Every second, another candle prints.
A headline crosses. A rumour surfaces.
Risks. Catalysts. Positioning. Geopolitics. OPEC. Macro. The whole stack, held simultaneously, all day.
So the desk can act before the market re-prices.
Most days that's just another trading Tuesday.
Sometimes it's a war.
TRUMP AUTHORIZES 'OPERATION EPIC FURY'
FEB 27 2026 · 20:38 UTC · WHITE HOUSE
US + ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN · KHAMENEI KILLED
FEB 28 2026 · 06:35 UTC · TOMAHAWK + B-2
OPEC+ EMERGENCY MEETING CALLED
MAR 03 2026 · REUTERS
QATAR LNG HALTED · RAS TANURA HIT
MAR 02 2026 · IRAN DRONE STRIKES
"I THINK THE WAR IS VERY COMPLETE, PRETTY MUCH"
TRUMP · TRUTH SOCIAL · MAR 8 2026
"NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL"
TRUMP · TRUTH SOCIAL · MAR 22 2026
"THIS WILL BE A DOUBLE SIDED CEASEFIRE!"
TRUMP · TRUTH SOCIAL · APR 5 2026
"WE'LL BE LEAVING VERY SOON"
TRUMP · PRESS · MAR 29 2026
IRAN FM: HORMUZ 'COMPLETELY OPEN'
APR 12 2026 · MFA PRESS
US IMPOSES NAVAL BLOCKADE
APR 13 2026 · DOD PRESS
"THEY WANT TO MAKE A DEAL"
TRUMP · APR 30 2026 · WAR HIGH
"IRAN CONFLICT WILL END VERY SOON"
TRUMP · TRUTH SOCIAL · MAY 6 2026
"WE'RE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF IRAN"
TRUMP · PRESS · MAY 17 2026
SPR RESTOCK · $70 BID
MAY 20 2026 · US DOE
"WILL MAKE 'FINAL DETERMINATION' LATER TODAY"
TRUMP · MAY 24 2026 · HE DID NOT
"CANCELLED IRAN STRIKES · [MOU] SIGNING SHORTLY"
TRUMP · TRUTH SOCIAL · JUN 4 2026
VERSAILLES ACCORD SIGNED
JUN 17 2026 · PARIS · TEHRAN
DUAL BLOCKADE LIFTED · HORMUZ REOPENS
JUN 18 2026 · USN · IRIN
"VERY GOOD & PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH IRAN"
TRUMP · TRUTH SOCIAL · MAR 24 2026
US + IRAN AGREE TO CEASE ATTACKS
JUN 28 2026 · PENTAGON
IMC · CRUDE DESK · CASE FILE / 2026-Q2
CLASSIFIED · EYES ONLY · P.1 OF 1
FEB 28 → JUL 05 · WTI CL=F
123 DAYS · +$50 THEN -$50
Case file · Q1–Q2 2026
WTI, February through July 2026. Every vertical line is a moment that moved oil — a strike, a ceasefire, a Trump Truth Social post, an SPR release. Hover the chart for OHLC. Hover a line for what happened.
About
Day job: I cover crude for IMC Trading. IMC is a high-frequency trading firm, and where I add value is on the market / macro / fundamental side of the desk — feeding the traders the reads that shape how we position: geopolitics, OPEC, positioning, the drivers behind the price action.
The most recent test was the 2026 US–Iran war. Record volatility, unprecedented oil supply disruption, headlines flipping the market by the hour. My job was to stay locked in — translate every development into oil impact fast, and keep our book from getting caught out by the back-and-forth of the whole thing.
Before IMC: crude oil trader at Macquarie, pricing WTI/Brent swaps and options for clients. Before that: first-class Economics from LSE. Loved the whole degree, but the standout for me was 98% in Programming for Data Science and 85% in AI — evidence this side has been an interest since I could pick optional modules.
In the last 8 months I've gone all-in on Claude Code. I use it every day, personal and professional — I've automated big chunks of my research workflow at work, and shipped two mobile apps with it end-to-end at home: Ameen and PlanIt, roughly 100 users each. You're on another one right now — built the same way, end-to-end.
Selected work
Both built end-to-end with Claude Code, in evenings and weekends around the day job. About 100 users each, and growing.
shippedPlan holidays with the people you actually travel with
iOS app that turns a group chat's worth of half-formed holiday plans into one shared trip — dates, itineraries, community trip inspiration, and who's actually going. My first shipped app, built end-to-end with Claude Code.
shippedA quiet way to share du'as with your family
iOS + Android app for Muslim families to send prayers to each other and keep a verse from a loved one on the home screen. No feed, no strangers — just the people you choose to bring close. Went from idea to published on the App Store in a month, all built alongside a full-time job.
Trajectory
Sep 2024 — Present
London · work
IMC Trading
Jul 2023 — Aug 2024
London · work
Macquarie Group
2020 — 2023
London · education
London School of Economics
Skills
tools of the trade
Languages
Data & Markets
AI Tooling
Product
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Credentials
Get in touch
I'm always down to chat — whether it's oil, macro, AI, or something you want to build. Email's the fastest way in.