Crude Markets

Oil did not simply track Bitcoin's rally on September 21, 2026: benchmark readings for Brent crude diverged within the same session — Fortune's 9:35 a.m. ET snapshot priced it at $101.61 (down 2.61%), OilPrice.com's own midday ticker showed $101.30 (up 1.00%) — evidence Gulf crude was trading Iran-linked Strait of Hormuz risk, not the mood lifting equities and crypto.