$100 Oil? Traders Bet on Middle East Disruption

For months, oil traders shrugged off any threat of a supply shock in the Middle East, betting on softening demand from China and the West, along with hopes of increased production from OPEC+. Bearish sentiment dominated the global market in late summer and early fall. But this week, the oil market faced a rude awakening after Iran launched several waves of ballistic and hypersonic missiles against Israel, sending bears scrambling and prices jumping above $75/bbl.  The broadening war in the Middle East comes as Israel has vowed a "painful"…