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The Kobeissi Letter@KobeissiLetter · Oct 22, 2026 · Line chart

US Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The Kobeissi Letter's line chart drew 231.9K views on X: 1.0x its typical post and #61 of 131 The Kobeissi Letter charts we track by views. Read Oct 23, 2026.

BREAKING: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) fell -300,000 barrels last week, to 282.7 million barrels, the lowest level since October 1982.

Posted on X by @KobeissiLetter (The Kobeissi Letter), Oct 22, 2026. Source: x.com

Why it spread

It spread because it hit a hot topic that week with a big source: 231,917 views, 2,376 likes, 453 reposts, 83 quotes and 228 saves, with a quote rate above average.

What worked

  • A hot topic that week gave the post a ready audience.
  • A big source with reach in the top quarter lent the numbers credibility.
  • The post text stacked concrete milestones: a drop of 300,000 barrels to 282.7 million, the lowest since October 1982, a fall of 132.8 million or 32% since March 20th, and drawdowns in 29 of the last 30 weeks.

What to borrow

We can pair our own line chart of a steady decline with a short list of milestone facts in the text, and cite a strong source line the way this post did.

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