This article has been translated from English to Gen Z Slang.

The crack spread is basically the tea on how much you gotta shell out for crude oil vs. those refined goodies like gas and heating oil. 🛢️

The usual hustle? You cop 3 crude oil contracts and then flip 2 gasoline contracts plus 1 heating oil contract. It's a whole 3:2:1 vibe. 🔄💡

This whole price game shows the low-key profit from "cracking" 1 unit of crude oil. 💰🔥