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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums20 minutes before it was announced that the Straights of Hormuz was opened, massive trades were made.
Everyone in Trump's circle has to be prosecuted, IMHO.
The grift never ends. Most corrupt regime in history
— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-04-17T22:10:23.610Z
Timewas
(2,755 posts)Is a con to manipulate the market by the president and his gang
MineralMan
(151,413 posts)Srkdqltr
(9,833 posts)Kid Berwyn
(24,701 posts)
Like printing money.

jmbar2
(8,045 posts)Insiders get the information well in-advance to load up or sell gradually over a few days or hours to not raise attention.
Then, big hedge firms, institutional investors, and nations run AI bots that scan news releases, and trigger preset buys/sells seconds before the news release can be read and reported by financial press.
The sudden move traps more passive traders --shorts or longs-- and causes them to have to liquidate to mitigate losses, which makes the whole market cascade. But not enough to trigger market halts. By that time, the insiders are already frontrunning the reversal.
Day traders watch for those advance clues and know there will be two quick moves ahead - when the news hits the general public, and when the TACO happens. They're building their own bots to trade these moves. It's like an arms race.
Crowman2009
(3,568 posts)jmbar2
(8,045 posts)When this bubble bursts, it's gonna be massive. And recovery will be unsure due to the massive layoffs and bankruptcies that will occur. I envy those who are sitting on safe investments.
generalbetrayus
(1,915 posts)Sorry, I couldn't resist.
erronis
(24,101 posts)SergeStorms
(20,687 posts)This is SOP for the rapacious Trump crime family. Check Eric's and Don Jr.'s cellphone records. I can almost guarantee they received calls from Washington within an hour prior to this event.
Cha
(319,586 posts)Swede
(39,737 posts)Thanks for telling me that I needed background on the other post regarding this grift.
Cha
(319,586 posts)you and Sen Ossoff talking about it...
That what they call "insider Trading" that Martha Stewart went to federal prison for?