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Swede

(39,720 posts)
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 10:20 AM 19 hrs ago

20 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
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20 minutes before it was announced that the Straights of Hormuz was opened, massive trades were made. (Original Post) Swede 19 hrs ago OP
The entire fiasco Timewas 19 hrs ago #1
Yes, the Grifter-in-Chief Is on the Job! MineralMan 19 hrs ago #2
And then iran closed it again? It's a grift. Srkdqltr 19 hrs ago #3
A mouth like Trump's... Kid Berwyn 18 hrs ago #4
Day traders are catching on to this pattern jmbar2 18 hrs ago #5
I'm lucky to have made 2% in my 401(k) this year before moving everything in it to a money-market fund over a month ago. Crowman2009 18 hrs ago #7
Good choice jmbar2 17 hrs ago #9
How about the Gays of Hormuz? generalbetrayus 18 hrs ago #6
And you think it's hard for the big boats to get around the kinks in Hormuz? erronis 16 hrs ago #10
... 2naSalit 17 hrs ago #8
Not unusual at all. SergeStorms 16 hrs ago #11
TY, Swede.. Cha 12 hrs ago #12
It's the sheer size of this particular grift that caught attention. $750 million, what was the payoff? Swede 11 hrs ago #13
Oh you're Welcome... I knew it was Important... Cha 11 hrs ago #14

jmbar2

(8,044 posts)
5. Day traders are catching on to this pattern
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 10:54 AM
18 hrs ago

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

(3,566 posts)
7. I'm lucky to have made 2% in my 401(k) this year before moving everything in it to a money-market fund over a month ago.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 11:35 AM
18 hrs ago

jmbar2

(8,044 posts)
9. Good choice
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:03 PM
17 hrs ago

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.

SergeStorms

(20,684 posts)
11. Not unusual at all.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 01:30 PM
16 hrs ago

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.

Swede

(39,720 posts)
13. It's the sheer size of this particular grift that caught attention. $750 million, what was the payoff?
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 06:04 PM
11 hrs ago

Thanks for telling me that I needed background on the other post regarding this grift.

Cha

(319,560 posts)
14. Oh you're Welcome... I knew it was Important...
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 06:41 PM
11 hrs ago

you and Sen Ossoff talking about it...

That what they call "insider Trading" that Martha Stewart went to federal prison for?

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