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Fiendish Thingy

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1. Who is manipulating them?

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2026, 09:38 AM

May 26

Is someone arbitrarily lowering the price in the bidding for futures?

Is it a conspiracy amongst the billionaires, one that can overrule the natural fear and greed motivations that generally drive the market?

I have seen no evidence, but then, I also don’t believe the 2024 election was stolen or the assassination attempts were staged.

The stock market, on the other hand, there is plenty of evidence for manipulation and insider trading there.