BeaverFever Posted March 24 Report Posted March 24 Traders placed US$580 million in oil bets ahead of Donald Trump's social media post on Iran talks Thousands of Brent and WTI contracts changed hands 15 minutes before president's message on Truth Social Traders made bets worth half a billion dollars in the oil market about 15 minutes before Donald Trump‘s post touting “productive” talks with Iran sent the price of crude tumbling and ignited volatility in other assets. Roughly 6,200 Brent and West Texas Intermediate futures contracts changed hands between 6:49 a.m. and 6:50 a.m. New York time on Monday, just a quarter of an hour ahead of the U.S. president’s post on Truth Social that there had in recent days been “productive conversations” with Tehran to end the war in Iran. The notional value of those trades was US$580 million, according to FT calculations based on Bloomberg data. Trading volumes for Brent and WTI leapt at the same time, 27 seconds before 6:50 a.m. Futures tracking the S&P 500share index jumped in price moments after the oil trade, with volumes also rising significantly during that timeframe. It was not known whether one entity or several entities were behind Monday’s trades. Trump’s announcement at 7:04 a.m. triggered a sharp sell-off across global energy markets and jumps in S&P 500 stock index futures and European equities as investors dialled back bets of a prolonged conflict. The well-timed trades echoed the flurry of large highly profitable bets made on prediction market Polymarket on the timing of the U.S.’s attacks in recent months on Iran and Venezuela. “It’s hard to prove causality . . . but you have to wonder who would have been relatively aggressive at selling futures at that point, 15 minutes before Trump’s post,” said a market strategist at a U.S. broker, referring to Monday’s trades. … Several hedge funds noted that this was one of a number of examples in recent months of large trades being made ahead of official U.S. government announcements. One trader at a major hedge fund said energy consultants had recently noticed several large block trades that they found to be unusually timed. Another portfolio manager said a series of large and well-timed trades had created a “level of frustration” among investors. “My gut from watching markets for the last 25 years is this is really abnormal,” he added. “It’s Monday morning, there’s no important data today, there aren’t any Fed speakers you’d want to front run. It’s an unusually large trade for a day with no event risk . . . Somebody just got a lot richer.” … https://financialpost.com/financial-times/traders-oil-bets-donald-trumps-social-media-iran-talks Most. Corrupt. President. Ever. 1 1 Quote
John Johnston Posted March 24 Report Posted March 24 15 minutes ago, BeaverFever said: Traders placed US$580 million in oil bets ahead of Donald Trump's social media post on Iran talks Thousands of Brent and WTI contracts changed hands 15 minutes before president's message on Truth Social Traders made bets worth half a billion dollars in the oil market about 15 minutes before Donald Trump‘s post touting “productive” talks with Iran sent the price of crude tumbling and ignited volatility in other assets. Roughly 6,200 Brent and West Texas Intermediate futures contracts changed hands between 6:49 a.m. and 6:50 a.m. New York time on Monday, just a quarter of an hour ahead of the U.S. president’s post on Truth Social that there had in recent days been “productive conversations” with Tehran to end the war in Iran. The notional value of those trades was US$580 million, according to FT calculations based on Bloomberg data. Trading volumes for Brent and WTI leapt at the same time, 27 seconds before 6:50 a.m. Futures tracking the S&P 500share index jumped in price moments after the oil trade, with volumes also rising significantly during that timeframe. It was not known whether one entity or several entities were behind Monday’s trades. Trump’s announcement at 7:04 a.m. triggered a sharp sell-off across global energy markets and jumps in S&P 500 stock index futures and European equities as investors dialled back bets of a prolonged conflict. The well-timed trades echoed the flurry of large highly profitable bets made on prediction market Polymarket on the timing of the U.S.’s attacks in recent months on Iran and Venezuela. “It’s hard to prove causality . . . but you have to wonder who would have been relatively aggressive at selling futures at that point, 15 minutes before Trump’s post,” said a market strategist at a U.S. broker, referring to Monday’s trades. … Several hedge funds noted that this was one of a number of examples in recent months of large trades being made ahead of official U.S. government announcements. One trader at a major hedge fund said energy consultants had recently noticed several large block trades that they found to be unusually timed. Another portfolio manager said a series of large and well-timed trades had created a “level of frustration” among investors. “My gut from watching markets for the last 25 years is this is really abnormal,” he added. “It’s Monday morning, there’s no important data today, there aren’t any Fed speakers you’d want to front run. It’s an unusually large trade for a day with no event risk . . . Somebody just got a lot richer.” … https://financialpost.com/financial-times/traders-oil-bets-donald-trumps-social-media-iran-talks Most. Corrupt. President. Ever. Tip of the iceberg with the Trump Family and his Sycophants. Quote
robosmith Posted March 24 Report Posted March 24 15 minutes ago, BeaverFever said: Traders placed US$580 million in oil bets ahead of Donald Trump's social media post on Iran talks Thousands of Brent and WTI contracts changed hands 15 minutes before president's message on Truth Social Traders made bets worth half a billion dollars in the oil market about 15 minutes before Donald Trump‘s post touting “productive” talks with Iran sent the price of crude tumbling and ignited volatility in other assets. Roughly 6,200 Brent and West Texas Intermediate futures contracts changed hands between 6:49 a.m. and 6:50 a.m. New York time on Monday, just a quarter of an hour ahead of the U.S. president’s post on Truth Social that there had in recent days been “productive conversations” with Tehran to end the war in Iran. The notional value of those trades was US$580 million, according to FT calculations based on Bloomberg data. Trading volumes for Brent and WTI leapt at the same time, 27 seconds before 6:50 a.m. Futures tracking the S&P 500share index jumped in price moments after the oil trade, with volumes also rising significantly during that timeframe. It was not known whether one entity or several entities were behind Monday’s trades. Trump’s announcement at 7:04 a.m. triggered a sharp sell-off across global energy markets and jumps in S&P 500 stock index futures and European equities as investors dialled back bets of a prolonged conflict. The well-timed trades echoed the flurry of large highly profitable bets made on prediction market Polymarket on the timing of the U.S.’s attacks in recent months on Iran and Venezuela. “It’s hard to prove causality . . . but you have to wonder who would have been relatively aggressive at selling futures at that point, 15 minutes before Trump’s post,” said a market strategist at a U.S. broker, referring to Monday’s trades. … Several hedge funds noted that this was one of a number of examples in recent months of large trades being made ahead of official U.S. government announcements. One trader at a major hedge fund said energy consultants had recently noticed several large block trades that they found to be unusually timed. Another portfolio manager said a series of large and well-timed trades had created a “level of frustration” among investors. “My gut from watching markets for the last 25 years is this is really abnormal,” he added. “It’s Monday morning, there’s no important data today, there aren’t any Fed speakers you’d want to front run. It’s an unusually large trade for a day with no event risk . . . Somebody just got a lot richer.” … https://financialpost.com/financial-times/traders-oil-bets-donald-trumps-social-media-iran-talks Most. Corrupt. President. Ever. Sure sounds like Trump previewed the announcement with a dozen "fans" of his. Wonder if the bets paid off before Iran said they weren't even talking. 1 Quote
WestCanMan Posted March 24 Report Posted March 24 14 minutes ago, BeaverFever said: Most. Corrupt. President. Ever. ^Dumbest^. Post. Ever. Quote If the Cultist Narrative Network/Cultist Broadcasting Corporation gave an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters, leftists would believe everything they typed. "I don't hate American's, I pointed out the literacy rate to Uncle Sam." - LinkSoul "It's just a parable about rocks and trees talking to muslims to help them kill Jews who are trying to hide. It's open to interpretation." - robobigot
robosmith Posted March 24 Report Posted March 24 18 minutes ago, WestCanMan said: ^Dumbest^. Post. Ever. I agree that ^this is correctly identified. 1 Quote
Hodad Posted March 24 Report Posted March 24 44 minutes ago, BeaverFever said: Traders placed US$580 million in oil bets ahead of Donald Trump's social media post on Iran talks Thousands of Brent and WTI contracts changed hands 15 minutes before president's message on Truth Social Traders made bets worth half a billion dollars in the oil market about 15 minutes before Donald Trump‘s post touting “productive” talks with Iran sent the price of crude tumbling and ignited volatility in other assets. Roughly 6,200 Brent and West Texas Intermediate futures contracts changed hands between 6:49 a.m. and 6:50 a.m. New York time on Monday, just a quarter of an hour ahead of the U.S. president’s post on Truth Social that there had in recent days been “productive conversations” with Tehran to end the war in Iran. The notional value of those trades was US$580 million, according to FT calculations based on Bloomberg data. Trading volumes for Brent and WTI leapt at the same time, 27 seconds before 6:50 a.m. Futures tracking the S&P 500share index jumped in price moments after the oil trade, with volumes also rising significantly during that timeframe. It was not known whether one entity or several entities were behind Monday’s trades. Trump’s announcement at 7:04 a.m. triggered a sharp sell-off across global energy markets and jumps in S&P 500 stock index futures and European equities as investors dialled back bets of a prolonged conflict. The well-timed trades echoed the flurry of large highly profitable bets made on prediction market Polymarket on the timing of the U.S.’s attacks in recent months on Iran and Venezuela. “It’s hard to prove causality . . . but you have to wonder who would have been relatively aggressive at selling futures at that point, 15 minutes before Trump’s post,” said a market strategist at a U.S. broker, referring to Monday’s trades. … Several hedge funds noted that this was one of a number of examples in recent months of large trades being made ahead of official U.S. government announcements. One trader at a major hedge fund said energy consultants had recently noticed several large block trades that they found to be unusually timed. Another portfolio manager said a series of large and well-timed trades had created a “level of frustration” among investors. “My gut from watching markets for the last 25 years is this is really abnormal,” he added. “It’s Monday morning, there’s no important data today, there aren’t any Fed speakers you’d want to front run. It’s an unusually large trade for a day with no event risk . . . Somebody just got a lot richer.” … https://financialpost.com/financial-times/traders-oil-bets-donald-trumps-social-media-iran-talks Most. Corrupt. President. Ever. Yes, he's wildly corrupt. This is the way oligarchies have always run. Wealthy cronies stealing money from regular traders, probably through one of Hegseth's Signal chats... 1 Quote
herbie Posted March 24 Report Posted March 24 1 hour ago, Hodad said: Yes, he's wildly corrupt. The blithering bootlickers think otherwise...... Quote
gatomontes99 Posted March 24 Report Posted March 24 Or someone is watching the Domino's that delivers to the Pentagon. Quote Don't you think that if I were wrong that I would know it?
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