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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by skyyler on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:40PM (#43635804)
It's almost like the whole point is just to enable insider trading on a scale we've never seen before.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by pixelesque on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:57PM (#43636118)
https://bsky.app/profile/unusualwhales.bsky.social/post/3lmf...

Seems to show people knew it was going to happen a few minutes before he posted.

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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by nialv7 on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:52PM (#43636028)
Remember that "debunked" rumor tweet on Monday that created a market rollercoaster ride? The one that predicted exactly this?

What the hell is even going on

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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by mcphage on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:09PM (#43636312)
> What the hell is even going on

What if the Stock Market was entirely converted to Meme Stocks?

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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by bdangubic on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:11PM (#43636345)
it is not already?! :)
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by mcphage on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:15PM (#43636421)
Apparently not 100%. But they closed that little loophole. :-)
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by Why_O_My on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @05:01PM (#43637954)
Just a dry run before the real event. Working as intended, nothing to worry about...
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by jstummbillig on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:45PM (#43635882)
Is there any reliable instrument to find out? This seems so obvious, given the only alternative option seems to be believing they are completely insane.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by alabastervlog on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:47PM (#43635934)
The independent IGs installed after all Nixon's criming might be in a good position to check up on that.

But he illegally (without required notice period and specific reason provided to Congress) fired them right at the beginning of his term.

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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by fancyfredbot on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:51PM (#43636014)
You could look at https://www.capitoltrades.com/ in a few days. Of course you'd probably expect the average senator/congressional representative to be smart enough not to go insider trading on their own monitored account...
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by layer8 on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:48PM (#43635969)
The alternative you mention is more likely, given all we know. On the other hand, why not both.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by rqtwteye on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:08PM (#43636291)
Anybody who could investigate probably got fired. After the pardons of Blagojevich and the Nikola guy it’s pretty clear that scamming is ok now.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by paganel on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:12PM (#43636369)
TIL that the Nikola guy got pardoned.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by pstuart on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:49PM (#43635975)
Ah, there's the rub. Even with a smoking gun there's no political will to do anything about it.

> are completely insane

More likely detached from reality, laser focused on personal gain, and punishing perceived enemies.

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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by HumblyTossed on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:47PM (#43635946)
I mean it's all right there out in the open. He fired anyone who could hold him accountable and now he is openly manipulating the markets.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by JackYoustra on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:47PM (#43635940)
Doesn't make much sense, if you're insider trading you profit more if you move one stock a lotlotlot vs all the stocks merely a lot.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by acdha on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:51PM (#43636013)
Buy the NASDAQ at 1:17PM. Sell at 2PM. You’ve just made 10% without doing any work. If you’re doing any kind of leveraged play, you can get even higher returns.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by JackYoustra on Thursday April 10, 2025 @11:18PM (#43650183)
my point is that's the exact same if its a random microcap, just massively magnified. The president can easily cause triple digit swings. Doing a broad market movement is inefficient from this point of view.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by astral_drama on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:00PM (#43636173)
He does all the above!

He owns his own social media stock (DJT), where he post this morning "THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT" to his followers. Attracting more to his social media company.

He has a meme coin in cryptoland, and now via tariff manipulation, he can guide select people to place big bets on the largest derivatives market.

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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by HeatrayEnjoyer on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:14PM (#43636406)
They're also creating a "crypto national reserve".

Grifter crypto scams aren't necessary when it's possible to fleece taxpayers directly.

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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by skyyler on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:48PM (#43635953)
Like I said, on a scale we've never seen before.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by dralley on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:55PM (#43636069)
https://x.com/Ike_Saul/status/1910028885460148427
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by jeffbee on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:50PM (#43635989)
Derivatives had huge moves based on these announcements. Out-of-the money SPX E-mini puts went up 10x after tariffs were announced. Near-the-money E-mini calls doubled after today's announcements. These are zero-risk insider strategies.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by cyral on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:52PM (#43636029)
SPY 530 calls for today went from literally 2 cents to $2, $3, maybe $4 if someone timed it right.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by jeffbee on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:55PM (#43636076)
They're at $9 on my delayed screen. Obviously I don't have the optimal insider derivatives strategy at the tip of my fingers!
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by dralley on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:54PM (#43636061)
https://x.com/Ike_Saul/status/1910028885460148427
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by bamboozled on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:11PM (#43636343)
I believe that’s what is going ons
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by xenospn on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:07PM (#43636268)
It’s now called just “trading”.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by 9283409232 on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @03:06PM (#43636250)
Biggest pump and dump ever.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by cmurf on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @02:55PM (#43636081)
https://bsky.app/profile/unusualwhales.bsky.social/post/3lmf...

"Alright, I think people knew of the tariff pause and traded it beforehand ... "

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