Mystery jump in oil trading ahead of Trump post draws scrutiny
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#3It's why WTI crude never exceeds $100/barrel. Every time it gets that high the insider in the administration shorts it and the administration announces a new policy delaying more strikes.
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#4At this point, I would rather these people enrich themselves as long as they stop the war, but I am afraid they will continue doing both.
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#5At this point, I would rather these people enrich themselves as long as they stop the war, but I am afraid they will continue doing both.
Why would we settle for anything less than discontinuing both?
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#7It's why WTI crude never exceeds $100/barrel. Every time it gets that high the insider in the administration shorts it and the administration announces a new policy delaying more strikes.
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#8At this point, I would rather these people enrich themselves as long as they stop the war, but I am afraid they will continue doing both.
That's the neat part, they get richer whether the war is happening or not. Some get way richer when there's a war on.
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#9Charlie Sykes, a founder of the Bulwark podcast, has a story about it here:
https://charliesykes.substack.com/p/a-vivid-snapshot-of-trum...
Some highlights include a $580 million dollar bet on oil futures 15 minutes before Trump made the announcement of talks with Iran, which the Iranian government denied actually happened.
Naturally, political appointments at the SEC are preventing investigation.
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