Volume in stock and oil futures surged 15 min before Trump's market-turning post

> Over the last hour or so, several news outlets have reported that Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have been negotiating with Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, citing sources.

> Now, an X account attributed to Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf posts that no negotiations with have taken place with the US.

> It adds that "fake news" has been used to "manipulate" the oil markets, and that the Iranian people "demand complete and remorseful punishment of the aggressors".

Re: Volume in stock and oil futures surged 15 min before Trump's market-turning post

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Post by mindslight » Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC

xvxvx wrote: post #3

Seems like the kind of thing that should be highly illegal.

When criminals are elected into the highest offices in the land, the law as an equitable institution becomes meaningless.

Re: Volume in stock and oil futures surged 15 min before Trump's market-turning post

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Post by FrankWilhoit » Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC

Every single one of those traders belongs in prison. The failure to put them there leaves the system looking foolish, unable to claim any authority or legitimacy.

Re: Volume in stock and oil futures surged 15 min before Trump's market-turning post

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Post by djohnston » Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 12:01 AM UTC

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Re: Volume in stock and oil futures surged 15 min before Trump's market-turning post

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Post by peebee67 » Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC

FrankWilhoit wrote: post #7

Every single one of those traders belongs in prison. The failure to put them there leaves the system looking foolish, unable to claim any authority or legitimacy.

pfft, were you still working for a living or something, you leaner?

Re: Volume in stock and oil futures surged 15 min before Trump's market-turning post

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Post by peebee67 » Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC

Okay, so this is clearly corrupt, but is it illegal?

If not, add it to the United States Congress' many failings. If it is, since they spy on everything, it really shouldn't be hard to convict everyone who spilled the beans early. There's two halves to every transaction, and every trader probably told at least one other person, so there should be no shortage of people willing to rat on each other.