Shocking , I know. But, nonetheless, someone with access to pending presidential announcements has been front running these releases with (perfectly) timed and counter intuitive big-azz trades in the oil market. The Wall Street guys who deal in this corner of the market are mad. Someone who was a trade counterparty got severely burned here. It impacts us all because if there is perception of unclean markets, it hurts those who have investments tied up in this machine (which the government is pushing us to do via IRA.s and 401(k) plans, etc. etc. Wonder if anything will ever come of it.....

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Sankey, a former Wall Streeter now president of Sankey Research, recalls trips to Washington 20 years ago, when all the lawmakers "dressed like geography teachers." Now they're flashing Rolexes and $4,000 suits.

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https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/us-news/oil-trades-including-950-million-short-have-to-be-insiders-traders-claim/

Except it's an opinion. Might want to include that

"Never let a good crisis go to waste" Winston Churchill

Speculators are driving oil prices.

Good discussion topic, that hasn't been brought up as it's own yet. This isn't the only reporting for suspicious trading.


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge0grppe3po

I would say something that should get heat from the SEC and FTC.

One of the most sure fire ways to get rich quickly is become a member of Congress.

Hasn't the same thing been happening with tariff announcements?

Corruption rolls on.

If I hear that Trump is likely to make announcements on tariffs / take action on Maduro / take action on Iran / etc and I engage in transactions because I am confident in those likelihoods, that is NOT insider trading.

And these transactions do not happen in a vacuum. It someone made $100 million that means someone else did NOT make the that $100 million or that in some cases a person lost $100 million or some significant portion thereof.

Similar with the poly markets. Someone has to be willing to take the other side of the bet. They will not do that if they believe the other side is operating with an unfair advantage. So Maduro boy may have gotten away with it, but it's not something that can be repeated at the regular as they would simply not offer those wagers if one side enjoys an unfair advantage.

Same goes in the stock markets. Like the BBC article, most of this rhetoric is pure garbage or at best is filtered to fit a narrative.

Regarding Congress, it should be illegal for them to hold any investments during their congressional tenure. They can put their money in t-bills during their congressional service. If you want to limit terms and shenanigans and hold them accountable, make this happen.

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And these transactions do not happen in a vacuum.

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Of course not, Zoolander....they're too small.

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Sankey, you say?

I smell a rat.

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He should have stuck to making coffee.

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Biz Ag said:

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Sankey, you say?

I smell a rat.

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He should have stuck to making coffee.

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I thought he was the commish of the SEC? I have been trying to figure out what GMaster0 wants the SEC and me to do about all this.

America is being run by crooks, buffoons and too few good men and women.

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If I hear that Trump is likely to make announcements on tariffs / take action on Maduro / take action on Iran / etc and I engage in transactions because I am confident in those likelihoods, that is NOT insider trading.

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You mean if you hear a rumor? Or know an announcement is coming? Because if you know an announcement is coming, and it's non-public information and material to a market, then it absolutely can be considered insider trading.

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If I hear that Trump is likely to make announcements on tariffs / take action on Maduro / take action on Iran / etc and I engage in transactions because I am confident in those likelihoods, that is NOT insider trading.

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You mean if you hear a rumor? Or know an announcement is coming? Because if you know an announcement is coming, and it's non-public information and material to a market, then it absolutely can be considered insider trading.

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If you meet the elements of a crime then you should be prosecuted for the crime.

There is much nuance in these areas so without specific fact sets, one cannot make a reasonable distinction between what is allowed v illegal.

Even the Madura gambler still took risk in their wager as it could have been cancelled or rescheduled unless the gambler was POTUS himself. But again, the details matter.