Hamas may have profited from Oct. 7 assault with informed trading — studywww.timesofisrael.com cwagner ( @cwagner@beehaw.org ) World News • 10 months ago message-square10arrow-up132
arrow-up132external-linkHamas may have profited from Oct. 7 assault with informed trading — studywww.timesofisrael.com cwagner ( @cwagner@beehaw.org ) World News • 10 months ago message-square10
minus-square i_ben_fine ( @i_ben_fine@lemmy.one ) linkfedilink8•10 months agoMy first exposure to this story implied it might have been western traders, not Hamas.
minus-square jarfil ( @jarfil@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink2•10 months agoWestern, Eastern, Hamas… a lot of speculative trading is done based on rumors, what better than rumors which actually come true.
minus-square cwagner ( @cwagner@beehaw.org ) OPlinkfedilink5•10 months agoAs was mentioned, these were very high shorts, implying a far higher confidence than mere rumors.
minus-square livus ( @livus@kbin.social ) linkfedilink8•10 months agoYes, this was a sharp level of activity. Given the rumours about Egypt giving a warning 3 days earlier, I don’t think Hamas is likely the only potential source or beneficiary of the information.
minus-square cwagner ( @cwagner@beehaw.org ) OPlinkfedilink1•10 months agoDo you have a link? That would actually be more interesting because it would mean they’d have had advanced knowledge. Which raises “how” and “who”.
minus-square i_ben_fine ( @i_ben_fine@lemmy.one ) linkfedilink1•10 months agoNo, it was just commentators. They saw “unknown trader” and filled in their own biases.
My first exposure to this story implied it might have been western traders, not Hamas.
Western, Eastern, Hamas… a lot of speculative trading is done based on rumors, what better than rumors which actually come true.
As was mentioned, these were very high shorts, implying a far higher confidence than mere rumors.
Yes, this was a sharp level of activity.
Given the rumours about Egypt giving a warning 3 days earlier, I don’t think Hamas is likely the only potential source or beneficiary of the information.
Do you have a link? That would actually be more interesting because it would mean they’d have had advanced knowledge. Which raises “how” and “who”.
No, it was just commentators. They saw “unknown trader” and filled in their own biases.