cwagner ( cwagner@beehaw.org ) to World News · 3 years agoHamas may have profited from Oct. 7 assault with informed trading — studywww.timesofisrael.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up132file-text
arrow-up132external-linkHamas may have profited from Oct. 7 assault with informed trading — studywww.timesofisrael.comcwagner ( cwagner@beehaw.org ) to World News · 3 years agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejarfil ( jarfil@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoWestern, Eastern, Hamas… a lot of speculative trading is done based on rumors, what better than rumors which actually come true.
minus-squarecwagner ( cwagner@beehaw.org ) OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years agoAs was mentioned, these were very high shorts, implying a far higher confidence than mere rumors.
minus-squarelivus ( livus@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 years 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.
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.