cwagner@beehaw.org to World News@beehaw.org · 7 months agoHamas may have profited from Oct. 7 assault with informed trading — studywww.timesofisrael.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkHamas may have profited from Oct. 7 assault with informed trading — studywww.timesofisrael.comcwagner@beehaw.org to World News@beehaw.org · 7 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejarfil@beehaw.orgcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoWestern, Eastern, Hamas… a lot of speculative trading is done based on rumors, what better than rumors which actually come true.
minus-squarecwagner@beehaw.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoAs was mentioned, these were very high shorts, implying a far higher confidence than mere rumors.
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 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.
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.