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31. But when you're trading in huge volume and have a lot of money, advance knowledge of what Trump's going to say

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 01:29 PM

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Can make a lot of quick money even if you don't hold the stock long term. Just buying before the jump and selling before the next dip (like before we actually bomb) can make money.

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Are the idiots on Wall Street really this stupid [View all] edhopper Monday OP

Yes. ms liberty Monday #1

"Buy The Rumor!" MineralMan Monday #2

This INFURIATES me. NCDem47 Monday #3

trmp knows he'll get a quick bump in the market and a temporary reduction in the price of oil. spanone Monday #4

True edhopper Monday #7

Money. spanone Monday #9

Because a lot of people are, well, morons Scott Alan Swaggerty 22 hrs ago #50

Yep Scott Alan Swaggerty 22 hrs ago #49

What makes you so sure? Fiendish Thingy Monday #5

I don't see a 1000 point jump edhopper Monday #10

The 1000 point gain is only a partial recovery of the losses of the past few weeks Fiendish Thingy Monday #13

I see edhopper Monday #16

That is far from certain Fiendish Thingy Monday #23

Yes edhopper Monday #26

"collapse of AI" GreatGazoo Monday #19

Yes, but they aren't idiots. It is pure manipulation to try and sucker people into the market before knowing the lostincalifornia Monday #6

Because there are knee jerk reaction idiots in the stock market too. Arthur_Frain Monday #8

I meant the market fall edhopper Monday #11

I know Arthur_Frain Monday #15

Market bubbles edhopper Monday #18

Iran, of course, says whoever he's talking to, it's not them. Vinca Monday #12

Iran has acknowledged talking to Turkey Fiendish Thingy Monday #14

They're not that stupid. But they know that if he's talking about a pause and peace talks and such unblock Monday #17

There were bets with inside knowledge Johnny2X2X Monday #20

For real Scott Alan Swaggerty 22 hrs ago #47

Traders have been expecting a TACO GreatGazoo Monday #21

The market edhopper Monday #22

Trump behaves economically like RW socialist GreatGazoo Monday #24

Not stupid; greedy. mwmisses4289 Monday #25

Or stupid and greedy Scott Alan Swaggerty 22 hrs ago #48

One correction: these are not 'idiots on Wall Street' SCantiGOP Monday #27

Big funds edhopper Monday #28

They make more money on volatility than looking for just gains ToxMarz Monday #29

They're not dumb swong19104 Monday #30

But when you're trading in huge volume and have a lot of money, advance knowledge of what Trump's going to say ChicagoTeamster Monday #31

Stocks rso Monday #33

Stocks rso Monday #32

Yes. But it is really greed and hubris which effectively lower their iq by 30 points. markodochartaigh Monday #34

I think that despite the economy edhopper Monday #35

Certainly. markodochartaigh Monday #43

The Ayatollah don't surf. Kid Berwyn Monday #36

Seems More Like A Bargain Hunter Bounce ProfessorGAC Monday #37

Your last sentence edhopper Monday #39

No. Everybody knows that Trump lies about everything. GoodRaisin Monday #38

Not necessarily stupid. Some are just experienced day traders. DFW Monday #40

It's not even about reality anympre D_Master81 Monday #41

Uh....Yarp! ABC123Easy Monday #42

It gave back almost half of those gains. It closed at just +631 (which is still insane.) Wiz Imp Monday #44

while I invested in things we actually need... SonOfNebanaube 13 hrs ago #56

While Rebl2 Monday #45

They are Scott Alan Swaggerty 22 hrs ago #46

Watch the dollar WSHazel 22 hrs ago #51

I almost always watch what the market is doing and do the opposite. It works pretty well. Scrivener7 20 hrs ago #52

They're not necessarily worldly geniuses, and they follow trends Ursus Rex 19 hrs ago #53

The market is classic mob behavior CanonRay 19 hrs ago #54

There is more money stollen on Wall Street each day than at doc03 19 hrs ago #55