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Trump stock shorted heavily day before assassination attempt
Finbold ^ | July 17, 2024 | Elmaz Sabovic

Posted on 07/18/2024 7:17:37 PM PDT by grundle

After an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, which sent shockwaves through the U.S. political landscape, Trump Media (NASDAQ: DJT) shares surged more than 60% in the early trading hour on Monday before retracing by 20% to the valuation of $36.89 at the latest close on July 16.

However, a fact bound to raise a few questions is that short positions against Truth Social stock doubled between July 1 and July 12, going from 7 to 15 million shares, in what was a record of shares shorted for DJT stock since its trading debut.

This surge indicates that individuals or large organizations anticipated a significant drop in the stock’s value by July 15, a scenario that would likely have materialized had President Trump died in Pennsylvania.

The potential need to cover the losses from short positions leading up to July 12 could have provided an additional boost in the price of DJT stock.

A pattern raises concerns that some individuals may have had foreknowledge of a plot against former President Trump’s life and sought to profit from the expected turmoil.

Short interest in DJT stock

Looking at the current level of DJT stock short-interest, it has subsided substantially. It fell to 11.27%, with 5,219,586 shares being shorted at an average coverage of less than one day.

This means that the stock is no longer experiencing high short interest, as it did last week. Previous occurrences of short interest before major events

A similar occurrence was observed on September 11, 2001, when substantial bets were placed against the stocks of major airlines, American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) and United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL), the day before the attacks.

Subsequent investigations revealed that a single entity and an insider newsletter had tipped off investors, leading them to place fortuitous bets against the top two U.S. airlines, which suffered significant losses following the hijackings.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: austincapital; blackrock; djt; djtstock; elgindy; failedassassination; soros; stockshorted; trump; trumpmedia; trumpshot; trumpstockshorted; vanguard
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To: RAldrich
Guess the next time, they’ll want to find a way to prevent Trump from making any unanticipated body movements, so that the shooter can get in a clean shot.

How about by having short female Secret Service agents hold him in place to allow a second head-shot ...


21 posted on 07/18/2024 8:22:55 PM PDT by BlueLancer (Think of it as evolution in action. [Oath of Fealty - Pournelle and Niven])
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To: grundle

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/corruption/trump-media-playing-games/

The Legend has something to say. He hasn’t been wrong in the 21 years I have followed him.


22 posted on 07/18/2024 8:25:44 PM PDT by delta7
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To: grundle

This is an alphabet classic move.


23 posted on 07/18/2024 8:34:18 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: ladyjane

Just imagine how much Pelosi lost on her hedge position.


24 posted on 07/18/2024 8:36:54 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: grundle
George Soros set up a $42 million short put option and MGM stock Murren James sold 80% of his holdings one month before the attack. It was later reported that ISIS took responsibility for the attack which suggests the owner of MGM knew of the coming attack.

Aaron Rouse the FBI agent in-charge of this LV attack we learned was involved with the handling of General Flynn
Aaron Rouse brother is married to John Podesta daughter

People don't think we don't have a Cabal(Mob family) running our world. They simply don't look into it.
Notice how they worded the "puts" in Q4 2017. they didn't. VIC was selling every quarter then in the last Q they "purchased" Though VIC made money in the purchase even know the stocks dropped after Oct 2017. Which they don't show. Which means it was a put.
https://archive.ph/eigEk#selection-1651.894-1651.986
25 posted on 07/18/2024 8:45:03 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn
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To: delta7

I don’t know whether it was an error but if you were forced to cover at a loss it sure was a mistake.


26 posted on 07/18/2024 8:52:02 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Wilderness Conservative
said, "Austin Capital is owned by Black Rock, Vanguard, and Soros"

Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks in BlackRock ad at 18 seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adzJiMYDL5g
27 posted on 07/18/2024 8:53:28 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn
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To: All

Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree
Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where a dead man called out
For his love to flee?
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree


28 posted on 07/18/2024 8:55:24 PM PDT by BipolarBob (First I was called a big fat lair and then showed a certain Lake of Respect.)
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To: BlueLancer

Notice she is ducking down allowing Trump to get hit. She doesn’t want to get shot! LOL


29 posted on 07/18/2024 8:56:57 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn
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To: grundle

Far as I can tell that PUT cost 120 million.


30 posted on 07/18/2024 8:57:05 PM PDT by eyedigress (Trump is my President!)
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To: BlueLancer

Can’t they at least recruit WNBA or Amazon women?!


31 posted on 07/18/2024 8:58:38 PM PDT by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: grundle

I believe that we have no idea how deep the corruption reaches in the deep state, shadow government. I pray the Lord will continue to protect him from the evil therein.


32 posted on 07/18/2024 9:00:24 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Fai Mao

Or Schwartz Gyorgy:


33 posted on 07/18/2024 9:08:13 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: No name given

Other than losing the alliteration In could go with that.


34 posted on 07/18/2024 9:11:03 PM PDT by Fai Mao ( The US government is run by pedophiles and Perverts for pedophiles and perverts.)
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To: Steve Van Doorn

“Notice she is ducking down allowing Trump to get hit. She doesn’t want to get shot!”

She’s checking him for additional wounds.


35 posted on 07/18/2024 9:29:48 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.)
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To: grundle
A similar occurrence was observed on September 11, 2001, when substantial bets were placed against the stocks of major airlines, American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) and United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL), the day before the attacks.

Subsequent investigations revealed that a single entity and an insider newsletter had tipped off investors, leading them to place fortuitous bets against the top two U.S. airlines, which suffered significant losses following the hijackings.

Which entity? Which newsletter?

36 posted on 07/18/2024 9:31:35 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (TANSTAAFL)
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To: grundle

Be nice to got to ‘Vegas and get the same deal.

Make a bet on the Roulette wheel and cancel the bet if you lose.


37 posted on 07/18/2024 9:32:19 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: grundle

2 weeks prior, the day after the debate...
the day they prolly decided to take Trump out...
massive volume on the stock.

8m is avg... 29m that day.


38 posted on 07/18/2024 9:32:56 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: grundle

i have not found a financially literate article yet

what was the transaction? strike & exp. straight puts I assume, not a spread.. did it show up in open interest friday? what exchange did the trade go off on (or off-exchange?)

they say this was a clerk adding zeros. rumble is mentioned, but did other stocks, more boring ones not related in any way to this, have similar errors?


39 posted on 07/18/2024 9:43:56 PM PDT by WoofDog123
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To: grundle

Is should be simple for a financial person to go back and review the trades to see if they were entered as described.


40 posted on 07/18/2024 9:57:10 PM PDT by politicket
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