Because of that - I was convince we were dealing with a nation-state (Saddam) - as I was watching the unbelievable.
Between the time of the attack and the closing of various markets, of course prices swung sharply, but that appears to be in reaction to, rather than in anticipation of, the attack.
That said, insiders would have been quietly accumulating positions in the days and weeks preceding the attack. Now we'll see if they can get out.