President Trump’s big announcements have often been preceded by suspicious stock market movements. The dems attack, but the matter concerns them too.
The last two months have accustomed us to grand announcements from the American President Donald Trump. You announce that often, dealing with war and peace, have had very important implications for the financial markets.
For some time, various media publications, including the BBCthey put certain people under pressure suspicious transactions carried out on the stock exchange and on trading platforms for events such as Polymarketoften almost coinciding with important announcements from the President.
Suspicious transactions from the last two months
The most recent (and sensational) cases concern the conflict with Iran. On March 9, 2026, for example, during a telephone interview with CBS News, Trump had implied that the conflict was now “practically over”. Shortly after the announcement, the prices of Brent and of Wti they collapsed.
Market data shows that a massive wave of bearish bets on the price of oil it had already been placed 47 minutes before that news became public knowledge.
Even more sensational is what happened on March 23: according to the BBC, anonymous traders placed over 500 million dollars in oil futures contracts just 14 minutes before Trump announced on Truth Social that he had begun productive talks with Tehran.
At the beginning of the conflict, in February this year, six accounts were created on Polymarket in quick succession they had bet on a US attack on Iran by the 28th of the same month. When Trump confirmed the bombings in the early hours of that night, the six accounts collectively pocketed $1.2 million.
Great luck, or maybe the right information. Nonetheless, it should be underlined that there are no formal accusations or concrete evidence of insider trading: the White House has defined the insinuations as “unfounded and irresponsible”, and no legal proceedings have been initiated to date.
Liberation Day and Maduro
However, the anomalies in the markets do not only concern the war with Iran. Already in April 2025, on the occasion of the great uncertainty created by the “Liberation Day“, the day Trump announced universal duties causing global stock markets to collapse, suspicious surges in trading volumes were recorded.
This is the case on April 9, 2025, when Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for all countries except China. The S&P 500 jumped 9.5%, one of the largest daily gains since World War II. Notably, call option volumes on the Nasdaq had skyrocketed less than 20 minutes before Trump announced the 90-day pause on tariffs.
ProPublica reported that Executive branch employees and congressional aides had been selling stocks in the days leading up to the first big tariff announcementwhich had caused the markets to plummet.
Even more disturbing is the Maduro case. On Polymarket, a user known as “Burdensome-Mix” had bet $32,500 on the fall of the Venezuelan president by the end of January 2026. A few hours after placing the bet, American special forces captured Maduro and the account recorded a win of $436,000.
Dem on the attack, but the matter concerns them
Prominent Democrats, such as the senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, called the situation “shocking corruption,” while Rep Ritchie Torres formally called for a federal investigation into suspicious transactions in oil and stock markets under the Trump administration.
However, if you look closely, the topic of insider trading in the American Congress cuts across both parties. The most famous case remains that of Nancy Pelosi. The stock portfolio managed by her husband Paul returned 54% in 2024, more than double the 25% gain posted by the S&P 500 in the same period, outperforming Wall Street’s main hedge funds.
According to the most recent estimates, the couple’s overall assets would have grown by 16,930% over the years of Pelosi’s political career, compared to a +2,300% of the Dow Jones in the same period of time.
It is worth reiterating: none of these people have ever been formally accused nor convicted of insider trading. The STOCK Act of 2012 in fact prohibits parliamentarians from using non-public information for speculative purposes, the doubt, however, remains.
