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- Allegations of a trader profiting from advance knowledge of US military strikes and other instances of congressional insider trading raise concerns about market integrity. While the direct market impact is uncertain, such events can erode investor confidence and potentially lead to increased regulatory scrutiny, creating a bearish sentiment for overall market stability.
I saw this on the house.gov website earlier, and I thought it was wild.
Basically, there's documented evidence of a single trader who made nearly a million dollars betting on US military strikes against Iran. 93% success rate. He was placing bets hours before each attack happened. October 2024, June 2025, February 2026. Congress is now investigating, and subpoenas are being discussed.
On top of that 38 separate accounts made over 2 million dollars on one strike alone after loading their accounts the week before.
And while all this is going on, senators are still out here legally trading stocks in companies they directly regulate. Saw on CNN that one guy introduced a bill to ban congressional stock trading, then turned around and bought stock in 5 healthcare companies he oversees on his committee.
I've been tracking all of this with this one thing that scores every filing with AI the second it hits so you can see which trades are actually worth paying attention to. Pretty eye opening honestly.
Anyone else following this stuff or am I the only one down this rabbit hole