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WSHazel

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1. Watch out for whiplash

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:39 AM

Monday

A sudden de-escalation announcement would spike the markets and crash oil. There seem to be a lot of whiplash announcements and decisions in the Trump Administration. It is this Administration's M.O.

Knowing these announcements in advance would be very profitable to connected traders.

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