Researchers find 'significant' spike in short-selling of Israeli stocks in period leading up to massacre, including 'exceptional' activity on October 2
Given the rumours about Egypt giving a warning 3 days earlier, I don’t think Hamas is likely the only potential source or beneficiary of the information.
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Western, Eastern, Hamas… a lot of speculative trading is done based on rumors, what better than rumors which actually come true.
As was mentioned, these were very high shorts, implying a far higher confidence than mere rumors.
Yes, this was a sharp level of activity.
Given the rumours about Egypt giving a warning 3 days earlier, I don’t think Hamas is likely the only potential source or beneficiary of the information.