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If some people did have inside information, did anyone monitored the volume
in the previous days? Or did the volume went up only near the closed of
Thursday,
because if that is the case, it really was short covering and reversal chasing
and not really much people/positions really long on days before.
Brian Massey wrote:
> Phil wrote:
> "Nobody know the Fed would move"
>
> Actually, I can't help but think that some people did know -- at least a
> couple days in front. Traders like Soros, and some large institutional
> traders who established large S+P positions a couple days earlier. There
> was a post by someone on this list stating that the squwak box reported
> several large traders taking positions around 940-960. He went on to say
> that at least 1 of these large traders did not have "a worried look on his
> face."
>
> To think that this kind of information stays inside the circle of policy
> makers is nieve. How could when so much money is at stake? A leak here a
> leak there and a kick back is all it would take. Since when are policy
> makers immune from the temptation to make large sums of easy money?
>
> How coincidental.
>
> For the record, whoever wrote this thanks. I read this and promptly bought
> MSFT calls. This is a great list!
>
> Brian.
>
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