The alternative claim - that large traders do not make decisions based on how their activity will move the market, is of course absurd.
It’s just political. Who is allowed to manipulate and who pays their dues to be able to.
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It’s just political. Who is allowed to manipulate and who pays their dues to be able to.
Second part: Typical HN when discussing public markets. Zero evidence provided, except "my tin foil hat works".
If large movements of money manipulate the market then when would “manipulation” be used to claim an actor was misbehaving?
1) they did a special kind of manipulation clearly against the rules 2) they didn’t do anything different, but the regulators decided they didn’t want them to.
2 would be exactly what I said - their activity has acquired political interest.