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Did anyone catch what happened in the crypto markets on Friday? I spent the weekend reading about one of the most outrageous examples of front-running I’ve ever seen — and that’s saying something in today’s markets.
A whale in the crypto market shorted Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) one minute before Trump’s tweet hit the wires about 100% tariffs on China.
One minute…
They covered their position after the tweet tanked the market, then sat back as Trump tweeted again after hours, sending crypto on another dive. The result? They made more than $160 million.
Let me break down exactly how this went down. They literally were doing their shorts like one minute before the tweet, and it’s just that simple when you’ve got insider information.
Why Traditional Options Couldn’t Handle This Size
You might be wondering why they didn’t just use the traditional options market for this trade. Here’s the thing — the size was too massive for the Ethereum ETF options market. These contracts only trade maybe a couple thousand a day, maybe 150 to 170 contracts. They would have broken the options market trying to execute $160 million in size.
The crypto markets gave them the liquidity they needed to move this kind of money without detection. It’s a reminder of how the crypto space operates with far fewer regulatory constraints than traditional equity markets.
The Identity Mystery
There are rumors flying around out there that’ it’s someone close to Trump. But I really don’t know who it is, and honestly, if I did have that kind of insider information, I wouldn’t be here talking about it.
What I do know is this represents the extreme level of front-running happening in modern markets. When someone can position $160 million one minute before market-moving news breaks, we’re not talking about lucky timing.
We’re talking about access to information that the rest of us simply don’t have.
Keep your eyes open for these kinds of moves. They’re happening more frequently than most people realize.
Order Flow:
This is for informational and educational purposes only. These are not official alerts issued by Lance, but rather some interesting orders picked by the team at Lance Ippolito Trading.
When you look at these plays, always take the market maker move into consideration.
You can be right on the direction but still lose money if the stock doesn’t move enough. That’s where the market maker move comes in clutch.
With puts, they’re often downside hedges in case a stock tanks, especially around earnings. The further out of the money they are, the more likely they are to be hedges.
Also be sure and check when the company’s earnings date is because many of the plays we post here are centered around earnings!
If a stock is really expensive, consider a spread to lower the cost.
And finally, always remember the golden rule when it comes to buying calls: Buy dips, sell rips — and don’t chase!
If a stock’s moved a ton already today, maybe wait for a pullback.
There is inherent risk in trading. Trade at your own risk.
Note: If no date is listed after the month, it’s the monthly expiration (third Friday).
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*This is for informational and educational purposes only. There is inherent risk in trading, so trade at your own risk.
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