Not to seem conspiratorial or anything, but with this guy now identified, he's the obvious candidate to be given the Madoff treatment if a bunch of retail trade

Not to seem conspiratorial or anything, but with this guy now identified, he's the obvious candidate to be given the Madoff treatment if a bunch of retail traders get wiped out by institutional manipulation. I don't expect anyone to buy such a transparent scapegoating play, but that doesn't mean it won't happen. The mainstream narrative so far is still in flux - and that includes the WSJ piece linked elsewhere in this thread; it's humanizing, sure, but it's also carefully designed to leave open the possibility of demonization. It'll be interesting to see where the narrative goes on Monday.