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I saw a tweet about a trader placing an oil bet when they saw two military aircraft turn around on their way to Iran, via transponder. I believe before the deal

• 3eb7988a1663 5mo ago
  That also sounds easy enough to fake for some plausible deniability.
  • huorricannes 5mo ago
    in fact US army publicly admitting running a disinformation campaign involving flying planes knowing they would be seen by osint in the previous Iran attack from last summer
  • yellow_postit 5mo ago
    Just as parallel construction [1] is used by law enforcement to conceal methods and practices no reason to not expect the same for financial gain. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction
  • wallst07 5mo ago
    Traders have been using satellite images from around the world for DECADES, it seems more likely to be true than a conspiracy from a insider who actually makes the decision or has first line access to it.
    • 3eb7988a1663 5mo ago
      If I have access to expensive real-time satellite imagery, I am not blasting my insights on Twitter.