Throughout US President Donald Trump’s second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements. The BBC has found a consistent pattern of spikes in trades and finical markets just hours, or sometimes minutes, before the president’s most significant market-moving statements were made public. Some analysts say it bears the hallmarks of illegal insider trading, whereby bets are made by people based on information that is not available to the general public. While others say that some traders have become more adept at anticipating the president’s interventions. Here is a direct video link.
April 20, 2026 | Insider Trading: Who’s Playing Who?

Portfolio Manager and President of Venable Park Investment Counsel (www.venablepark.com) Ms Park is a financial analyst, attorney, finance author and regular guest on North American media. She is also the author of the best-selling myth-busting book "Juggling Dynamite: An insider's wisdom on money management, markets and wealth that lasts," and a popular daily financial blog: www.jugglingdynamite.com
If only mere mortals were permitted to trade on advance information before it’s made public. Alas, that lucrative privilege is reserved for high-frequency traders and politicians.
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Danielle Park April 20th, 2026
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