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\THE THEORY\ President Trump keeps posting that his blockade is costing a certain oil-rich nation $500M per day. But what if they said "hold my tea" and found the cheat code in America's own stock market? \Trump's actual Truth Social posts (April 22, 2026):\ "[They] don't want the Strait of Hormuz closed; they want it open so they can make $500 million a day (which is, therefore, what they are losing if it is closed!)"\ And the follow up post: "[They are] collapsing financially! They want the Strait of Hormuz opened immediately — Starving for cash! Losing 500 Million Dollars a day. Military and Police complaining that they are not getting paid. SOS!!!"\ Today the SPX dropped 80 points in minutes. Here's what actually happened — with timestamps. SPX Intraday chart April 23 --- \THE RECEIPTS\ \12:50pm\ — SPX 7100 Puts start getting quietly accumulated at $1.30. Nothing on the news. Zero reason for OTM put buying. [Chart of the SPX 7100P 0DTE. $1.30 to $6.56 in 2 minutes. ](https://preview.redd.it/jj8grhp0j1xg1.png?width=181

127 pts · 43 comments · u/bleeb2000 · 2026-04-24 01:52 UTC