https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-may-have-profited-from-oct-7-assault-with-informed-trading-study/
Referencing the Study Trading on Terror? which is freely downloadable.
I guarantee you every member of Congress used their classified briefings on Israel to make changes in their stock portfolio, and it's not even illegal.
Western, Eastern, Hamas... a lot of speculative trading is done based on rumors, what better than rumors which actually come true.
As was mentioned, these were very high shorts, implying a far higher confidence than mere rumors.
Yes, this was a sharp level of activity.
Given the rumours about Egypt giving a warning 3 days earlier, I don't think Hamas is likely the only potential source or beneficiary of the information.
Do you have a link? That would actually be more interesting because it would mean they’d have had advanced knowledge. Which raises "how" and "who".
If you're trying to make a statement about Palestinian sympathizers, you're off the mark. Few people are defending Hamas' attacks, but there are a lot of people criticizing Israel's war crimes.
This article title is very misleading (not unexpected given to he source). It is better to read the original study.