In a surreal twist to escalating global conflicts, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has taken to X to mock Donald Trump‘s pre-market announcements, advising Wall Street investors to “do the opposite” as popular trading strategies collapse under the weight of an expanding war.
The ‘Reverse Indicator’
As markets grapple with the fallout of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and looming tariff battles, Ghalibaf—a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander—offered literal day-trading advice to counter Trump’s social media posts.
“Pre-market so-called ‘news’ or ‘Truth’ is often just a setup for profit-taking. Basically, it is a reverse indicator,” Ghalibaf stated to his followers. “Do the opposite: If they pump it, short it. If they dump it, go long. See something tomorrow? You know the drill.”
The taunt adds a layer of psychological warfare to a conflict that has already seen Iran’s supreme leader killed and the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed.
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