by Andreja Stojanovic at FINBOLD
Along with inspiring former President Donald Trump to alter his Republican National Committee (RNC) speech and – judging by the results of the 1984 elections – creating the conditions for a proper red tide in November, the July 13 assassination attempt had a significant impact on the shares of Trump Media (NASDAQ: DJT).
Indeed, the stock rapidly surged some 70% in the pre-market on Monday – the first trading day following the attack. Although there has been a retracing since then, DJT stock remains higher, currently trading at $36.44, compared to its closing price of $31.25 last Friday.
As it turned out, extensive stock market activity targeting DJT also preceded the assassination attempt. Austin Private Wealth, LLC, a financial planning company based in Texas, bought put options on as many as 12 million shares of DJT just one day before the attack…
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