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Diane Feinstein returns to Senate.

Feinstein, 89 years old, has some of the most unusual trades in Congress, over her thirty year career.

In that time, her net worth sky rocketed to over $200 million.

Let’s look at some of her unusual trades: Image
Feinstein reportedly attended Covid hearings by the CDC in early Jan 2020.

Afterwards, her husband sold between $1.5 & $6 million in stock Allogene Therapeutics amongst others.

The stock market collapsed shortly afterwards.

Feinstein was cleared by the DOJ.
In April 2018, Mark Zuckerberg testified before the Senate's Judiciary Committee, which Feinstein sat on.

But in Jan 2018, Feinstein’s husband bought $250,000 Facebook stock.

Only in May 2018 did Feinstein disclose the $META purchase.

Feinstein praised $META in the hearing.
In Aug 2020, Feinstein’s husband purchased $50,000 in College Reaction, a private polling company.

On Jan 6th, the day of the Capitol strike, Feinstein said the "previously unreported transaction conducted by my spouse" should've been disclosed.

She didn't pay a penalty.
On Dec 4, 2009, Feinstein & her husband bought $1 million in Amyris Biotechnologies. It was their only transaction the entire year.

Weeks after, the company was awarded a $24 million governmental grant.

Later, Feinstein introduced her own bill that benefited Amyris Biotech.
In July 2011, the Postal Service entered into an exclusive contract with the real estate firm CB Richard Ellis Group.

Feinstein’s husband was the chairman of the company’s board of directors.

Furthermore, he served on the global development counsel on Obama's counsel.
These are some of the many examples.

Despite thirty years of conflicts, Feinstein paid zero fees and broke the STOCK Act numerous times.

Truly unusual.

You can see all of her financial history forever at unusualwhales.com/politics

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May 4
AOC has asked Dianne Feinstein to resign.

Feinstein, 89 years old, has some of the most unusual trades in Congress, over her thirty year career.

In that time, her net worth sky rocketed to over $200 million.

Let’s look at some of her unusual trades: Image
Feinstein reportedly attended Covid hearings by the CDC in early Jan 2020.

Afterwards, her husband sold between $1.5 & $6 million in stock Allogene Therapeutics amongst others.

The stock market collapsed shortly afterwards.

Feinstein was cleared by the DOJ.
In April 2018, Mark Zuckerberg testified before the Senate's Judiciary Committee, which Feinstein sat on.

But in Jan 2018, Feinstein’s husband bought $250,000 Facebook stock.

Only in May 2018 did Feinstein disclose the $META purchase.

Feinstein praised $META in the hearing.
Read 7 tweets
Apr 20
BREAKING NEWS: The New York Times has just reported on Congressional members trading during the banking crisis.

They showed how members traded during the crisis, while the public worried.

Here is the list of members highlighted:
Representative Jared Moskowitz sold shares of Seacoast Banking Corporation worth $65,000 to $150,000 on March 10th.

$SBCF fell 20% afterwards.
Representative Dan Goldman, a Democrat, sold shares of First Republic Bank, $FRC, on March 15.

Dan Goldman has been making hundreds of stock trades since he started his congressional duty.
Read 6 tweets
Apr 12
Dianne Feinstein has been absent from Congress and asked to resign.

Feinstein, 89 years old, has some of the most unusual trades in Congress, over her thirty year career.

In that time, her net worth sky rocketed to over $200 million.

Let’s look at some of her unusual trades: Image
Feinstein reportedly attended Covid hearings by the CDC in early Jan 2020.

Afterwards, her husband sold between $1.5 & $6 million in stock Allogene Therapeutics amongst others.

The stock market collapsed shortly afterwards.

Feinstein was cleared by the DOJ.
In April 2018, Mark Zuckerberg testified before the Senate's Judiciary Committee, which Feinstein sat on.

But in Jan 2018, Feinstein’s husband bought $250,000 Facebook stock.

Only in May 2018 did Feinstein disclose the $META purchase.

Feinstein praised $META in the hearing.
Read 7 tweets
Mar 27
$FCNCA, First Citizens, bought $SIVB and was +53% today.

Yet the options trading around $FCNCA really has bugged me.

While the banking sector tanked, traders opened heavy OTM directional bets with size in coordinated trades.

They turned a few hundred thousand into millions.
$FCNCA gets zero options activity.

Attached is its entire monthly flow.

Yet if you look at the opening alerts on UW, you get the second image, all bullish directional bets made last week while the banking sector tanked every day.

Let's look at some of these opening alerts.
Let's look at two of these trades.

On March 20th, a trader opened a call spread for around 300k.

That user was the entire 300 of volume, made 99% at ask.

This morning, they exited for 2000% gain.

You can see their big volume bars on the 20th + the trade breakdown below.
Read 5 tweets
Mar 10
Traders on $SIVB have made millions.

Here's how below.

$SIVB was down nearly 60%.

The flow on $SIVB has been bearish since Feb 15th.

Check opening flow alerts this AM. People smelt blood & pushed SIVB down with 100% ask side bearish alerts.

Someone always knows.
Yet let's look at opening alerts over last ten days. Traders were bearish, with many opening trades (ie: new positions).

IE: $SIVB 210 P 4/21/2023. On Mar 6, traders were opening a new position for $3.67 per contract. That's at $58.30. The trader is out of their position.
This trader made approximately 2000% in three days. They won the lotto.

What of opening alerts from this morning?

Traders were trying to push $SIVB down with 11-18% OTM puts, heavily. Those traders exited their position, and made around 600% from the morning.T
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Feb 24
Last year, numerous politicians purchased energy and war stocks before the invasion of Ukraine.

Many were on Committees privy to info regarding the invasion, including Defense & Energy.

The positions they took have beat the market after purchasing

A thread: Image
House Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene bought Lockheed Martin, $LMT, Chevron, $CVX, and NextEra Energy, $NEE.

The next day, Rep. Greene said “War and rumors of war is incredibly profitable and convenient."

Ukraine was invaded the two days later.
Robert Wittman bought $XLE (energy ETF) on January 28, 2022.

Mark Green (who frequently invests in energy stocks) recently bought up to $1M in $ET (Feb 9, 2022) and over $1M in $ENLC (between Feb 9-18, 2022).
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