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Previously on "Associated Press Twitter Account Hacked: Dow Drops 150 Points"

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  • SantaClaus
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    Correct. What conclusion do you draw? I'm betting its the wrong one.
    Trust you to crawl out from under a stone.

    Conclusion to what??? The algos reacted to a fake tweet from a "trusted" source. End of.

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  • sasguru
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    Correct. What conclusion do you draw? I'm betting its the wrong one.

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  • Associated Press Twitter Account Hacked: Dow Drops 150 Points

    Hackers posted fake news on the Associated Press Twitter account to say there was an explosion at the Whitehouse and Obama had been injured. The market dropped 150 points in an instant.

    Just goes to show how active algos are in the market and that they are constantly scanning Twitter..

    Hackers seize AP Twitter feed, send market-moving bogus message | Reuters

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