👀 MYSTERY: Did Kevin Warsh’s “hike” comments trick the algorithms?
Warsh mentioned “hike” three times during his Jackson Hole speech—each time referring to trails, not interest rate hikes. He sidestepped the term “forward guidance,” instead describing his vision as a “trail map.” Moments after ending one sentence with “hike” and beginning the next with “interest rates,” gold and silver surged nearly 1%. Minutes later, they plunged, wiping out $730 billion in value. The likely culprit? Algos misreading hiking trails as rate-hike signals—sparking a wave of automated trading chaos. Learn more #MarketWatch #AlgorithmicTrading #JacksonHole #GoldRush #CentralBanking
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