"Sharp betting" frequently appears before Trump announces major news, many experts call for thorough investigation.

During President Trump's second term, trades that were strategically placed before the announcement of his major policies may have already brought millions of dollars in profits to some traders. Several legal experts have stated that these trades should be investigated in order to maintain market fairness and determine if there was any information leakage. According to Reuters, suspicious trades have been observed in the market prior to key decisions made by the Trump administration regarding tariffs, Venezuela, and Iran. These trades involve various markets and assets, such as options, commodity futures, and prediction markets. Andrew Verstein, an expert on insider trading at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, stated that these trades look very suspicious. While the number of cases is limited, these patterns are exactly what people would expect if government officials and their friends were trading based on informational advantages. Eitan Goldman, former Director of Enforcement at the CFTC and former federal prosecutor, stated that such trades typically attract regulatory attention, although insider trading laws in commodity markets are complex and the field still lacks significant precedents.