You and I are both prey in this game.
Written by: Deep Tide TechFlow
From Wall Street to blockchain, "mouse warehouse" is not a new term.
However, in the past, the mice were somewhat ashamed and kept it under wraps, but now they have completely laid it all out.
In early 2025, Trump issued a meme coin and manipulated the market under the guise of "cryptocurrency strategic reserves." Now, Trump wields the tariff stick, playing a Sichuan opera, repeatedly changing faces, pushing this collusion of power and capital to a historic high.
When the president becomes the operator, regulation becomes a fig leaf, and the world has seemingly turned into a giant mouse warehouse arena—and you and I are both prey in this game.
The White House Becomes a Casino: Trump's Face-Changing Skills
"Since over 75 countries have contacted the U.S. willing to negotiate, and at my strong suggestion, have not retaliated against the U.S. in any way, form, or shape, I have authorized a 90-day suspension, during which the equivalent tariffs on other countries will be significantly reduced to 10%, effective immediately."
During trading hours, Trump's social media statement caused the previously anxious U.S. stock market indices to reverse dramatically, surging across the board.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared over 2,900 points, an increase of 7.87%, marking the largest gain since March 25, 2020; the S&P 500 index surged 9.52%, the largest increase since October 29, 2008; the Nasdaq skyrocketed 12.16%, setting the second-largest single-day gain in history.
The "Big Seven" tech giants in the U.S. stock market all surged, with a total market value increasing by $1.85 trillion (approximately 13.4 trillion yuan) in just one day, all occurring within a few hours.
Interestingly, shortly after the U.S. stock market opened, Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social, stating, "Now is a great time to buy." He also encouraged his fans to "stay calm" and predicted that "everything will be resolved smoothly."
At the time, this statement seemed to encourage the market, but in light of subsequent events, it raises more suspicions.
According to market data disclosed by Unusual Whales, prior to Trump's "buy" suggestion, traders had already opened a large number of call options for $QQQ, $TQQQ, and $SPY. More shockingly, just before the announcement of the tariff suspension, someone opened a same-day expiring call option for $SPY at 509, which skyrocketed an astonishing 2,100% within just one hour!
All trading volumes were newly opened that day, which was particularly unusual given that the market volatility index (IVR) was as high as 82, and the implied volatility (IV) was extremely high. Traders seemed to be confident about the market direction and made directional bets.
Using net premium data tracking, it is clear that after these opening operations, more investors followed suit, loading up on call options and betting on a market reversal. All of this points to a disturbing conclusion: someone knew about this significant policy shift in advance.
On X, many expressed dissatisfaction but felt helpless.
"Trump is using the presidency to make millions for his family and friends."
"The market is like a casino for the connected, and we are just fools at the gambling table."
Ironically, just a few days earlier, CNBC reported that Trump was considering suspending tariffs on certain countries for 90 days. At that time, White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt quickly denied it, calling it "fake news."
Days later, this "rumor" turned into a "prescient prophecy."
Trump Manipulates the Crypto Space
This is not the first time Trump has manipulated the financial market this year; he has previously toyed with the crypto space twice.
On March 2, 2025, Trump announced on social media that he would establish a "cryptocurrency strategic reserve," directly driving up the prices of tokens like XRP, SOL, and ADA.
Just as everyone was curious why he didn't mention BTC or ETH, Trump again posted on social media, stating, "It is clear that BTC and ETH, as well as other valuable cryptocurrencies, will be at the core of the reserves. I also like Bitcoin and Ethereum."
Ethereum responded with a price increase.
However, these actions seemed more like the work of Trump's son, as his second son, Eric Trump, praised the move on social media:
I love the genius of announcing the strategic reserve on a Sunday, as traditional markets are closed and Wall Street is asleep. Retail investors win for the first time. Traditional finance better catch up, or it will soon be extinct. The world no longer operates from Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.
In response to this "call," the crypto industry was filled with boos, questioning whether family members of Trump might be involved in significant mouse warehouse activities.
In January 2025, during the issuance of Trump's meme coin, there was also a significant amount of mouse warehouse activity.
Data analysis platform Bubblemaps pointed out that an address starting with 6QSc2 received funding four hours before the TRUMP token was released and spent $1 million to purchase 5.9 million TRUMP tokens in the first minute of the token's release.
Subsequently, the address transferred all TRUMP tokens to the ff.sol address, which were then distributed to ten addresses and sold in batches, cashing out tens of millions of dollars.
This is just the "tip of the iceberg" of mouse warehouses; the Trump family has publicly cashed out over $100 million through meme coins like $TRUMP, and in the unregulated crypto market, Trump is even more unrestrained.
For those familiar with Trump, this may not come as a surprise, as he was also questioned during his previous term for using insider information he created for profit.
In 2019, Vanity Fair published an exclusive report stating that hidden within Trump's seemingly chaotic statements on U.S.-China tariffs was a highly profitable mouse warehouse secret.
For example, on June 28, during the last 30 minutes of trading, someone made a large bet on S&P futures contracts.
Subsequently, Trump announced the resumption of U.S.-China negotiations in Osaka, Japan. Stimulated by the positive news, the U.S. stock market surged. This mysterious fund that made a large bet thus earned nearly $1.8 billion in a week.
All crows are black; not only Trump but also many other White House officials are skilled players in the financial market.
For instance, former Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi is known as the "stock god of Capitol Hill," with numerous impressive records:
In January 2021, before the Biden administration announced subsidies for electric vehicles, Pelosi's husband, Paul, purchased $1 million worth of Tesla stock;
In March 2021, after Microsoft received a $22 billion order from the U.S. Department of Defense for AR combat helmets, Paul bought Microsoft stock at a low price before the stock price surged;
In July 2021, amid an antitrust investigation into major U.S. tech companies, Paul went long on Google, which ultimately was unaffected, leading to a significant stock price increase and substantial profits for Paul;
In July 2022, the U.S. Congress voted on a chip manufacturing subsidy bill aimed at providing $52 billion in subsidies to the U.S. chip industry, while Paul had already purchased Nvidia stock worth between $1 million and $5 million weeks earlier.
According to OpenSecrets, in 2021, the Pelosi couple's investment return rate reached 56.15%, and in 2024, Pelosi's investment portfolio gained 70.9%, far exceeding the S&P 500 index's 25% increase, and surpassing investment legends like "stock god" Buffett (26% return), Wall Street "quant king" David Shaw, and "father of quantitative investing" Jim Simons.
The Arrogance of Power: The Ultimate Bullying in Financial Markets
Why do we hate mouse warehouses so much?
Because it is the bullying of the privileged class against ordinary people who follow the rules.
In the financial market, ordinary investors work hard to research, take risks, and pursue nothing but: fairness, fairness, and fairness.
When a head of state can manipulate the market at will through policy declarations and allow his confidants to profit in advance, it is no longer just a matter of insider trading, but a complete distortion of the market mechanism by power.
Traditionally, mouse warehouses mostly relied on insider information to profit, acting covertly, at least knowing that their actions were disgraceful.
But now, Trump not only creates insider information directly but also openly promotes it, showing an attitude of "what can you do about it."
In this era deeply hijacked by power and capital, if even the most basic market fairness cannot be guaranteed, then the so-called globalization and free market economy are merely a one-man show by the power elite.
Perhaps this is the ultimate form of contemporary capitalism—power directly controls the market, the elite class openly harvests global wealth, while the majority can only play the role of ignorant pawns in this massive mouse warehouse game.
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