How the Biggest E-Mini Futures Trade of 2016 Sent the Market Soaring

That big 1.8 billion ES trade was probably Putin going long - note the huge $80,000,000 draw down this trade incurred only hours into it - talk about the puke bucket. If they made it through that jolt they scored a few hundred fast points and still going!
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It clearly hit the ES. I just happened to be sitting there when it happened. The IB Book Trader bar just disappeared and the whole thing looked like it was having a seizure for a few seconds then we were much higher. I've seen other big trades - not as big as this one but still sweeping the standing orders up several points - mid day, a few times over the past week or so.
 
If all it takes is $80M to start a market rally, or at least a day long spike, why aren't fund doing this all the time? Even better on the sell side.
 
Sig said:
If all it takes is $80M to start a market rally, or at least a day long spike, why aren't fund doing this all the time? Even better on the sell side.
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I'd imagine that it's more targeted at breaching key levels at off hours and creating a cascade type effect in certain markets.
 
comagnum said:
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This thread is discussing the trade that occurred on Wednesday last week. The thread starter posted a story about the big size going through in the middle of the day.

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K - My freakin charts from several different brokers/platforms does not show this big trade on the 1 minute chart. If you don't mind can ask what platform you are using?
 
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