Don’t translate as: The Trump post "pre-release" sold for money! Shock in the investment information battle

“In an era when a single presidential post can swing stock prices and oil, what would you do?”

Modern investing is no longer a world where you can win just by looking at charts. On July 17, 2026, a Yomiuri Shimbun report revealed a shocking service that starkly confronts that reality.

Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social run by U.S. President Trump, will start a paid service from August 1 that allows faster review of posts for enterprises. Several companies have already signed contracts.

With Mr. Trump’s words, followed by about 12.9 million followers, moving markets through tariff policies and Iran-related issues, the speed of information becomes a weapon. What do you think?

How should we ordinary investors respond to this wave?

?The essence of buying informational advantage

For financial institutions, especially professionals who perform high-frequency trading, a difference of seconds to tens of seconds can generate substantial profits.

Trump’s posts often become the “first source of information” for policy, and markets have reacted instantly countless times in the past.

The interim CEO of the operating company emphasizes, “The market is already moving on posts. This will be a sustainable revenue source,” but don’t you feel the irony here?

The same logic that leads expensive institutional Bloomberg terminals applies even at the level of the president’s personal influence. How would you judge this?

?General traders cannot win on speed

Technical analysis (reading chart patterns) is useful, but the core of price movement is the information itself—what happened. Individuals cannot beat HFT (high-frequency trading) or dedicated services.

There are limits to what you can learn from two-dimensional charts alone. Therefore, it is necessary to correctly scrutinize information to keep investment directions from drifting.

Focus on the fact that policies are prone to revisions even after strong statements by Trump, or pre-identify sectors such as manufacturing and energy that might be affected by tariff increases. In times of important posts, raise cash reserves and reduce risk.

It is impossible to beat algorithmic trading (AI-based automated trading) with high-speed trading.There is a saying, “Don’t catch a falling knife,” but blindly following when the market moves can lead to big losses.

Maintaining a long-term perspective without being swayed by emotions is a strength for individual investors in information warfare.

?Do not compete in high-speed information wars

Trump’s Truth Social paid service symbolically proves that investing is an information war. While it may cause controversy that public influence is tied to private profits, the market indeed moves with posts as fact.

As investors and traders, getting information quickly is important, but it is wise to avoid excessive speed racing, calmly read the policy impacts, and practice diversification and risk management.

In an era where speed determines outcomes, individual investors should not be drawn into a speed race, but instead differentiate themselves by how they interpret information.

By staying calm and continuing prudent risk management without getting swayed by market noise, you can be better positioned to endure long-term.