Blackhat (2015)

Trader's Film Library #26 · Markets and trading in fiction. A thriller that starts with a spike in soybean prices.

Original title: Blackhat · Type: film · Created by: Michael Mann · Usefulness for traders: ★★☆☆☆

What it's about

A convicted hacker (Chris Hemsworth) helps US and Chinese agencies hunt a cybercriminal who attacked a power plant and a commodities exchange, driving up the price of soybean futures.

What it has to do with markets

The plot about manipulating futures through a hack is fiction, but it shows that commodity markets are connected to the real world: supply, logistics, information.

Lessons for traders

• a sudden move with no visible cause may have an external one
• the futures market reacts to real-world events
• cybersecurity is part of a trader's contingency plan (Order flow encyclopedia #6)

What to watch out for

An action thriller. The market is just a plot device.

Discussion

The discussion takes place in Hetman Capital Club (in Polish). Join the discussion in the Club →

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The description outlines the plot without revealing the ending where possible (true stories have a known outcome). Educational content, not investment advice.