On-again, off-again tariffs, mass government layoffs, funding cuts and immigration crackdowns have seriously spooked Wall Street, which is emphatically rejecting President Donald Trump’s chaotic economic agenda.

This is the market Ben Inker has been waiting for. In the grip of Wall Street’s big rebellion against President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda – with stocks down around 2% this week even after Friday’s big rebound – Inker is among a cohort of investors making money in this year’s volatility spiral.

Not even a double-shot of good news on the U.S. economy seems to be enough to stop Wall Street’s bleeding. Stocks fell Thursday after President Donald Trump upped the stakes in his trade war by threatening huge taxes on European wines and alcohol.

It was only three years ago that a dispute between an infamous crypto billionaire and a titan of the financial establishment became the center of attention at an annual event known as the Davos of the derivatives market.