NEW YORK – As JP Morgan (JPM) released Q1 earnings numbers today, the accurate prediction of one analyst quickly attracted regulatory attention. “We take the integrity of the securities market very seriously here at the SEC,” stated Chairman John Clayton, “and we are concerned by this evidence of intentional market manipulation and possible insider trading.” The analyst in question, John P. Waterstreet of Waterstreet Fund, maintains his innocence and states that he “even revised expectations after earnings were released like everyone else.”

In a range of clueless estimates from $-3.60 to $2.78 Earnings Per Share (EPS), Waterstreet’s fortuitously correct $0.78 was always certain to arouse suspicion. But was it intentional? The Hedge looked back to the beginnings of Waterstreet’s career on Stocktwits and found that the majority of his earnings predictions were at least 2 standard deviations off of accurate, placing him among the top specialists in the profession. “We are always cracking down on any suspected leaks of insider information,” stated Chairman Clayton, “and working hard to ensure that market-moving numbers are only privy to those within the company in question, or their friends.”