The catalyst for the DB spike is again a rumor. There has been trader unsubstantiated speculation – launched on Twitter – that the bank may reach a lower RMBS settlement with the U.S. DoJ than feared. As Bloomberg seriously notes: “unverified handles on Twitter speculate the DoJ fine may be $5.4b, vs reports earlier this month the DoJ had sought $14b. Unverified handles including @fiatcurrency, @Fxmacro Tweet or retweet the speculation.”