Fake crude oil move caused by rogue trader ?

Was that fake move in crude oil caused by a rogue trader ?
The Financial Times reports ;
"The boss of Steve Perkins, the broker at the heart of a rogue trading scandal that rocked oil markets this week, issued a bullish report suggesting prices could go higher only hours after Mr Perkins made the unauthorised trades that caused prices to spike."
You can read the full article on the Financial Times

Back to the chart ; what did that trader see ? A break out above the previous resistance @ 73 $ ?
Of course, he "had to issue" some bullish reports to "CONFIRM" the break out ....