Chapter 55: Dancing Amidst the Ruins!

"Strange...after buying in, nothing happened?" the subordinate reported again.
Data showed that after Fang Huan Investment poured money in, it was like a corpse, completely still.
This didn't make sense.
Generally, wouldn't a "market manipulator" first accumulate shares, then start driving up the price, creating volatility, and finally distributing them, causing chaos in the market and confusing retail investors?
But Fang Huan Investment used a phased approach when buying in, minimizing the impact on the stock price, and then simply "played dead" after buying.
What were they up to?
Of course, Fang Jun wouldn't let his guard down.
Who knew if these bastards were brewing some big move?
Maybe a few minutes before the market closed, they'd suddenly unleash a nuclear-level attack, dumping all their shares and crashing the stock price?
"Huh? Director! They moved! They moved!" the subordinate suddenly shouted.
Just then, the data on the screen suddenly began to fluctuate wildly!
Fanghuan Investment, which had been lying low for who knows how long, had finally struck again!
However, the problem was…
This time, it wasn't just them stirring up the market; it was the entire financial market!
“Hiss… that Greek bomb really did explode!”
Fang Jun looked at the market index and gasped.
The entire financial market was completely thrown into chaos by the IMF's statement regarding Greece's refusal to extend its repayment deadline!
The shadow of the stock market crash hadn't even faded when a European sovereign nation openly defaulted on its debt!
Holy crap! Is this even possible?!
Investor confidence collapsed like an avalanche, and panic spread like a plague.
Panic selling was rampant, regardless of cost, while bargain hunters hesitated and greedily tried to profit from the chaos. The entire market was a boiling cauldron of chaos!
"..."
Fang Jun's gaze returned to the "key monitoring accounts" of Fang Huan Investment.
With the Greek default a foregone conclusion, the stock market began to show a clear divergence:
Stocks related to Greek debt and the European economy plummeted.
While some safe-haven assets, or special sectors benefiting from panic, rose against the trend.
However, what he saw next made Fang Jun's pupils shrink sharply.
Holy crap!
"How is this possible?! The market is fluctuating wildly, and only they... only they are consistently making profits?"
The screen clearly showed: those stocks that rose, if held by Fang Huan Investment, were definitely long positions!
And those stocks that fell, they must have held short positions through margin trading!
This perfectly matched their positions established long ago! Absolutely!
What the hell did this mean?
Fang Jun felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, making his scalp tingle.
"This morning... no, even earlier! they were already 100% certain... that Greece would definitely default today?! That it would definitely default?!"
How is that possible?
Once could be attributed to luck, to keen insight.
But after accurately predicting the stock market crash last time, could they even know the outcome of the power struggle between the Greek government and the IMF, which is so far away?!
This intelligence network is ridiculously well-informed!
Just what level is this group's intelligence network?
Is it even more powerful than the national intelligence agency?
Fang Jun subconsciously glanced at the trading activity of several other top domestic securities firms—it was a complete disaster!
They were in a panic, completely overwhelmed, clearly caught off guard by this sudden "black swan" event, and had almost lost everything!
Only Fanghuan Investment!
Standing out from the crowd!
Dancing gracefully on the ruins!!
"Director! They...they didn't just plan ahead! Now...they're taking advantage of the market's violent fluctuations to engage in high-frequency short-term trading!"
His subordinate's voice trembled with disbelief.
Fang Jun looked closely, and sure enough!
What was even more astonishing was yet to come!
After successfully predicting and positioning themselves, these guys at Fanghuan Investment didn't know when to stop!
On the screen, Fang Huan Investment's trading orders flooded the screen like a storm, buy and sell at a dizzying pace.
They exploited the market's chaos and panic, like the most agile surfers, precisely riding the crests of the waves in the turbulent market!
Every buy and sell point was precisely timed to the peak or trough of the fluctuations!
Every operation perfectly teetered on the edge of regulatory red lines!
The fluid movements, the nimble trading skills, even made Fang Jun, a seasoned veteran who had seen countless storms, gasp in astonishment!
This was definitely not the kind of coordinated action a few traders could achieve working independently!
Fang Jun was willing to bet his twenty years of experience that there was a mastermind behind it all, directing everything!
Manipulating the entire situation with an almost supernatural, no, almost magical, skill!
"Investigate! Investigate! Who is the leader of this team?!"
Fang Jun slammed his fist on the table, his eyes filled with shock!
***
Before officially starting the "harvest."
Su Hao quickly assigned stock codes and capital limits to his already energized traders.
What they were about to do was high-frequency, lightning-fast trading, demanding extremely high levels of teamwork; orders had to be obeyed without question and actions had to be perfectly synchronized.
Initially, he considered using internal communication software or chat software to send commands.
However, when he stepped out of the office and stood before the group of traders, who were as nervous as quails,
a miracle happened!
"Ding!"
That familiar, sixth-sense-like warning signal came again!
And this time, the signal was a little different—it was directional!
Like having a wallhack in an FPS game, the "signal" pointed in a certain direction within his line of sight!
He instinctively looked in that direction—it was where Li Huilin was!
Almost simultaneously, a powerful urge to "Damn it! Sell now! Otherwise, I'll be stuck with these stocks!" surged through him like an electric current!
"Sister Huilin," Su Hao walked up to her in a few steps, his voice not loud but exceptionally clear, "Sell all the stocks you have."
"Huh? Oh! Yes!" Li Huilin was a little confused, but she instinctively obeyed the order, her fingers flying across the keyboard.
A few seconds later, a profit notification popped up.
Sure enough! As soon as the command was given, the stock began to reverse course and a small but definitely substantial profit was secured.
Effective! It really worked!
Su Hao's heart skipped a beat, as if a new world had opened up for him!
When his gaze shifted in another direction, sweeping over Liang Haiyuan's workstation…
"Ding!"
It's happening again!
That familiar, tingling "premonition" descended once more!
"Haiyuan," he immediately stopped, "sell everything immediately!"
"Huh? Yes!" Liang Haiyuan was an experienced trader, reacting extremely quickly, his fingers flying across the keyboard.
However, just as Su Hao was about to shift his gaze to "scan" the next target, a sudden tingling sensation shot through the back of his neck—
A reverse signal! Holy crap! So fast?
"Haiyuan!"
"Huh? Yes! Selling..."
"Wait! Stop selling! Buy it back! Quick!"
"Huh?" Liang Haiyuan was full of questions, but the trust built up over time made him immediately abandon any thought and execute the order unconditionally.
"Yes! Yes! Buy!"
At this moment, Su Hao was completely excited!
Like a true battlefield commander, he began to move rapidly around the not-so-large office area!
Whenever his gaze focused on a specific workstation, that strong intuition—a "ding"—to buy or sell would arrive precisely on time, like a guided missile!