Reborn with Consumption System-Chapter 658 - 285 Strategy Behind the Scenes

Before the jokes about Tang Xintian could start, the afternoon market trends played a big joke on Han Lie.

The lowest point was nearing 2002 when, BOING, it suddenly shot back up.

Dou immediately grew anxious and called, "Lie, is it a good time to buy? With a two-point gap, I'm wondering if it can't break the whole number mark and is just going to bounce back directly?"

Bullshit!

Han Lie wasn't certain about other things, his memory not that vivid, but he would absolutely not get it wrong about the lowest point before the bull market started.

The absolute lowest point of 2014 definitely broke the 2000-point mark, and it did so twice.

Was it 1978 or 1984 again?

Well, the details don't matter. In any case, the 2000-point mark was breached once in January and then again in March. This was followed by a cheerful minor trend of lateral movement in the index and a vigorous rise in individual stocks, lasting until the big bull market arrived in September.

Without the memory of his previous life, Han Lie's Level 4 peak stock trading skills wouldn't seem magical—he could make stable profits, but it would be a struggle.

But now with the memory buff, why hold back?

"Don't move!"

Han Lie stopped Dou's impulsive move. Even though the 200,000 in pocket money was so pitiful that making or losing it hardly mattered, his reputation as a stock god couldn't be tarnished.

"If it hasn't fallen below 2000 points, then the downward trend isn't complete yet. Wait a bit longer. The final dip might not cut too deep on the index, but small and medium-cap stocks definitely have room for at least one more limit-down move."

Dou shrank back in fear. Han Lie turned to observe the market display once more, feeling that the space for establishing positions was becoming increasingly ample.

During the final plunge, there would definitely be panic selling.

As a large number of novices hand over their last shares, balance will be restored to the market. The bottom will become solid and thick. Then, no matter what you buy, you'll profit—the only difference is how much.

Checking the time, it was 2:22. Han Lie simply called over Jiao Fangyan.

"Manager Jiao, start buying small amounts from our stock pool!"

"Standard?" Jiao Fangyan asked succinctly.

Han Lie silently calculated for a moment, then set the figures: "All 15 stocks, no more than 3,000,000 in each."

Jiao Fangyan asked again, "Are we formally establishing a position or...?"

"If the index continues to rebound tomorrow, then continue to buy through limit orders. Don't actively push the price up. Wait until the day after tomorrow, or the day after that, when the rebound ends and the sell-off begins. Then, take the initiative to push down hard and see."

Han Lie's instructions were very clear and easy to understand.

"For stocks you can drive down, drive them down further and liquidate our holdings completely. For those that resist, reverse course, snatch up shares, and formally build our position."

"Understood."

Revitalized, Jiao Fangyan headed back to the trading room. Tang Xintian couldn't help but give Han Lie a thumbs up.

"You really are both ruthless and cunning!"

Han Lie raised an eyebrow. "You understood?"

Tang Xintian rolled her eyes. "I'm not stupid!"

Han Lie's approach was easy to understand. Proactively providing support below the stock price during the rebound made those retail investors trying to profit from the bounce feel the stock was robust. This encouraged them to rush in even more eagerly, driving the price to rise steadily.

Once the rebound ended, that damn Han Lie would quickly push the price down, increasing the panic and scaring retail investors into a sell-off frenzy, frantically dumping their shares.

If the panic from these retail investors could drive the price down significantly, it would indicate a lack of support at the bottom, meaning no major funds were involved. In that case, that damn Han Lie wouldn't touch such stocks either, simply liquidating his entire initial position and walking away.

If the panic selling couldn't drive down the price, it would prove that major funds were accumulating shares. Then he'd follow suit and make money together.

Outsiders often have a misconception: that so-called market makers must repeatedly churn the market, washing out all individual investors and speculative funds before starting to pump the price.

That's not entirely true.

In the modern market, the highly controlled, long-term market manipulators common before 2008 are exceedingly rare. Instead, multiple major players often favor the same stock simultaneously, creating market synergy and taking turns driving up the price.

Market makers are not in opposition to any speculators or individual investors; rather, they engage in a game of strategy based on a high degree of consensus.

Everyone profits within the bounds of their own understanding.

Even someone like Xu Xiang, who arranged strategies with listed companies in advance for insider manipulation, never resisted any retail investors or other major players hitching a free ride.

While everyone scrambles for shares, the lifting costs saved by others ultimately become profit.

What about that big slice Han Lie carved out from Old Xu? Did a dump truck suddenly materialize and run him over? Of course not.

The stock market world has seen countless trials and tribulations, grudges and feuds over the years—a five-million-word novel couldn't contain them all. Yet, there have never been extreme criminal cases, like murder for hire, stemming from someone grabbing profits or crushing another with a market dump.

There have been quite a few who've jumped from rooftops of their own accord…

So, some outsiders' imaginations are distorted. When financial professionals lose money in the market, at most, they'll curse a few fools who dumped stocks without foresight, then grit their teeth, accept it, and look to earn it back elsewhere.

In an open market, why blame an opponent for being too skilled?

Han Lie's stock dumping behavior, in the current era, is not only legal but also compliant with regulations.

Seeing the market is about to crash, I bail out in time. What's wrong with that?

Seeing a stock's bottom is solid, retail investors are holding tight to their shares, and major players are entering the market, I join the fun. What's wrong with that either?

As for those novices who run at the first scare… They're just big greenhorns, or 'leeks' as they're commonly called. They can't blame anyone else for losing money.

This isn't sophistry.

When the methods Han Lie used are merely normal operations allowed by the market—not insider trading, collusion with listed companies for fraud, or other illegal activities—then these 'leeks' can't blame the 'big brother' for outsmarting them.