Upon seeing Chen Wei make nearly eighty thousand within minutes of the market opening, Zhao Yang's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
"Did you make this before the market opened?" he casually asked, then proceeded to take Chen Wei's mouse and open his trading records.
There were only two transactions, one buy and one sell.
Glancing at the chart for PAGS, Zhao Yang understood.
Shaking his head with a smile, he remarked, "Your luck is really something else, catching such an opportunity right at the opening."
"I spotted it before the market opened, made a move in advance, and when the market opened, it dropped a bit, so I took the opportunity to sell," Chen Wei explained briefly.
"What stock was it?" Zhou Yi overheard and hurried over to take a look.
"Oh man, you're amazing, boss! You made a killing right at the opening! How come you didn't call me?" Zhou Yi exclaimed after seeing how much Chen Wei had earned.
"What stock? How much did you make?" Zheng Junpeng chimed in from across the room.
"PAGS, seventy-nine thousand," Zhou Yi replied.
Zheng Junpeng came over to take a look and asked, "Was there a large order?"
"Yeah, there were about a hundred lots at 46.00. I didn't think much and just sold them all. Then the market opened, and it dropped to 38.00. It was purely luck," Chen Wei chuckled.
"Alright, let's focus on our own work and stop envying," Zhao Yang said before patting Chen Wei on the shoulder and leaving without saying more.
Zhou Yi couldn't help feeling a mix of envy and resentment as he returned to his seat.
Although it was still early in the trading day, and Chen Wei had already made a decent amount despite exhausting his skills, he decided to look for other opportunities.
However, after searching for over half an hour, he realized a serious problem.
A significant problem!
He found that without his skills, he couldn't make trades.
Or rather, he didn't dare to enter the market!
He could handle small trades, but when it came to opportunities for larger trades, such as "hat grabbing," he hesitated and didn't dare to enter with heavy positions!
At that moment, Chen Wei realized he was overly reliant on the system!
Having the system's skills provided him with psychological comfort—even if he didn't use them, knowing they were there gave him reassurance that if he made a mistake, he could try again. Thus, he dared to enter with heavier positions without fear of making mistakes.
But now, he couldn't do that anymore. His skills were exhausted, and there were no more chances to try again.
He was... afraid!
After realizing this, Chen Wei stopped, leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and carefully contemplated the situation.
Having the system was a good thing, but being too reliant on it was not.
This problem needed attention.
As a trader, accurately judging stock trends and controlling the market was fundamental. The system was merely a supplement. It could enhance his abilities, but only if he himself was already proficient.
A kitten with wings was still just a kitten.
After realizing these things, Chen Wei took a deep breath and began to trade earnestly.
This time, he didn't trade in small-cap stocks but instead turned to major stocks like F, BAC, C, MSFT, AAPL, GE, BABA, FB, and SPY.
These stocks had huge trading volumes, and almost no market manipulator could control them.
Therefore, the technical indicators of these stocks were not as skewed as those of small-cap stocks.
If he could trade these stocks well, it could be said that he could trade almost any stock in major markets worldwide.
Because the participants in these stocks were mostly top-tier financial institutions worldwide.
After switching to these stocks, Chen Wei didn't rush to enter the market but carefully observed and analyzed the fluctuations of these stocks.
Unknowingly, several hours had passed.
In between, he made some profitable and some losing trades.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yi had been trading for half a day and made about five hundred yuan.
In the past, making five hundred yuan in a day was already good, but now, after experiencing some success with Chen Wei, Zhou Yi felt unsatisfied with this amount.
Seeing Chen Wei's enthusiasm, Zhou Yi came over to take a look again.
"Wow, boss, are you trading these stocks now?" Zhou Yi exclaimed after seeing the stocks Chen Wei was trading.
"What stocks are you trading, boss?" Zheng Junpeng also asked.
"F, BAC, C, MSFT, AAPL, GE, BABA, FB, SPY. Boss Chen is aiming high now," Zhou Yi laughed and said.
"Wow, you dare to trade these stocks? How much did you make?" Zheng Junpeng asked in surprise as he got up and approached.
"Didn't make much, just made a couple of trades casually," Chen Wei smiled and said.
After Zheng Junpeng took a look, he said, "These stocks are difficult to trade. They're all dominated by major institutions, with large trading volumes and fast movements. It's hard to judge."
"Yeah, it's hard to judge. It's making my head spin," Chen Wei said.
"But if you can trade these stocks well, that would be impressive. You could even go to Wall Street," Zheng Junpeng said with a hint of longing.
For traders, Wall Street was the highest temple. It was where the world's top traders and the most powerful capital giants gathered, and it was the core of the global financial market.
Chen Wei's eyes also showed a hint of longing as he said, "Yeah, but we still have a long way to go."
"Take it slow. Maybe one day we'll get there too. Dreams are meant to be had. What if they come true? Hehe," Zheng Junpeng chuckled, patted Chen Wei on the shoulder, and went back.
"Wall Street, sigh, I don't even know if we'll ever have a chance in this lifetime. It's so elusive!" Zhou Yi shook his head, sighed, and returned to his seat.
For someone like him, who was new to the industry, Wall Street was an unattainable place he hadn't even thought about.
Chen Wei didn't dwell on these distant thoughts either; he continued trading the major stocks.
Unknowingly, it was already closing time.
Apart from earning a bit from PAGS, the other ten or so major stocks he traded only earned him less than fifty yuan...
Chen Wei sighed helplessly. It was difficult to trade these stocks well without relying on the system. It was not something that could be done in just one or two days.
But Chen Wei wasn't in a hurry. He would take it slow.
After closing, Zhao Yang came in to inform them to go to the 28th-floor conference room for the summary meeting.
Every month, Meitai Company held a summary meeting. It wasn't long, just an hour, during which Manager Wang would briefly talk about the month's performance, then select a few successful traders to exchange experiences and discuss the overall trends for the next month.