Luo Chen was stunned!
$270,000!
He closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths.
At this moment, the market was trending downward with strong momentum, but there was significant buy order support at the $11.90 level, holding the price up. However, the sell orders at $11.91 quickly accumulated nearly a thousand lots.
Luo Chen asked Xu Lin to check Chen Wei's position for him and found that Chen Wei only had 300 short positions left, which he had just opened at $12.60 on the way down. His original 800 short positions had indeed been stopped out.
Luo Chen didn't dare to go long impulsively again. Chen Wei's recent maneuver had indeed influenced Luo Chen's judgment, making him mistakenly think that another powerful player was driving the price down.
If it was Chen Wei, that was manageable, and Luo Chen could compete with him. But if it was an unknown powerful player, he wouldn't dare to act rashly.
Luo Chen had no choice but to painfully liquidate his 5,000 long positions, causing the price to drop across five levels and resulting in a loss of over $280,000.
Zhou Yi, with his 800 short positions, made over $80,000!
Zheng Junpeng, who had shorted 1,000 positions, also made over $80,000!
Lv Tinghai, Yu Jia, and Pan Zhiyao, each holding several hundred short positions, also made tens of thousands!
Together with the gains from JKS, the entire seventh team had another bountiful day.
They were overjoyed.
Chen Wei, although initially stopping out with a loss of $56,000 on 800 short positions, subsequently made over $20,000 on 300 short positions. Additionally, JKS ended up profiting over $110,000, making the small loss on VIPS insignificant.
More importantly, Luo Chen lost over $280,000!
The thought of it was so satisfying!
"Boss, you really outplayed him! If it weren't for you stopping out those 800 positions, Luo Chen wouldn't have surrendered so easily! I admire you to the core! That Luo Chen actually dared to go against you, he clearly doesn't know his limits!"
Zhou Yi came over, expressing his sincere admiration.
"Indeed, without that move from Chen, Luo Chen would definitely have fought back. Given his authority, even if we joined forces, we might not have been able to take him down easily. Just shows that compared to Chen, Luo Chen is still a step behind!"
Zheng Junpeng also expressed his admiration.
Chen Wei smiled lightly and said, "Alright, stop flattering me. This was a 'kill one thousand, lose eight hundred' move for me too! Didn't you see that I'm still down over $30,000 on VIPS?"
"That's why I say you're wise and strategic, boss! This move should be called a 'self-sacrifice strategy,' right? If you hadn't voluntarily taken that $30,000 loss, Luo Chen wouldn't have been fooled so easily!"
Zhou Yi kept praising.
But he was right. If Chen Wei hadn't taken the loss, Luo Chen wouldn't have given up so quickly.
Pan Zhiyao and the others chatted excitedly for a while before returning to their desks, shutting down their trading software, and opening games.
Chen Wei whispered to Zhou Yi, "Let Jiaqi know she's done a great job this time. We'll properly thank her later."
If it weren't for Xue Jiaqi informing them about Luo Chen's positions, Chen Wei wouldn't have played Luo Chen so easily.
Zhou Yi waved his hand, saying, "No need for you to worry about that, boss. I'll thank her properly myself."
Seeing the sly smile on Zhou Yi's face, Chen Wei knew how he planned to express his gratitude. Shaking his head with a smile, he added, "Since Luo Chen lost so much, he'll likely blame Xu Lin. This is the perfect chance to show those photos to Luo Chen."
"Got it. I'll tell Kiki right away."
Zhou Yi nodded in agreement.
If Xu Lin had taken the money and stayed quiet, Chen Wei might have been lenient. But since she took the money and continued to leak information, there was no mercy for her.
Meanwhile, Xu Lin sat at her desk, looking distressed.
She felt a bit guilty about Chen Wei losing over $30,000 on VIPS.
But that wasn't the main issue. The main issue was that Luo Chen lost over $280,000!
Although Xu Lin believed she had done her best, she knew Luo Chen's temperament well.
She worried that Luo Chen would blame her just like Yuan Tong did!
Xu Lin wanted to explain the situation to Luo Chen but didn't know where to start.
For a while, her mind was in turmoil.
Luo Chen sat quietly in his chair, leaning back, eyes closed, silently reflecting on the recent trade.
He had just asked Wang Fang to send him screenshots of all the positions from Team Seven.
Sure enough, Zheng Junpeng and Zhou Yi were all profitable on VIPS!
Luo Chen quickly realized what had happened.
He had been played by Chen Wei!
Chen Wei had stopped out those 800 positions to create an illusion, making him think a third party was entering!
It was this misjudgment that led him to stop out without further resistance!
But why were they positioned at $12.89?
Was it a coincidence? Or did they know about his orders?
Naturally, Luo Chen suspected Xu Lin.
After all, she was the only one who could see his positions!
Although it was also possible that some other risk manager had sneaked a look, Xu Lin remained the prime suspect.
As he pondered this, his phone rang.
Luo Chen picked it up and saw it was a message from Xue Jiaqi!
Several photos and a video!
It was of Chen Wei and Xu Lin having dinner together.
Although not very clear, it was still recognizable.
After sending the photos, Xue Jiaqi added, "Brother Chen, I took these when I was out with friends on Saturday. Please take a look."
She didn't say much more.
"Got it. Keep this quiet," Luo Chen replied.
"Understood," was Xue Jiaqi's brief response.
Then Luo Chen repeatedly watched the video and photos.
Especially the part where Chen Wei handed Xu Lin an envelope.
There was no longer any doubt in Luo Chen's mind!
A cold smile appeared on his lips as he muttered, "Fine, you played the treachery card on me! Too bad I figured it out!"
On her end, Xue Jiaqi sent an 'OK' emoji to Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi showed it to Chen Wei, and they both shared a knowing smile.
"Now we just wait and see what happens."
Chen Wei said.
"Boss, if Xu Lin leaves, who do you think Luo Chen will appoint as the new risk manager for Team Three?" Zhou Yi suddenly thought of this and asked.
They exchanged glances.
Then burst into laughter simultaneously.
"If Luo Chen really appoints Jiaqi as the risk manager for Team Three, that would truly be... a pleasant surprise!"
Chen Wei said with a peculiar expression.