Leverage Unleashed and Streaming Schemes
"...So this means people are really investing that much of their own money?"
"You could say yes, or you could say no."
"Huh?"
"Not everyone invests solely with their own cash."
My vague answer made Choi Seoyun tilt her head slightly.
Of course, for regular retail investors, most play it safe with their own money to eke out steady gains.
But stocks have this beast called leverage, where you borrow someone else's money to amp up your bets.
"So investing with someone else's money..."
"Yeah. More like borrowing their cash to invest."
"That sounds insanely risky."
"Spot on. Way riskier. The upside scales up, but so do the losses."
"Hmm... But leverage comes in different flavors? Why the huge ratio gap between these two?"
Choi Seoyun was right—leverage wasn't just one thing.
Broadly, there were two main types. First up: margin trading leverage, where you borrow from a bank to buy more shares outright.
You actually own the shares, so it hits the market and moves the needle.
"Feels like buying a building with a loan to invest."
"Exactly. Tons of people buy real estate that way with bank loans."
But my go-to, CFD (Contract for Difference) leverage? Totally different story.
With CFDs, you're not buying shares.
You're just signing a contract with the bank. If the price rises, they pay you; if it drops, you pay them. The leverage ratio decides how many multiples of the price move you're betting on.
"So no actual shares owned—just a bet on the price."
"Ooh, so it's a straight-up duel with the bank, win or lose? Sounds fun as hell."
"..."
At face value, she wasn't wrong.
The contract boils down to the bank losing or me losing.
But who dives into high-leverage plays without an edge? Nobody risks that without conviction.
"Makes sense... So doesn't the bank lose more often?"
"That's why big positions get hedged—they mirror your trade. Covers payouts from their own stock gains."
This was risk hedging in action.
It was also why I couldn't dump my entire net worth into CFD leverage. No shares on my end, but the bank's hedging buys flood the market anyway.
"So your current position..."
"Straight 6 billion plus 3 billion at 10x leverage—around 36 billion exposure."
+41.2%
The price was still rocketing up.
I sipped my Americano, admiring that gorgeous red glow.
"Aren't you worried about watching it?"
"I'm staring right at it."
"Hmm. What if it crashes suddenly?"
"Nah. It'll climb straight to 100% no question."
Not exactly at 100%—too late by then.
Blame the institutions with massive holdings. Even with exploding volume, they can't unload that fast.
They'd start dumping way before, for sure.
'Price stalls out temporarily, obviously.'
With 10x leverage, I was high up there for a retail trader. A little shake could snowball losses fast.
So yeah, I'd need to take some profits in sync with the institutions.
"Still too early, though."
Choi Seoyun shot me a puzzled look.
"Huh? You said institutions were bailing..."
"They will. Just not yet."
+57.9%
I nodded at the screen.
"Look at that price action. How much up do you figure?"
"...Just a ton?"
"It's not even halfway to the M&A price."
Choi Seoyun's face froze.
"Damn, if I'd invested, I'd at least double my money..."
Yeah.
This deal was locked in from the start.
"Twice the original price, easy."
That was the line in the sand the market swallowed.
"Institutions aren't idiots."
Choi Seoyun was still gasping in awe. I smirked.
"No reason to exit with a guaranteed price on the table."
Eat the full 100% and ghost? Nah.
But passing up free food? Reality says otherwise.
"Huh?"
Tick.
The sky-high climb hit a snag—a sell wall.
"...Speed bump."
The order book shifted subtly with the wall's arrival.
Not like the old aggressive ones from before the binding offer.
'Those were meant to smash the price and scare off ants.'
This? Not crashing—just throttling.
"Like a gentle breeze nudging waterfall spray?"
"Poetic."
The graph's steep slope softened. Crowds usually amp chaos exponentially.
'Ants enter at random times, mixed directions and leverage, no stop-losses.'
Yet they tamed it. Simple reason.
"Hit bottom too fast, and exit timing tangles."
So they stretched it out. Giving ants more time to pile in.
"Slow climb on purpose, then."
"Why?"
"Too many shares to dump."
Institutions plan exits first. Not like ants scrambling post-crash.
Always a blueprint.
"More ants mean more hands to catch the bag later."
Profit max and clean getaway—in one.
+63.4%
Angle mellowed, but uptrend held.
"...So when do they bail?"
Simple question. Toughest one.
Timing trumps theory.
I eyed the chart. "Not dragging forever—looks like 70-80%."
"Vague?"
"Not everyone's out then. Rest rides near the end."
"End meaning 100%?"
"Nah. Like I said, that's just the start."
Velmira still in Phase 2 trials. Phase 3 success? This rally looks like pocket change.
So partial exit, hold some for the moonshot.
Fail Phase 3? Still fat profits—no loss.
Why I threw 6 billion in pre-offer.
"I'll lock gains on leverage now, hold the 6 billion for success. Payoff could be massive."
"Ooh, I wanna try leverage too."
"Hell no. Don't."
"Why?"
"If I say skip it, skip it. Leverage is a one-way ticket to ruin."
"But you're doing it?"
"I nail timing."
She pondered, face paling.
"Tell me when you sell, then?"
"I need to watch live to trade. Can't broadcast every entry/exit real-time."
"Hmm..."
Still bummed despite my logic.
She fiddled with her phone, then shoved the screen at me.
"Check this! Live stock trading streams are a thing now."
"Eh."
Deep in communities and games lately, sure I'd seen streams.
But me—building a cult to move markets like an army. Had I overlooked the obvious play?
'Streams show too much.'
True faith isn't casual trust.
It's "hand over your life savings" blind.
'No.'
Even if it bankrupts them.
Suspicious or not, my name alone pulls them in.
To hit that? They need a god. A prophet.
Wall Street calls 60% win rates insane. I needed 100%.
Impossible, obviously.
Big certs like gallery hits? More coming.
But can't live on rare slams forever.
'These easy ones are blowing up more lately, but rarities by nature.'
Quarter with zero trades? Zero gains? God status revoked.
Means spreading bets wide...
Now, cherry-pick winners for certs.
Stream live? Every trade exposed.
"Yeah... Hoard the good info, right?"
"Huh? Not what I meant."
"I get it."
"Seriously not."
Normie take.
Mine? Opposite.
'Best info needs max eyes. Herd 'em in.'
More cash to rake.
Streams? Perfect hive and command center. No quitting.
Too hard earlier? Yeah.
"Just need more trust first."
Or rather, fanatics.
Ones to drown haters/doubters in firepower.
'Then stream only 100% locks—fanatics chaos-control.'
Streams later.
How to breed fanatics? Simple.