The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Just after 1 a.m., international oil prices fell below $109, just as Lingyun had hoped.

In that instant, the Yuanda Group investment team executed a one-click liquidation, clearing out all its short positions.

As planned, the joint investment team reversed its short position and began to go long on international crude oil futures.

The trading strategy remains the same as before: gradually build positions in small, dispersed orders, without rushing.

International oil prices continued to fall until they hit the brakes at around $108.5, at which point they began to consolidate sideways.

It was at this price level that the Yuanda Investment team completely reversed its short position and began to go long on international crude oil futures.

Unlike their previous one-click liquidation, this time they built their positions gradually, slowly whetting Goldman Sachs' appetite.

Goldman Sachs had already been eyeing the investment team of Yuanda Group. Seeing their operating methods, they could only patiently wait for the right opportunity and dared not alert them.

In the midst of all the hustle and bustle, it was already close to five in the morning.

At this point, the London Brent crude oil futures market and other crude oil futures markets had already closed for the week and successfully completed settlement.

Only New York WTI crude oil futures are still trading, but there is very little trading time left.

International oil prices, which had been falling all day, finally showed some signs of recovery, rebounding to around $109.

With the NYMEX settlement date fast approaching, the joint investment team had only completed about 60% of its long position building task, and some of them were starting to get impatient.

"It'll be five o'clock in ten minutes, Lingyun. The trading session for New York WTI crude oil futures is about to end this week. Next is Saturday and Sunday, and there's always a chance something might happen."

"To avoid any unforeseen complications, should we increase the trading volume? Ten minutes is enough for us to complete the remaining two hundred million in position building, so everyone can have a peaceful weekend."

The investment director of China Southern Airlines made his suggestions with great enthusiasm.

His words immediately drew agreement from several other investment directors.

Although it was already early morning and everyone hadn't slept all night, they were all unusually excited and didn't feel tired at all.

Even the senior executives like Director Xie, who are over fifty years old, showed the same reaction, their eyes shining.

The reason everyone was like this was naturally because this exhilarating victory had caused everyone's adrenaline to surge!

Previously, they had aggressively shorted international crude oil futures, and their joint investment team made a huge profit of over 1.3 billion yuan, which made everyone ecstatic!

Starting at 1 a.m., they reversed their position and went long on international crude oil futures. As of now, the joint investment team has earned over 50 million yuan in investment profits.

Faced with such a stunning victory, many people became a little complacent.

Ling Yun turned to look at the investment directors and shook his head firmly.

"There's no rush to go long on international crude oil futures. Compared to quickly achieving our position building goals, maintaining secrecy and security are more important."

"It's okay if we can't complete our position building today. We can continue next Monday. We absolutely cannot rush things and make large-scale purchases."

"We can take advantage of the weekend to observe the movements of the international financial markets and the crude oil futures market; that would be a safer approach."

"The remaining 200 million yuan, which is planned to be invested in going long, must not be entirely invested in New York WTI crude oil futures; that would be too risky."

"On the contrary, I've decided to reduce the proportion of funds invested in New York WTI crude oil futures and increase the proportion of long positions in London Brent crude oil and Singapore kerosene futures..."

Seeing that Ling Yun rejected their suggestion without hesitation, the investment director of China Southern Airlines and the others couldn't help but blush.

But instead of offering any explanation, they listened attentively to the analysis!

Of course, they also lacked the confidence to defend themselves.

With such eye-catching investment results right before our eyes, who could ignore them?

In just a few words, Ling Yun finalized the plan for using the remaining 200 million yuan of planned funds, making a decision in one sentence!

Meanwhile, time is quietly slipping away.

Ten minutes passed in a flash, and it was already five in the morning.

Trading in New York WTI crude oil futures has ended for the week, and the final settlement period of the week is about to begin.

"call!"

The moment the trading session ended, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and finally relaxed.

Then they all stretched and yawned, groaning a few times, or got up to stretch their limbs.

After a brief moment of relaxation, everyone's eyes lit up, ready to clap and cheer in celebration.

It's time to release the excitement that's been suppressed for eight or nine hours.

If we don't let loose soon, everyone's going to go crazy!

The feeling of wearing fine clothes in the dark is something most people simply cannot endure!

Just then, Ling Yun's voice suddenly came from the speakers and reached everyone's ears.

"Everyone did a fantastic job. This first victory was a resounding success, and the credit belongs to the entire joint investment team."

"Now everyone can celebrate and relax for a bit, but only for ten minutes. Then we'll prepare to review all the trades of the day."

"Once the debriefing is finished and the NYMEX completes its settlement, everyone can celebrate however they want after 6 PM. Two days over the weekend should be more than enough!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

Before everyone could react, the office area was instantly filled with joyful complaints.

"Damn it! They're not giving us a moment to breathe, treating us like animals!"

"That's ruthless! No wonder they specifically emphasized physical fitness when selecting people; otherwise, several of them might have died suddenly on the spot!"

After a few lighthearted banter, everyone returned to their workstations and began reviewing all the day's transactions.

Moreover, different traders within the team conduct cross-reviews to ensure there are no loopholes.

Seeing everyone begin to review the proceedings, Ling Yun smiled calmly, turned around, and went to the conference room.

Mr. Xie and his team immediately followed and went to the conference room for a debriefing meeting.

This is one of the daily mandatory courses for the joint investment team's decision-makers; it can be considered another form of debriefing.

Through daily debriefing meetings, Lingyun will summarize and explain the day's trading situation and international oil price trends.

A summary report will be prepared and then handed over by Secretary Zhou to General Manager Kong and Director Li of the General Administration.

If airline executives want to view these reports, they can go to the General Administration of Customs to obtain them; other people are not authorized to access these investment reports.

As soon as the conference room door closed, Director Xie from China Aviation Oil immediately leaned close to Ling Yun and asked in a low voice, full of anticipation:

"Lingyun, how significant do you think this corrective rebound in international oil prices will be? From the current $109, to what price level can it rebound to?"

As soon as the question was raised, the other investment directors immediately perked up their ears.

Clearly, they were all very concerned about this issue and eagerly awaited Lingyun's answer!

Ling Yun hesitated, pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head.

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Xie, I cannot answer this question. I cannot share my predictions with everyone, as I am worried that it might cause misjudgments by the airlines and disrupt their established action plans!"

"As I said yesterday, this corrective rebound came quickly and will disappear even faster. The risks are very high. Airlines are advised not to participate and to patiently wait for the next short-selling opportunity."

"But one thing is certain: because the joint investment team has invested a larger amount of capital this time, the final investment profit will definitely be quite amazing, and each airline will make a fortune."

Mr. Xie blushed and could only nod helplessly.

"Alright, China Aviation Oil Investment Department won't participate in this long position; we'll just watch your show!"

The other directors exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.

They were all shrewd people, and they immediately understood that Ling Yun had seen through their little schemes!

Airlines' investment departments' hopes of seizing the opportunity of the international oil price rebound to make another fortune are clearly dashed!

If we rashly and secretly enter the fray, we may face enormous risks!

As they spoke, everyone was seated on either side of the conference table for today's investment summary meeting.

Across the ocean, on Wall Street.

Goldman Sachs headquarters building.

Tommy looked at the freshly printed transaction records and sneered disdainfully.

"They cleared out their entire position with a single click! And made over $65 million in one go. These guys at Yuanda Group are getting more and more brazen."

"Very well, the crazier you guys act, the closer you get to destruction. I'll see how long you can keep up this madness!"