7: No ordinary skills

Around 10 o'clock in the morning, Alex suddenly said, "Let's liquidate."

Before the words even had a chance to settle, he began the process of selling off his holdings. By around 10:04, he had completed the transaction, with an average price of 28.90 Dollars. At this point, Upshaw Industry's intraday gain was +6.72%.

George promptly followed suit, selling all his shares. At this stage, as the stock was on the rise, it was easy for them to exit, and it wouldn't cause significant price fluctuations.

After selling, Alex chose not to make any further moves.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, George noticed Upshaw Industry beginning a significant decline. It went from nearly a 7% gain to over a 2% drop. Considering the price at which he sold, he practically sold at the day's highest price.

The "big shots" seemed to buy at the lowest point of the day and sell at the highest, as if they had inside information.

At this point, George silently watched Alex, his admiration for Alex growing stronger with each passing moment.

As time went by, and Alex neither made a move nor scanned for potential targets, George couldn't help but ask, "Bro, which sector's stocks are you planning to buy today?"

Alex casually typed the trading code 600843 and replied, "I'm going for this one today."

George couldn't help but wonder, "Onyx Industries, a stock from the specialized equipment sector, and you're buying now?"

At that moment, the stock was in a downward spiral, with the intraday decline close to 3%.

Alex shook his head and said, "Not yet, there's not enough volume."

This stock had traded only around 200,000 shares so far, with some one-minute periods having zero turnover, mostly dealing with just a few hundred or a couple of thousand dollars.

At the lunch break, Alex still hadn't made any moves.

George looked at the time and suggested, "Bro, I know a good restaurant. How about grabbing lunch since the market's closed?"

Alex nodded.

They logged out of their trading accounts and left the internet cafe.

George had already scouted a suitable restaurant, and Alex simply followed him. It was understood that the "big shot" would be treating.

After a while, they entered a local restaurant. It wasn't too fancy, but it was decent.

As they waited for their food to arrive, George smiled and said, "Bro, I'm really curious. How do you manage to nail the daily limit-up so accurately? It's like every time you go for it, you hit the jackpot. It's mind-blowing."

Alex replied without much thought, "It's all about scanning during the trading hours, going with the flow. I focus on what I believe in."

George was left speechless by his straightforward response.

If he hadn't witnessed Alex's incredible ability to hit daily limit-ups consistently over the past few days, he'd think he was just boasting. But the reality was that George was now making money following Alex.

Some people are just naturally gifted in the stock market, and their talent is innate. No amount of teaching can replicate it.

Lunch was served dish by dish, and George even offered Alex a drink. He raised his glass with both hands, showing humility. The waiter, who was serving them, couldn't help but be surprised by this scene. Even though he didn't show it, he was secretly amazed by their interaction.

It was clear that George, being the older and more experienced of the two, was showing such humility to the younger Alex. It was an unexpected dynamic.

In the previous life, few people had the chance to toast Alex, so this was an unusual sight.

However, George didn't mind. As long as the "big shot" could help him make money, he was willing to be as humble as needed. It had nothing to do with age or manners; it was about their respective positions and abilities.

Around 1:00 PM, they were back at their internet cafe stations.

Half an hour after the market opened, Alex hadn't made any moves yet. George had patience; he just had to follow the "big shot."

Around 1:38 PM, Alex finally acted. He saw that the trading volume for Onyx Industries (600843) was increasing, so he went all in. He bought 3,000 shares at an average price of $5.00 per share, with the stock down by -2.72% at the time.

This price was practically the day's lowest point.

George immediately followed suit and went all in, buying about $160,000 worth of shares (32,000 shares).

With Alex leading the way, he wasn't scared at all. As long as Alex was there, even investing in troubled ST stocks didn't faze him.

"Awesome, bro! Your timing is on point!" George watched as the stock began to rise shortly after their purchases. In less than three minutes, Onyx Industries had turned from a -2.76% intraday loss to a gain of 2%, and then it pulled back but remained in the green.

The stock's pullback lasted only about a minute, after which it resumed its upward trajectory. The intraday chart showed a continuous, substantial increase in the stock's price, with both volume and price on the rise.

By 1:50 PM, Onyx Industries's share price had reached $5.65 per share, hitting the daily limit-up.

While the stock did have a few limit breaks later in the day, it hit the limit again in the final half-hour of trading and remained locked at the limit until the market closed.

At the closing bell, the Newville Composite Index had fallen by -2.65%, with a midday drop of nearly 4.5%.

Looking at the day's market conditions and his own full-throttle investment, George was overjoyed. In a day, he had made nearly a 20% profit, which was an exceptional return given that the market had a daily limit-up and limit-down of only 10%.

This level of profit was only possible because he exited early after the morning surge, and then later invested in Onyx Industries under Alex's guidance. The stock hit the limit-up again in the afternoon, resulting in the impressive 20% return.

Alex clearly knew how to play the game!

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