O Magnata Está Apaixonado

Chapter 1: Liquidation

It was already the early hours of the morning. Gao Yun sat at his computer desk, his right hand gripping the mouse trembling slightly. He stared at the screen, his face devoid of expression.

The screen displayed the real-time chart of New York crude oil—a chart that had plummeted into an abyss. The price in the upper left corner was nothing short of shocking:

"USOIL -37"

Gao Yun could never fathom how crude oil could drop into negative territory, let alone a negative thirty-seven dollars!

In early March, due to shifts in the international situation and a well-known global crisis, factories and airlines worldwide had suspended operations, and people everywhere had drastically reduced their driving. Demand for crude oil cratered, and prices followed suit. By mid-March, the price of oil, which had been over fifty dollars a barrel, had been slashed in half, falling to twenty-two dollars.

Major official media outlets reported extensively on the drop, while prominent financial influencers clamored that this was the lowest price in eighteen years. They claimed the time to "buy the dip" had arrived, insisting that any oil fund, oil-related stock, or oil futures contract was a guaranteed profit.

Consequently, a massive wave of investors rushed into the market to bottom-fish, and Gao Yun was among them.

Gao Yun had dabbled in stocks before, but this was his first foray into international futures. He consulted friends, chose a reputable platform, and spent some time on a demo account. Once he