Life at The Top novel Chapter 1228

Jake was stunned when he heard Jasper’s question.

Everyone’s dream when trading stocks would always be to buy in at the lowest point and sell out at the highest price.

This might not be difficult for retail investors, since all they needed was a sharp eye, a bit of luck, and courage.

However, a portfolio as huge as Jasper’s almost 1.7 billion worth of funds was a huge sum in comparison to the countless retail investors who operated on a smaller scale.

It was impossible to pull such a huge sum out of the market when the prices were highest.

Not when the volume of this investment was big enough to interfere with a small portion of the market.

To Jake, the most important thing was Jasper’s judgment of the stock market’s future development.

“Mr. Laine, do you think that the stock market will drop in the future?” Jake asked impatiently.

As an extremely professional trader, Jake believed in numbers and data above all else.

However, there was no sign of a drop in the current data or the overall market. He had no idea what Jasper’s judgment was based on.

However, Jasper’s glorious records urged lake to take the man seriously.

‘Drop?

‘It’s going to do more than just drop.

‘The markets are going to plummet!’

Jasper thought to himself, but he could not explain his thoughts to Jake.

He could not possibly tell Jake that a group of powerful terrorists would drive two planes into New York’s World Trade Center in one and a half months, thus resulting in the biggest, most tragic, and most impactful terrorist incident in the entire world.

“You can take this as an intuition of mine. Don’t think too much about it, just do as I say. Pull out from the market slowly and try your best to not attract attention.”

“At the same time, open positions in the gold futures market. Open many positions but keep every market order small. As I said, keep a low profile.”

Jake’s brow twitched at Jasper’s words.

Global trade was growing in this new millennium, and no country could close its borders and order a national lockdown. As a result, the global economic situation was deeply intertwined with worldwide stability.

The rise and fall of the financial securities market might not represent much in and of itself, but a fall in stock prices coupled with an increase in gold prices could only mean an international conflict was about to occur.

‘Does Mr. Laine have intel on some outbreak of war somewhere in the world?!’

This thought terrified Jake.

However, the man did not dare to ask further. Jake had always known his limits when extremely important and secretive information was involved.

“I understand, Mr. Laine. I’ll get to it immediately.”