money trouble

Chapter 714 Opportunity is here!

The mining cost of shale oil in the United States is much higher than that of crude oil from traditional oil-producing countries. As long as the international crude oil price is lower than 45 US dollars a barrel, shale oil will definitely lose money. People in love think that the US Department of Energy is acting stupid.

But will the United States really be stupid?

of course not!

Not only is the United States not acting stupid, but it is eliminating other oil-producing countries by increasing production!

This approach is the same as the logic of the various competitions and money-burning battles in the Chinese mobile APP market in the past few years. It invades the market through a money-burning strategy regardless of cost, making the opponent unprofitable, and finally forced to give up, so that he can monopolize the whole market.

The money-burning game of the United States is really not something that ordinary countries can afford. If they don't have extremely strong capital, they will be beaten all over every minute.

Most energy companies in the US are listed on the stock market. As long as the stock market continues to rise, US energy companies will receive a steady stream of capital ammunition. In addition to the various preferential policies given to energy companies by the government, the US has plenty of time to "torture" "Other oil-producing countries are forcing them to give up their market share.

Then when the basic monopoly oil price rise is completed, the bloody harvest will start and huge profits will be obtained.

Under such a severe situation, Mao Ziguo will naturally not sit back and watch Mi Guo achieve his wish, so even if he temporarily loses one thousand, he must continue to hurt the enemy eight hundred under great pressure, otherwise the future will only be more sad!

This is a war between energy and economy. There is no smoke, but it is very cruel.

"According to my old friend, it is impossible to reduce production. As long as the United States does not cut production first, our country will not reduce production by even one barrel. If possible, we will increase production. We will fight to the death with the United States!"

Kurita said.

Wu Qian's eyes brightened when he heard that the fight between gods is a terrible thing, and it will definitely bring disaster to Chiyu. Many small countries around several major countries are already hiding in the corner and trembling, but he is small and hidden in the cracks However, it is very flexible.

The most important thing is that Wu Qian has learned important information from the population of the two most important countries in advance, so there is a lot to do!

"Kureta, the opportunity to make a fortune has come, are you interested in doing it together?"

Wu Qian asked, his eyebrows were beaming, as if a man who hadn't seen a beautiful woman in ten years suddenly broke into the women's bathhouse.

Kuretta was able to feel some unusual information from Wu Qian's excited emotions, and asked with great interest: "Wu, how do you get rich?"

There are only Wu Qian and Kureta in the temporary room, and their bodyguards are staying at the door, so they don't need to worry too much about talking.

Wu Qiandao: "Some time ago, that is, when you announced through official channels that you would intervene in the Gulf of Aden pirates and provide military assistance to Solan, I made a fortune in the crude oil futures market."

"The negotiations between your country and Saudi Arabia this time are obviously more important than interfering in the Gulf of Aden incident. This is a rare opportunity!"

Wu Qian did not specifically say how much he earned, but Kuretta can analyze the approximate amount of "big money" based on his understanding of Wu Qian, and it is absolutely impossible to be a small amount!

Kuretta is an out-and-out industrialist. He has been engaged in physical manufacturing all his life, ranging from tank missiles to vodka bottles and nesting dolls, but he has never set foot in the financial market.

Even if the real economy enters the cold winter, there will still be a lot of things left there, but if you stumble in the financial market, you will lose all your money. The treacherous financial market makes Kuretta daunted.

Wu Qian's proposal moved Kuretta's heart, but he really didn't dare. The international crude oil market is not something that his "small body" dares to touch at will.

"Wu, to be honest, I'm not very familiar with the financial market, so I don't dare to get involved easily, um... What do you think of this incident, and how do you plan to make this money?"

Kuretta said he didn't dare, but he still thought in his heart, who doesn't love money, has the opportunity to make money, and wants to do it if he has the courage!
Wu Qian spread his hands, and said solemnly: "It's very simple, short the international... Oh, no, I want to short the U.S. crude oil market, hmph!"

Kuretta looked at Wu Qian's fierce eyes, and found that Wu Qian's courage was terrifying!
He is very clear that the "short selling" mentioned by Wu Qian is not simply to use the short market to make some money, but to use the power of capital to make WTI enter the short trend and become the promoter of the market, causing the United States to suffer huge losses. Money was earned.

The U.S. crude oil market WTI, as a major crude oil consumer, coupled with the global influence of the New York Futures Exchange, U.S. crude oil futures trading based on WTI has become the leader in global commodity futures transactions. The international oil price basically refers to U.S. crude oil futures price.

The market capacity of WTI is astonishing, the daily turnover is as high as one trillion US dollars, and the total amount of contracts is nearly ten million. (One thousand barrels per contract)

Such an astonishing market capacity does not mean that shorting can be shorted. In history, there will always be investors who use shorting to make a fortune, but I have never heard of anyone who successfully shorted WTI and caused losses in the US crude oil market.

"Wu, I know that you hate the actions of some high-ranking officials in the U.S. on the matter of Solan. I feel the same way as you. I wish I could tear those people's ugly faces, but...but...I advise you to do what you can , the behavior of shorting WTI is crazy and naive."

Kureta doesn't understand the economy, but he knows how to analyze the situation.

He is not optimistic about Wu Qian's approach from the bottom of his heart. The price fluctuation of WTI is composed of many factors. If you want to make a fortune by taking advantage of the short trend, it is good to say that the current gossip is enough, but if you want to short the entire WTI futures market , Let it enter the downward space, or even enter the depression, it is easier said than done!
A series of actions by major oil-producing countries such as US shale oil, OPEC, Maoziguo, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iraq are all important factors affecting WTI prices. Maybe it is crazy to short WTI crude oil after negotiating the collapse of the talks.

"Wu, if the talks between Maoziguo and Saudi Arabia collapse, it will indeed affect the price of the U.S. crude oil market, but if you only take advantage of this, you may not achieve your goal at all. In the end, it will become a stepping stone for a new round of growth in the U.S. crude oil market... "

The United States has a strong right to speak. In case of a situation that is really out of control, it is very likely to use tough measures to force some oil-producing countries to cut production. This is all possible.

Wu Qian nodded and said: "You are right. I was impulsive about this matter. I should think about it. Thank you, Kureta."

After finishing speaking, Wu Qian tilted his neck and drank half a can of beer, then got up and said, "Go back and have a good rest, you continue to work, remember what I told you before, give those you want an undeniable price, Let them serve us."

Kuretta nodded in agreement, watching Wu Qian walk out of the temporary house, wiped the sweat off his forehead, he was really afraid that the young and impulsive Wu Qian would go to confront the Mi country, how could it end well...

But he didn't know, Wu Qian turned his head and made a strange expression, it seemed that he had never thought of giving up at all, and the last words were just perfunctory.

Of course Wu Qian would not give up. Mi Guo kept making trouble for him time and time again. Now that he had finally seized an opportunity, how could he let it go easily.

But he will not be reckless, and the most fundamental principle is to follow the opportunity and follow the trend. The first bottom line is not to involve yourself. If the time is right, push along with the trend and let the country suffer a big loss. This is what Wu Qian wants Things to do.

As for Sartmucci’s reminder, Wu Qian did not intend to touch the 4000 million barrels of crude oil placed in China.

There is an essential difference between spot and futures. The batch of crude oil was transported from the Persian Gulf back to China, and it took a lot of manpower and material resources to go through water and land. Moving at such a critical moment will convey a sense of sensitivity. signal of.

The money for 4000 million barrels of crude oil is nothing. Wu Qian has already made enough money by shorting Brent crude oil last time. Even if the oil price drops to zero, he will not lose money. There is no need to go to war to save small profits. .

What's more, how to sell it at this time and who to sell it to is a problem. Unless the Chinese government needs to replace the inventory of the 4000 million barrels of crude oil, it can be tossed at will. Otherwise, he will not take the initiative to use it. It is a contribution to his country. .

After leaving Kureta's residence, Wu Qian returned to his room and immediately called Woodward.

"Woodward, what's going on at the club recently?"

Woodward is sitting in the office happily, watching the team's players training through the window. There are some business plans on the table, which are all the upcoming business plans of the Manchester United Club. If they run well, it will be enough. Let the overall efficiency of the club rise to a big level.

Most of the time, he always wondered why the boss didn't look for him. He always wanted to report the good news. Finally, when Boss Wu called, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter.

"Oh, boss, do you know how much I miss your voice? The club's situation has never been better. Neymar took Suarez and Messi to Germany. The media knew about it. Adidas decided..."

"Okay, I got it..." Wu Qian just asked about the situation as usual. He didn't have the mood to learn more about it now, so he stopped Woodward decisively.

"Woodward, do you still remember the last time you bought short of Brent crude oil?" Wu Qian asked.

Woodward, who was in the midst of excitement, choked for a moment, just like the kind of kid who was praised at school and wanted to show off to his parents when he went home. He was forcibly interrupted by his parents when he started to tell his grades. Ask about something else, like that.

"Uh, remember...remember, boss, I still remember, listen to me, this time not only Adidas, but Zwilling and..."

"Just remember, Woodward, you listen to me carefully, the storm is coming, get ready to fight, you go and inform Barbara, this time the storm is much more violent than the last one."

Wu Qian did not give Woodward a chance to speak at all. The most important thing now is to lay out the crude oil market in the United States. After all, the negotiations will start the day after tomorrow, and at that time, it is no accident that he is in the United States.

Woodward could tell that the boss was not in the mood to listen to him at all, but after listening to Boss Wu's words, his mind was completely attracted.

After all, the last time he helped his boss operate crude oil futures, he earned hundreds of thousands of pounds, which was a lot of money.

"Boss, what's the situation this time?"

Woodward quickly slipped into character.

Wu Qiandao: "The same bank accounts from last time, I will transfer a sum of money into it, you and Barbara will go to operate the funds first, and open another [-] trading accounts for the WTI crude oil market in the United States. Be careful not to open accounts in the United States. , let me know when you're done."

After finishing speaking, Wu Qian hung up the phone. This is the most comfortable place for someone to use. You only need to give simple instructions, and the subordinates can complete the work without leaking. What a worry-free place.

Because the amount of money transferred this time was too large, Wu Qian did not entrust anyone to operate it. He personally called banks in several countries.

After finishing these tasks, Wu Qian walked out of the temporary house whistling, and walked towards the laboratory, planning to observe the electromagnetic ejection equipment, as happy as he could be.

The members of the spade team still remembered that the boss was so angry that he smashed the wall a few days ago, it was like a different person, probably the problem has been solved.

Two hours after talking on the phone with Wu Qian, Woodward and Barbara appeared in the office where they traded Brent crude oil. When they turned on their computers to check their bank accounts, their brains exploded. That string of numbers broke out in a cold sweat.

Through simple addition calculations, Woodward and Barbara looked at each other with horror in their eyes.

Temporary exchange rate fluctuations are negligible, and the sum of the amounts in many accounts is approximately equal to 200 billion U.S. dollars!
Almost ten times the funds when trading Brent crude oil!

The world's top ten top hedge funds, No.10, Paulson & Co., but only manages an investment fund of 190 billion US dollars. This fund was aggressively shorted during the US subprime mortgage crisis in 2008, accumulating Gained massive wealth and prestige!
But now, Woodward and Barbara are in control of the magnitude of wealth managed by a hedge fund, and all of them exist in the form of deposits.

Both Woodward and Barbara felt parched for a while. Faced with a huge amount of funds, the two almost lost their loyalty to Wu Qian. Fortunately, reason quickly defeated desire.

I still want to live well, but I can't move this money!
"Bar...Barbara, the boss called me before and told me that this time there would be a more violent storm. I still didn't believe it, but now...what do you think the boss is going to do? I'm not afraid to tell you, I have some doubts about it. Fear."

Woodward can imagine that the boss took out 200 billion US dollars, of course not for charity, this must be to harvest wealth, but at the same time of harvesting wealth, I am afraid that some people's interests may be violated, and those people may not dare to approach Wu If the boss is in trouble, he will turn his anger on him and Barbara.

(End of this chapter)