Counterattack starts with controlling probability

Li Hao knew that at this point, there seemed to be no possibility of a peaceful ending.

"Their strategy is direct and 'effective' in a way, but it's not something I agree with."

"The market is inherently a complex system; it's not someone's game. Even if they can leverage capital to gain a short-term advantage, they can't control the game forever. Unilateral trends never last long."

He discussed the next direction with Xu Lei.

Xu Lei nodded. "I agree with you. They rely on capital flows, but the laws of the market cannot be completely controlled by money. If you manipulate it too much, the market will react, and it will eventually trigger greater fluctuations."

"Exactly," Li Hao said solemnly, "I don't agree with their approach, nor can we allow the market order to be completely disrupted. What we need to do is repair, not destroy."

Then he turned on his computer again and replied to the email:

If you want to fight, I'm not afraid of anyone.

But I hope you can understand that purely violent means will only accelerate the collapse of the market.

We cannot turn this battle into a massacre without rules.

If you continue like this, it will ultimately harm the interests of everyone.”

Li Hao tapped on the keyboard, as if issuing the order for a decisive battle between the lines.

Then he typed the last paragraph:

"I hope you can maintain your sanity and not let this chaotic war become an uncontrollable disaster. As businessmen, you should understand that winning a war doesn't mean destroying everything, but rather reshaping the world through reasonable means."

After pressing the send button, Li Hao leaned back in his chair and gently closed his eyes.

Every step he takes next will affect the future of the entire market.

The "violent" means used by the other party will never be the only solution.

On the screen, the word "Sent" was displayed after the email was sent.

……

In Berkeley at night, the sky is covered with a dark blue curtain and the streets are quiet.

Li Hao's dormitory was brightly lit. He stared at the data model on the screen, as if confronting some invisible force.

The numbers jumping on the screen and the constantly refreshing market data are all the "battlefields" of the Abyss Project, and this confrontation is about to come to an end.

"Now we can only... fight them back with their favorite weapon. Use magic to defeat magic."

Li Hao muttered to himself, with a barely perceptible sneer on his lips.

He had already formed a bold plan in his mind, enough to plunge the dark web traders organization into the chaos they had woven themselves.

"Xu Lei, connect to the conference." Li Hao sat at the table, his fingertips tapping the keyboard, his voice low and calm.

Xu Lei's figure quickly appeared on the screen, a look of confusion on his face: "What's so urgent about a meeting so late at night?"

Li Hao didn't waste any words and said directly: "I need a 'virtual fund pool' system."

"Virtual fund pool?" Xu Lei frowned. "You mean, using fake fund flows to create signals?"

"That's right." Li Hao nodded, his eyes sharp. "The other party's core weapon is the manipulation of market signals. They rely on data and use market sentiment to guide capital flows. What we need to do is to forge a signal for them, making them believe that the market is developing according to their expectations."

Xu Lei hesitated slightly. "But this is very risky. What if they discover these signals are fake and attack us?"

"We won't let them find out." Li Hao sneered, "Our capital pool must appear genuine. We will create consistent flows across multiple exchanges and markets. These signals must not only be logical but also withstand short-term market verification."

Xu Lei pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up. "If we introduce these signals during peak market sentiment, they won't have time to distinguish true from false. This is a high-frequency battle, and success or failure depends on milliseconds!"

"Yes, that's the key," Li Hao said. "Their system relies on real-time feedback from the market. We need to make this feedback a trap for them."

A few days later, the virtual fund pool was officially put into use.

Li Hao and his team used high-frequency data simulation technology to disguise false capital flows as real market trends.

These virtual funds are designed so ingeniously that it looks like large-scale capital is shifting positions and entering the market at precise timing.

Data flows on major exchanges around the world were instantly overwhelmed by these false signals, and market price curves began to show clear "directionality." Darknet trading teams quickly noticed these changes.

Inside the luxurious room, a dark web trader stared at the screen, a hint of pride playing on his lips. "We have the direction of the market under our control. The next step is to increase capital flows and take advantage of the situation to drive down these assets."

Their funds poured into the market like a tide, trying to continue to lead the price down. However, they did not know that these "opportunities" were traps laid by Li Hao.

Just when dark web trading organizations invested large amounts of funds in target assets guided by false signals, the market price suddenly reversed unexpectedly.

"What's going on?" The trader in the luxurious room suddenly stood up and pointed at the data on the screen. "Why are these prices moving in the opposite direction? Where are our signals? Why didn't the market fall as expected?"

They frantically retrieved data, but found that the signal of the virtual fund pool disappeared at this moment, and the market price began to return to its true value.

"We've been fooled!" one trader exclaimed. "These signals are fake!"

To make matters worse, the leveraged positions in their portfolios suffered huge losses due to the market reversal. Some highly leveraged positions triggered forced liquidations, setting off a chain reaction.

The trader stared at the screen, his expression gradually changing from confidence to horror.

They thought they had complete control over the market, but with the sudden disappearance of the virtual funding pool signal, the market price curve began to rebound sharply, completely deviating from their expectations.

"There's a problem with the capital chain!" a trader shouted, quickly flipping through the position report on the screen.

They found that the short positions previously established with high leverage were losing money rapidly due to price reversals.

Every rebound in the market is a fatal blow to their capital chain.

What’s worse, because these short positions used extremely high leverage, the capital pressure was instantly magnified, and many positions directly triggered the forced liquidation mechanism.

"The price keeps going up! We can't stop it!" another analyst exclaimed, helplessness in his voice.

He pointed to the series of liquidation warnings that were triggered on the screen and said, "The system is automatically closing our positions, but this will only accelerate the price rebound!"

At this time, other participants in the market also smelled something strange.

Investors who had already observed the movements of the capital groups began to buy in large quantities, pushing prices further up.

The capital group's funding chain has been completely crushed due to continued losses and it can no longer launch an effective counterattack.

The forced liquidation triggered a chain reaction, and market prices rose faster and faster.

The underlying assets that had been suppressed by capital groups quickly recovered to a reasonable range like a stretched spring, and even experienced a brief price surge.

Every liquidation of a capital group will further push prices upward, providing more confidence for long investors.

At the same time, market trading volume reached a historic peak, and investors rushed in, fearing that they would miss out on this "reversal market."

Those assets previously controlled by the capital group instantly became hot commodities in the market, and every attempt by the capital group to cover its positions was instantly swallowed up by crazy buying.

The trader looked at the numbers on the screen, leaned back in his chair, and muttered to himself: "This is not a market, this is a slaughterhouse... We lost."

At this moment, they finally realized that their plan had completely collapsed, and Li Hao's strategy accurately took advantage of their dependence on market rules, leading them step by step into the trap he had set.

The chain reaction of forced liquidation was like a domino effect, completely destroying their carefully designed funding chain.

In this storm, they became victims of the backlash of market rules.

A few days later, Li Hao received an anonymous email.

The content of the email was simple, yet full of threats:

"Li Hao,

You are very smart.

But you forget that the capital market has never been a fair place.

You won this time, but the game is far from over."

After reading the email, Li Hao raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, but did not respond.

A few days later, the capital market finally gradually returned to calm.

After a stormy fight, Li Hao and his team not only successfully stopped the Abyss Project, but also used this crisis to bring a brief restoration of order to the market.

However, Li Hao knew very well that the lessons and experiences hidden in this crisis could not be forgotten as the incident subsided.

He decided to work with Professor Hall to sort out the entire process and transform it into academic research results.

"Professor, what do you think is the core problem of this crisis?" Li Hao asked as he flipped through his data report.

Professor Hall sat across from the desk and adjusted his glasses.

After a moment's reflection, he said, "The starting point of this crisis lies in loopholes in market rules. These loopholes provided opportunities for dark web operators, who manipulated the flow of funds and information to create market panic. However, what really caused the problem to spiral out of control was the psychological panic and irrational behavior of market participants."

Li Hao nodded and added, "The core of our counterattack is to create a false signal network, preventing their strategies from receiving accurate feedback. Through technical means, we force them to invest funds in the wrong direction, ultimately leading to a broken funding chain."

Hall smiled. "This is a classic case of giving them a taste of their own medicine. You defeated them with their own weapons, but more importantly, we need to organize this process into a theory that can be used for future reference."