A Wall Street Genius’s Final Investment Playbook

The next day.

Just as I had announced, I appeared on a broadcast and spoke out about Pareto Innovation's previously veiled investment in Brazil.

"Black Swan? Absolutely not."

Upon hearing my firm denial, my counterpart on the show, Stein, visibly relaxed.

It was because the biggest threat to his Brazil position—the "Black Swan risk"—had just been dismissed.

"Then why did you take such a large short position?"

"The market is far too optimistic. Everyone seems to believe that all problems will be solved once the president’s impeachment is over. But I think recovery will take at least a year."

After the broadcast ended, as I entered the waiting room, Stein spoke.

"Now that your goal is achieved, wouldn’t it be better to close the short? If you leave it as it is, the losses won’t be small."

What he meant was that since he’d already joined the Stark camp, there was no need for further bluffing.

However, I smiled and replied,

"I said it during the broadcast too, didn’t I? I’ll be watching a little longer."

"You were serious? But Brazil already shows clear signs of recovery..."

"The market can look perfectly fine one day and collapse the next."

In truth, this wasn’t Stein misreading the situation—it was simply the privilege of someone who had returned in time.

‘By next May, Brazil will be hit with a package of disasters—massive corruption scandals, nationwide protests, and a stock and currency market crash.’

That’s when I plan to close the short.

Now that I’ve released a report on Brazil, the credibility of the Delphi Institute is on the line.

If I don’t deliver a healthy return to the retail investors who followed the ‘revelation,’ I’ll lose one of my biggest weapons going forward.

"I’ve even given them a clear exit point—one year from now—so they should handle the rest on their own."

This alone was ample reward for them.

Just then, Stein murmured,

"Still, I knew from the beginning that there wasn’t really a Black Swan risk... Feels a bit bitter to realize I fell for your bluff."

"......"

"Well, I suppose tricking people even when they know they’re being tricked is one of your talents."

His eyes carried the particular bitterness of someone who folded with a winning hand.

He seemed genuinely regretful, so I spoke as if to console him.

"No, if you hadn’t been persuaded, the Black Swan really would’ve happened. You stopped it."

"What are you talking about? Don’t tell me—"

Stein trailed off, his eyes widening as he grasped the true meaning behind my words.

"Yeah. If needed, I really would’ve made it happen."

To put it simply, it’s the same principle as Greece or China.

A shaky house called Brazil.

If I’d jumped on it with retail investors and bounced around enthusiastically, it would’ve eventually collapsed.

‘If the house were sturdy, it might have held... but Brazil right now is not exactly a ‘sturdy house.’’

"It’s a relief things didn’t go that far. And that’s all thanks to you, Mr. Stein."

I quietly handed him a metaphorical medal—"the hidden hero of Brazil."

But Stein’s expression looked rather complicated.

A moment of silence.

Then Stein spoke again.

"Anyway, I agreed to switch from the Gooble camp... but is this really okay? OpenFrame is a no-brainer, but the rest of the LLM market... still feels a bit uncertain."

It felt like he said it just to change the subject, but I answered seriously.

"Based on my projections, most of OpenFrame’s suppliers will see an average 400% increase in value by the end of this year."

Another pause.

Stein forced a smile.

"Ha ha, 400%? Come on, that kind of growth only happens in bubbles—"

"Exactly. A bubble."

Stein stared at me, eyes full of doubt.

Really, this is how the world works.

No matter how sincerely you speak, no one believes you.

I met his gaze quietly and continued calmly.

"I believe the AI market is about to undergo unprecedented growth. So much so that it’ll remind people of the dot-com bubble."

"That’s absurd... that kind of thing just doesn’t happen."

Well, technically he’s not wrong.

There was an AI boom in my previous life too, but it never reached the scale of the dot-com crisis.

However.

Just because it didn’t happen before doesn’t mean it can’t happen this time.

"If it’s a bubble, I’ll just blow it up myself."

***

Eventually, Stein stood there stunned for a while, muttered something about "call me later," and left.

"Is it really that hard to believe?"

I suppose I understand.

The dot-com bubble defies all logic and conventional wisdom.

But.

For me, causing that kind of event isn’t a choice—it’s a necessity.

"Because it's the surest way to accelerate infrastructure and hardware."

Let’s not forget.

My goal isn’t profit.

My real objective is to speed up AI infrastructure and hardware development.

The problem is, these two sectors don’t evolve very quickly.

There are many reasons, but the biggest is...

"The return on investment takes too long."

From an investor’s perspective, a stock that doubles within the month is far more attractive than one that requires years of waiting.

And since infrastructure and hardware have always belonged to the latter, they’re constantly pushed to the back of the investment line.

So that’s why I thought of the dot-com bubble.

"Because the event that broke that rule was the dot-com crisis."

It was the late 20th century, just before the new millennium.

—The internet is going to change the world!

Everyone shouted that, but the reality back then was a barren wasteland lacking proper infrastructure.

Still, people began to believe that whoever claimed that infrastructure early would reap enormous profits.

Blinded by expectations, investors rushed in.

As a result, data centers popped up everywhere, and fiber optic cables stretched across land and sea like spider webs.

But it didn’t end happily.

‘Most of those investments failed.’

The bubble burst before profits were realized, and over-supply led to plummeting asset values.

Companies like Gooble and Amazons, who scooped things up dirt-cheap, became the "winners"...

But the majority of investors ended up as "losers" with empty pockets.

That’s the true nature of the dot-com bubble.

So, the outcome wasn’t exactly pretty.

However...

What really matters is this: just before the bubble burst, an enormous wave of capital flooded in.

That’s exactly what I’m aiming for.

Because if we follow the same process, AI infrastructure and hardware can grow explosively.

"Even if it’s a bubble, can’t I just make sure it doesn’t burst?"

So I made my decision.

To fully benchmark the dot-com bubble.

‘No point letting something this useful go to waste.’

The dot-com bubble was, in the end, a triumph of narrative.

‘The internet will change the world!’

Everyone was captivated by that powerful story, and the hype shook the markets.

So I decided to unleash a similar narrative.

Just replace the word "Internet" with "AI."

Thanks to iconic moments like MindChat and AlphaGo, the idea that "the AI era has arrived" had already been imprinted deeply across the globe.

In other words, the stage was already set.

But...

‘Will it really work?’

Crashing companies or even countries—I’ve gotten used to that.

But that’s a kind of arson.

If you light the fire at the right spot and pour on the fuel, companies or countries will crumble on their own.

This, however, was different.

It wasn’t arson—it was snowballing.

In other words, it was about creation, not destruction.

It felt unfamiliar, being my first time attempting this.

But oddly, there was also a sense of excitement stirring in one corner of my heart.

‘This is something even I never got to try in my previous life.’

And so, while reviewing all possible means and waiting for D-Day—

"Sean! BlackRocks says they’re ready!"

Finally.

It was time to launch.

***

A few days later.

Stark made an official announcement.

[OpenFrame plans to officially launch our LLM model 'MindChat' in Q4.]

They had declared that the demo-only ‘MindChat’ would now transition into a full-fledged service.

The market response was explosive.

[LLMs have finally entered the commercialization stage! This is happening at a much faster pace than expected!]

[That’s right! Until now, Gooble had taken the lead with the early beta release of RL, but this announcement has completely flipped the game!]

[And let’s not forget—LLMs are targeting the B2C, consumer market. That has a fundamentally different level of market impact...!]

[But don’t let your guard down! Gooble may still formally release its consumer-grade RL service.]

[In the end, this fight comes down to who unveils the higher-quality weapon first... and the timing is everything!]

The battle lines had now been clearly drawn.

In this intense race, the first to cross the finish line would be the victor of this AI war.

So far, it had been a close match, with neither side giving an inch.

Gooble was in the lead, but the Stark camp was rapidly closing in.

Then, breaking news hit.

<Obelisk invests $1 billion in OpenFrame>

<"Gooble was wrong?" Stein officially joins the LLM camp>

Stein, a key figure from the Gooble faction.

News broke that he had defected to the LLM side.

His official statement was revealed shortly after.

[We believed it would take at least three more years for commercialization due to Stark's late entry. But he closed the gap in an instant.]

[Everyone said it would take 15 years to commercialize electric vehicles, but Stark did it in 8. And now, he’s applying the same formula to LLMs.]

In his statement, Stein cited OpenFrame’s explosive growth and the “Stark effect” as the reasons for his change of stance.

But the public didn’t buy it.

—Was there perhaps... some hidden issue within Gooble that we don't know about?

—Did something critical happen during beta testing?

—Or is their internal tech shakier than expected...?

Unease began to spread among investors, hinting at the idea that "Gooble might be hiding something."

And with good reason.

—Someone like Stein wouldn’t just switch sides out of the blue, right?

Think about all the people who followed him...

He had to know he'd face criticism and damage his reputation if he switched now—and yet he still thought it was the right move?

That anxiety turned into numbers within 24 hours.

<Gooble stock drops 6% in a single day after Stein’s departure>

While this drop reflected technical distrust toward Gooble, the real reason behind the plunge lay elsewhere.

It was the mass exodus of “Stein bus passengers.”

As always, they tried to switch over with "brains off, follow on."

—Anyone know how to invest in OpenFrame?

— You can’t. It’s a private company. You’d have to set up a direct meeting with Stark.

—Is this a stock or a secret society?

The problem was that OpenFrame wasn't a friendly bus you could hop on with a single click like a public company.

—So how could one bet on the LLM camp?

—By targeting OpenFrame's supply chain.

<"The only open door," Cash floods into OpenFrame’s supply chain>

<Envid surges 52% in a day; other suppliers rise 35–40% on average>

Stocks that had been stagnant suddenly soared.

Those who had gone all-in on LLM early erupted in cheers.

—+513% / The Envid call option I bought without thinking just saved my life

—+482%! This isn’t artificial intelligence, it’s a life reset machine!

— My friend sold the night before while drunk, but I didn’t because I had a hangover. Being too sober in life only costs you.

Social media was filled with real-time bragging about monstrous profits.

This caused anxiety to stir among those who had stayed behind in the RL camp or were cautiously observing from the sidelines.

But jumping in now wasn’t easy either.

—My hand’s on the mouse right now. Should I click?

—Hesitating on entry timing means missing out on life timing.

They wanted to jump in.

But right when they were about to hit buy, anxiety spiked.

“Did I already miss the last train...?”

A classic rule of stocks: The moment I buy, the thing that’s been rising suddenly drops!

Then, good news reached the hesitant crowd.

<OpenFrame signs LLM framework licensing deal with Fortune 100 company>

<OpenFrame and AWSS to build dedicated data center>

Even when stock prices occasionally paused, new positive announcements kept hitting.

Eventually, even the hesitant ones jumped in.

At first, cautiously.

But gradually, more boldly.

They slowly transformed into full-on AI evangelists.

—If I confess to MindChat now, would it reject me? This kind of return makes me catch feelings.

—Let’s ride this wave until AI replaces me! Then I’ll just live off an allowance from our AI overlords.

—The AI master will soon take responsibility for humanity anyway! Humans were inefficient to begin with.

—A future ruled by AI? That’s fine. It’s not like humans ruling was so great either.

Most of it was exaggerated banter, of course.

But a certain collective sentiment was forming underneath.

That was—

— The world ruled by AI is already here.

No one doubted that narrative anymore.

Of course, there were practical reasons behind such belief too.

—That kind of future needs to happen... so my stocks go up.

It was a familiar scene.

The same thing happened during the dot-com bubble.

Back then, stocks would double or triple just by going public.

People lined up believing that slapping “dot-com” on anything would change the world.

Just like now.

Sure, there were still some trying to keep a cool head...

But watching graphs spike daily like crazy, staying rational was hard.

—From today, my brain is operated by LLM under contract.

—Logging out of reason and logging in loyalty—All aboard the AI train!

—Might as well go crazy on a Rolls-Royce. Now’s the time to lose it if you want to earn big!

As more people boarded, more capital flooded into the market, pushing prices higher.

Boarding led to more gains.

More gains led to more boarding.

A perfect loop.

“So far, so good.”

But.

About two weeks in, that loop started to slow down.

—Feels like this is really the last train... Are we out of fresh news now?

—Even with new good news, the stock’s barely moving...

—This isn’t a drop, the chart’s just taking a breather. It'll snap back soon! Diamond hands!!!

—You gotta crouch before a big jump! I’m doubling down!

Even new good news couldn’t push prices up anymore.

As reactions dulled, talk began to spread that "this might be the peak."

Among faster-witted retail investors, some were already analyzing like this:

—Look at the volume. It’s all small players...

—This is a retail investor chorus. The institutions haven’t even brought out the violins.

—Maybe they didn’t skip the show—they just left early?

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They were there.

But most of the institutional players currently in the market were either Stein’s followers or a few tech funds who had pre-positioned.

The real whales.

In other words, traditional capital and conservative pension funds were still standing back.

But this too had been expected.

“No surprise there.”

They’d been burned by the dot-com bubble once already, so there’s no way they’d jump into a sudden rally like this.

Since this much was expected, I had a plan ready.

“Guess it’s time to go convince the institutions.”