The Road to Million Dollars: From $100K to Long-Termism — Jeremy Xu’s Investing Journey
In 2025, a growing number of Tiger users achieved million-dollar investment returns. Tiger launched The Road to Million Dollars series to get closer to investors who have already reached annual million-dollar gains, as well as those who are actively pursuing the million-dollar goal and have achieved annual returns exceeding USD 100,000—listening to their stories of how they think, persevere, and grow.
For Tiger, investing is more than just profit and loss figures; it is a journey from aspiration to achievement. Through these stories, we hope to inspire more people to set their own investment goals and turn “a million dollars” from a distant dream into a visible, attainable milestone.
In the Tiger Community, there is such an investor—
He is both the CEO of a light meal brand company and a long-term active trader in the commodities and Hong Kong stock markets.
His name is Jeremy. This year, his investment returns exceeded $700,000, and he received 7 Tiger Ingots symbolizing milestone achievements.
In this interview, he shared his complete mental journey from the budding stage in college to the mature system he has today.
His story contains no "get-rich-quick myths," but is full of cognition, discipline, and true long-termism.
1. Investment Starting Point: From Interest to Cognitive Awakening
Jeremy encountered investing very early, stemming originally from his father's influence. During college, he often watched the market and news with his father, beginning to form a first-layer understanding of "wealth." But the catalyst that truly brought him into the investment world was a deeper epiphany:
“Investment is not just about making money, but a cultivation of cognition.”
“You can buy any stock, but the final result always comes from your cognition.”
This was the node where he considers himself to have "truly started investing."
2. Investment Style: From Wanting It All to Focusing on an Effective System
Like many investors, Jeremy initially "wanted to learn everything": Technicals, K-lines, fundamentals, various trading systems... But the more he learned, the more he discovered:
“The more indicators there are, the messier the mind becomes; the more complex the methods, the worse the returns.”
Later, he reset to zero, deleting all invalid information and retaining only the system he understood best and could execute most effectively—a framework combining Macro Logic + Sentiment Judgment + Technical Confirmation.
“Investment isn't about how much you know, but whether you can stick to the part you truly understand.”
This is also the key to the significant improvement in the stability of his investments in recent years.
3. Investment Targets: HK Stocks + Commodities + Trend ETFs
Jeremy's main battlefields are Hong Kong stocks and commodity futures; he also uses ETFs for industry trend allocation. He describes his style as two extremes:
Long-term firm allocation to high-quality companies
Once-a-year heavy leverage betting, but it must be an opportunity with excellent odds
This system of "long-term stability + occasional ruthlessness" allows him to maintain discipline in a volatile market.
4. Most Successful Investment: 8-Figure Profit from Pop Mart
When talking about the most critical position this year, Jeremy said without hesitation—Pop Mart. His logic includes three layers:
Long-term value of Consumer IP
Designer toys are the representative of cultural consumption upgrades, with brand power and user stickiness continuously strengthening.
Full-process data tracking, rather than holding based on feeling
From store expansion and SKU control to overseas growth, he has his own data system.
Trend resonance and sentiment confirmation
He uses capital flow and structural breakouts as the basis for increasing or decreasing positions. This long-term layout brought him a cumulative 8-figure return (consolidated across multiple platforms).
5. Most Satisfying Trade of 2025: Betting on "Geopolitical Easing" Soybean Longs
What satisfied him most this year was a typical "odds-based trade" combining macro, sentiment, and technicals:
September sentiment was extremely pessimistic: China's first 0 purchase of US soybeans
Soybean prices at historic bottoms: Minimal downside space
October: Chinese and US leaders confirmed to meet in Busan
Sentiment reversal + Catalyst landing → Technical breakout
“I wasn't betting on the direction, but on the odds.”
Ultimately, the US Soybean Main Contract rose 9.42% in October. Combined with suitable leverage, this made for an exceptionally beautiful trade.
This experience made him even more convinced:
“The essence of investment is not predicting the future, but bearing reasonable risk at the correct position.”
6. The Moment of Receiving the Ingot: Physical Witness of Compound Interest
When asked about his feelings upon receiving the Tiger Ingots, he smiled and said:
“This is the tangible curve of compound interest.”
As one of the first batch of rewarded users for Tiger's Road to 1 Million, he has already received 7 Ingots and plans to increase his trading scale on Tiger in the future.
His goal is clear:
“I hope to unlock the Exclusive 1 Million USD Milestone on Tiger in 2025.”
*Each Tiger Ingot represents achieving $100,000 in profit in 2025; the Exclusive 1 Million USD Milestone represents achieving $1 million in profit on Tiger in 2025.
7. Investment Philosophy: A One-Sentence Summary
“I take what others discard, I discard what others take, but one must take the part that has value, logic, and can be held with patience.”
Contrarian investing is not about being difficult, but about maintaining calm and independent thinking.
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8. Advice for Newcomers Jeremy has only one sentence for newcomers:
“Treat investment as a lifelong cultivation, not a sprint.”
He emphasizes:
Delayed gratification
Independent thinking
Ability to endure loneliness
Not chasing quick money
Not following the crowd
Those who can ultimately go far are the ones who truly establish their own systems.
“The market rewards those who grow into a powerful self, not those who get lucky.”
If you like stories of real investors like this, feel free to leave a comment telling us whose story you want to hear next~
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