Unveiling the "White-Haired Stock Oracle" Serenity: A Spiritual Solace for Anxious Retail Investors

Original | Odaily Planet Daily (@OdailyChina)

Author | Golem (@web 3_golem)

In the A-share market, the "White-Haired Stock God" Serenity has taken the world by storm.

From June 5 to June 9, Serenity successively "called out" three A-shares on the X platform: Leaderdrive (embodied intelligent robot concept stock), East Group (digital new energy concept stock), and Zhongji Innolight (optical module leader). The stock prices of the former two were pulled straight up to the 20% daily limit on the same day, and Leaderdrive's June gains have exceeded 30%.

The reason Serenity has such strong "pumping power" is that, even before entering the sight of domestic A-share investors, he had already gained extremely high fame in the international retail investor community.

Serenity's investment characteristic is to screen out those small monopoly enterprises in the AI industry chain that are not fully priced, according to the "Chokepoint Investment Method." Because the investment return rates of the over 16 stocks he called out this year all exceeded 100%, and his personal latest year-to-date investment return rate has surpassed 3,612%, coupled with his professional identity as a former AI research scientist and his rigorous analysis of the AI industry and favored companies each time, Serenity has accumulated a large number of loyal retail fans in Europe, the US, Japan, and South Korea. The number of subscribers on his X account surpasses that of Musk, ranking first on the platform, thus his influence on the price fluctuations of a stock even exceeds that of ordinary stock analysts.

For example, on May 27, Serenity posted on the X platform, announcing that he had completed building a position in the European stock XFAB when its market cap was $1.28 billion. XFAB's stock price was then pushed up all the way, with an intraday high of 77% on a single day, and the stock price peaked at 13.13 euros. Since then, XFAB's stock price began to fall all the way and is currently at around 8.8 euros, returning to the level before Serenity's call.

On the very next day after causing the sharp volatility in XFAB's stock price, Serenity posted a message in Chinese on the X platform, saying, "Because I see so much support from the Chinese community... maybe for fun, I will start writing my views on two Chinese stocks."

And thus began a bloody storm sweeping through the A-share market.

Disturbing the A-Share Market But Not Holding Positions, Just for Fun?

In hindsight, the two stocks Serenity mentioned are Leaderdrive and East Group.

On June 5, Serenity posted in Chinese and specifically emphasized "specially written for my Chinese readers" that Leaderdrive (LeaderDrive, 688017, 57.73 billion RMB) is his most favored Chinese listed target when laying out the humanoid robot track, mainly due to its absolute dominant position in the supply chain of certain robot components, with over 60% domestic market share and more than 1,800 global customers.

This post has been viewed over 4 million times as of now, and has been reposted to multiple domestic social platforms. Leaderdrive's stock price triggered the 20% daily limit on June 5, and as of June 10, in just 4 trading days, the stock price gained over 30%.

On June 8, the same market script played out again. Serenity posted a crowdsourced list of "800V DC" concept stocks containing over 30 companies on the X platform, including the A-share company East Group. The news quickly spread domestically, and East Group's stock price hit the 20CM daily limit within an hour, also gaining over 30% as of June 10.

Serenity himself seemed even surprised, posting in a sigh: "Everyone knows this is just a crowdsourced list, right? How did 300376 (East Group) rise 20%?"

He then immediately followed up with another post: "These are all stocks recommended by fans, not my personal recommendations," attempting to distance himself.

Besides these two stocks, Serenity also mentioned a third A-share, Zhongji Innolight, on June 9, stating that it was the only Chinese listed company he invested in last year. However, because some AI mistranslated "Innolight" into another A-share listed company, Inno Laser, Inno Laser's stock price was surged nearly 10% in 10 minutes. This "misunderstanding incident" shows the retail investors' FOMO towards Serenity himself: "They just ask what to buy, afraid of missing the boat."

Serenity's actions soon caught the attention of domestic financial media and brokerage analysts, who began speculating on the purpose of his "cross-border stock promoting." On June 9, Cailianshe published a long article warning domestic investors to be wary of the backflow of overseas information, stating that if Serenity's sharing involved profit sharing, the behavior would be a classic case of "export-to-domestic cross-border stock promoting" requiring legal liability. Some domestic brokerage analysts even publicly lashed out on their social circles: "These guys will eventually get their comeuppance, thinking they are beyond the law just because they are abroad."

Facing domestic media questioning about "pumping and dumping," Serenity responded that his A-share calls were just because he thought "foreigners can bring a different perspective to A-shares," and also said, "Although I really like Leaderdrive, I don't hold its stock." Perhaps, as he said at the beginning, the initial intention of all this was just for fun.

Serenity seems like a "philanthropist," emphasizing that he does not engage in any paid promotions or marketing. The only thing he pays for is a $1 monthly subscription service. He is not a member of any institution or the Illuminati. He continues to share for free because he believes the stock market is a positive-sum game, hoping retail investors can buy good stocks without joining any expensive paid communities, even before institutions enter. He claims to be promoting information democratization.

In the investment field, don't deify anyone excessively. Serenity might not be after profit, but he is definitely after fame. Since he started calling out A-shares on June 5, Serenity's follower count has surged by over 200,000. As of June 11, his follower count on the X platform has exceeded 810,000, and his account subscription count has grown to 54,000, leaving Musk (46,000) behind. With such a massive subscription count, even at a price of $1, Serenity's fixed monthly income reaches $54,000, easily earning millions of RMB annually.

Serenity's pinned posts are all celebrating his account subscriptions surpassing Musk, calling it his goal. For an anonymous account to have such high influence and attention, investors are even more curious about his true identity. Behind this account, is it just one person, a team, or even an AI?

Highly Likely a Chinese Person Living in Japan?

Serenity explains that he remains anonymous to freely express his thoughts online. He said that when he first posted negative views on IREN (a Nasdaq-listed stock), he received threats and harassment from dozens of accounts in real life, which is why he continues to stay anonymous.

Nevertheless, the community has slowly pieced together an image of Serenity from various fragments of information. It is highly likely that he is a Chinese person living in Japan.

At the end of May, Serenity revealed some personal information. He said he is quite international, currently learning Japanese in Japan. Because he lived in mainland China for a while and frequently travels to Taiwan, he knows some Chinese. He also played football in Mexico for two or three years and made a special trip to South Korea to play League of Legends... Life seems quite comfortable.

Serenity has lived in Japan for at least half a year. In late 2025, he often posted photos of his life in Japan on the X platform, but he rarely mentions his personal life since becoming famous.

Serenity in Japan

Serenity is a high-frequency poster, posting an average of 9 to 10 times per day, with a peak of over 20 posts. Using AI to analyze his posting frequency in a day, he has about 5 hours of absolute account silence daily, which is likely his resting and sleeping time. This time period happens to correspond to the early morning hours of 3:00 to 8:00 in Asian time zones (UTC+8, UTC+9). Combined with the previous information, it basically locks Serenity's location to Japan.

The community tends to believe Serenity is ethnically Chinese, but Serenity emphasizes that English is his native language. Most of his posts are still primarily in English, and his occasional Chinese posts seem solely aimed at his Chinese followers. Furthermore, if you count posts by language, his Japanese post volume is higher than his Chinese post volume.

Combined with Serenity's early experiences—being active on Reddit's WSB (Odaily Note: Wall Street Bets is the largest retail investor trading community in the US) before moving to X, rejecting an offer from NVIDIA's AI team in 2018, and being covered by well-known overseas media like Bloomberg and Reuters—the possibility of Serenity being Chinese can basically be ruled out.

Serenity's anonymous identity, non-transparent investment returns, and excessive desire for influence are all fueling market controversy. Interestingly, however, everyone who questions him keeps refreshing his page.

Stock investing has always been about finding the hero of the era—Buffett, Cathie Wood, Roaring Kitty—each era has its own spiritual totem. A bull market amplifies gains, and it also amplifies faith. When more and more people start making money, we always want to find someone who can "scientifically explain the bubble." Serenity might just be the external projection of this AI bull market's sentiment—mysterious, professional, successful, fitting the public's entire imagination of a "stock god."

But right next to the altar is the guillotine. Because when the market turns, it will look for someone to blame for the losses, and then Serenity might be the perfect scapegoat. History repeats itself; the market always moves forward. People love to create gods, and they are also skilled at destroying them. As for who Serenity really is, it probably doesn't matter that much now.