Earning over 2 billion Yen in just over ten minutes: What were their true psychological feelings at that moment? Was it ecstasy, shock, or calmness?

Okay, regarding the legendary event of "earning 2 billion yen in just over ten minutes," the story of the famous "J-Com Guy" - Takashi Koteokawa (online alias B.N.F.), understanding his psychological state at the time cannot be simply summarized by any single word like "ecstasy," "shock," or "calm." It was an extremely complex, multi-layered psychological mix.

Let's break it down into a few stages, peeling back the layers like an onion, to look at what he might have felt then:

Stage 1: The Instant the Opportunity Was Spotted (Within seconds)

Core Feeling: "Mechanical" Calm Under an Adrenaline Rush

Imagine you are a professional sniper constantly scouting for opportunities on a battlefield. Most of your time is spent staring intently at a screen, searching for that one-thousandth of a second opening. Suddenly, you spot a massive, almost stationary target perfectly in your crosshairs.

What is your first reaction?

Not ecstasy: You have absolutely no time to feel joy. The opportunity is fleeting; any emotional fluctuation could lead to a mistake. Ecstasy comes after victory.
Shock, but suppressed: You’d be acutely shocked: "Is this real? Is the system malfunctioning? How can the price be 1 yen?" But this shock would be instantly suppressed by your professional instinct. Your brain immediately shifts into combat mode.
The core feeling is "trained calm": As a top-tier day trader, Takashi Koteokawa’s muscles and brain had muscle memory. His reaction was: Confirm the opportunity -> Calculate the buyable amount -> Execute the trade! Execute! Execute! The entire process was robotic, an instinct honed by thousands of practice sessions. All his attention was focused on the execution of the action, not the outcome of "how much money can I make?"

At this stage, he was more like a top eSports player competing in the finals – brain running at overclock speed, but emotions strictly controlled.

Stage 2: Trades Executed, Awaiting Outcome (The ensuing minutes)

Core Feeling: Crushing Uncertainty and Belated Shock

All orders are placed; nothing more can be done. Only then does the flood of emotions start to rise.

Massive shock and unreality: As he stared at that astronomical floating profit figure in his account, real, overwhelming shock crashed over him. "What did I just do? Is that number real?" The sheer size of the gain far exceeded everyday comprehension, inducing a powerful sense of unreality, like being in a dream.
Followed immediately by anxiety and unease:
- "Will this trade be canceled?" (The biggest concern, as it was clearly a "fat-finger" error)
- "Will the exchange deem the trade invalid?"
- "Will the brokerage house that placed the erroneous order go bankrupt?"
- "Could I get into any trouble?"

This is like winning the lottery jackpot, but before claiming the prize, you constantly worry the ticket might be fake, get lost, or expire. Money won, before it’s truly secured, brings not just joy, but immense uncertainty too.

Therefore, during this stage, shock and anxiety likely far outweighed any joy.

Stage 3: Dust Settled, Gains Confirmed

Core Feeling: Calmness Mixed with a Detached Sense of Satisfaction

When the news exploded, and the exchange confirmed the trade was valid, the massive sum truly his, his feelings shifted again.

Not ecstasy, but a calm "Ah, it's over": For a trader like Koteokawa, trading is his job. This was merely completing an extremely profitable "work task." His excitement peaked at the moment of spotting the opportunity and executing the trade. Afterward, it was more likely a sense of exhaustion and calm after "mission accomplished."
Satisfaction, not ecstasy: This satisfaction stemmed from affirming his judgment and execution ability. He seized this once-in-a-century opportunity, proving his capability and preparation were worthy. But this was more like a top scientist solving a century-old puzzle – an intellectual satisfaction – rather than a gambler winning big and feeling overjoyed.
Perhaps also a touch of numbness: When wealth reaches a certain scale, it really is just a number. 2 billion yen may represent the end of a journey for an ordinary person, but for him, it was likely just a number that significantly increased his asset scale. He reportedly said he wasn't much interested in spending it; his enjoyment came from the "game" of making money in the market itself.

To Summarize

Therefore, if asked to describe his true psychological state at the time, I think the most apt description is:

A complex process that began with "professionally instinct-driven calm," wrapped in "belated, massive shock and unease," and concluded with "transcendent calm and satisfaction in his own abilities."

He was not an ordinary person winning the lottery. He was a top-level professional player achieving an epic victory in his field. His feelings, naturally, are vastly different from the "ecstasy" an ordinary person might imagine.