monthly summary · February 2021
2021-02 summary
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Overview
Daniel is cutting back YouTube uploads to occasional low-effort updates every few weeks. Stock trading income, based on research including Reddit articles, has reduced his financial need to chase views during lockdown.
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Daniel expresses regret over past manufactured drama, clickbait, oversharing, marital infidelity, leaving his marriage in Japan, and wasteful spending on electronics, Airbnbs and love dolls. He describes an identity crisis between his quiet off-camera self and his exaggerated online persona.
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Several investing videos cover meme stock profit-taking (AMC, GameStop), a long-term BNGO position, a bullish NIO outlook, and a decision to avoid buying Tesla at high prices.
Daniel tracks his trading earnings, relies on Reddit, Discord and well-known finance YouTubers for research, and prefers emerging growth stocks to slow dividend investing.
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In a casual snowy-weather video, Daniel describes his bedroom setup and his heating fixes, and mutes Rainbow Six voice chat.
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Themes
YouTube step-back, regret, persona-related identity struggles, and the copyright strike/livestream ban
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Stock views: meme stocks, BNGO, NIO, Tesla, dividend vs growth investing
Trading performance tracking, research sources, and early mistakes
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Daily life: winter weather, Rainbow Six annoyance, GoPro monitor setup, heating
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Uncertainties & gaps
Whether Tim Schofield watched Daniel's apology video is unknown.
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When Japan will reopen to foreign tourists is unclear, and so is what Daniel would do there.
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Whether the channel was shadow banned or suppressed by the algorithm, and whether a new channel would help, is unclear.
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Whether the meme stock frenzy has peaked, and whether to sell the remaining six GameStop shares below £200, is unresolved.
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BNGO price targets, a possible ARK ETF addition, and further purchases are uncertain.
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NIO's near-term trajectory awaits earnings, and Tesla's path (growth continuing vs decline toward $400 or surge higher) is unknown.
The causes of Rainbow Six settings resetting, the radiators turning off, and the neighbors' roaming dogs are unknown.
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Dividend payout details and the long-term sustainability of oil and tobacco dividends are uncertain.
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Explore this period
- Recording · February 2021
Why I bought 850 shares of $BNGO
Daniel purchased 850 shares of BioNano Genomics (BNGO) for approximately £6,000 using inheritance money, pursuing a long-term buy-and-hold strategy focused on emerging industries like genomics, electric vehicles, and plant-based foods rathe
- Recording · February 2021
The GameStop WallstreetBets party is OVER -( - $GME $AMC
Daniel reduced meme stock positions by selling half of the AMC holdings and roughly 70% of the GameStop shares to secure profits as the surrounding market hype waned. Daniel intends to exit the remaining AMC stake upon a slight price increa
- Recording · February 2021
How I make $5,293 a month Investing on the Stock Market
Daniel accumulated £11,564 across three months of stock trading since November 2020, averaging £3,854 per month on the Freetrade app while omitting October 2020 as a learning phase and anticipating full-year results through November 2021. D
- Recording · February 2021
IT'S SNOWING
Daniel observes deep snow, blizzard conditions, affected insects, and roaming neighbor dogs outdoors, reflecting on an age-related loss of desire to play in the snow. Frustration arises over Rainbow Six voice chat settings repeatedly resett
- Recording · February 2021
Why I HATE making videos on YouTube [wm2rzjpwCC8]
Daniel is reducing YouTube uploads to occasional low-effort update videos because stock market earnings reduced the financial necessity to constantly produce content during lockdown. Daniel expresses regret and embarrassment over past manuf
- Recording · February 2021
Why I quit making videos on YouTube
Daniel is stepping back from frequent YouTube uploads to post occasional updates every few weeks, experiencing relief from view-chasing stress after generating income through stock trading based on Reddit articles rather than relying on You
- Recording · February 2021
Why I HATE Dividend investing
Dividend investing has distinct drawbacks: it is slow, boring, requires massive capital such as hundreds of thousands of dollars to produce meaningful income, and relies on mature firms with limited potential for rapid share-price growth co
- Recording · February 2021
Nio Is about to go PARABOLIC - Nio Stock analysis
Daniel holds a bullish long-term outlook on NIO stock, regarding its consolidation and the market downturn as temporary pullbacks before upward progress. Daniel establishes short-term and monthly price targets for NIO, aiming for the $60 ra
- Recording · February 2021
DO NOT buy Tesla Stock - Tesla bubble about to POP
Tesla stock is overvalued above $860 because anticipated future earnings and mainstream adoption are already priced in, leaving limited upside and significant downside risk. Elon Musk's public persona and cultural status drive much of Tesla