Derivatives Trader. Street Dog. Market Student. Founder of
@HerenyaCapital
. Tweets are opinions only and are not to be taken as advice, nor endorsements.
SA is hurtling towards
@Our_DA
’s doomsday scenario. Tens of thousands of young Mzanzians flock to join Malema in
#EFF10Anniversary
to sing about killing a certain ethnic group. The EFF have dominated Uni elections (esp outside the Cape), without CI these are our future leaders ⚠️
So, I decided that since I have basically been spat at by over a thousand people and received more than a few thinly veiled death threats, I might as well stop trying so hard to be neutral and actually start saying what I really think. So, if you're woke or a commie, you might
I’ll be honest, I’m fucking sad. My sister and her kids have just boarded a plane for another country and they’re not coming back. This day is a lot harder than I thought it would be.
Maybe a pointless tweet here... but did you know that
@HerenyaCapital
is one of 9 businesses I have started over the last 20 years? 8 out of those 9 have failed.
Shit gets hard sometimes, but no matter how hard it may be, never, ever, ever stop trying. Persistence is key.
This is a real dick move bra
@iamkoshiek
. Many a young, new and inexperienced investor use this platform to learn, but you spogging like a fx promoter in a rented droptop in front of Starbucks, walking around calling everyone poor while they just trying to hustle. Not cool.
So I unfollowed like 100 odd people, maybe more, over the weekend. It's not personal, I just had to get rid of the toxic political negativity on my feed. Obvs I will still keep an eye on the political stuff, but I just can't handle being overwhelmed by it all the time.
Everybody hated Sasol on the way down, now everybody is hating Sasol on the way up 🙄
You need to stop hating on those who win, and realize that those who win, win because they don’t mind being wrong.
This is Italy’s new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
I’ve never heard any politician so perfectly explain what we’re up against and why we fight.
When you watch this video, you’ll quickly realize why the establishment is afraid of her.
So... I am seriously considering getting rid of both Facebook and Whatsapp. It's gonna be weird when people try to reach me on Whatsapp and I'm not there anymore, but honestly, the amount of data they take from me is not something I am comfortable with.
The more I read and hear the things market commentators say, the more I realize that I am not the only one who doesn’t know what the fuck is going on half the time.
Gotta admit man, I am loving this business building hustle vibe. It's difficult, and there are a lot of failures, but when you make progress and see some results, it's a pretty good feeling :)
So ‘Cuban experts’ is the newest way government officials are both stealing our money and getting it offshore these days..? How much longer are South Africans going to allow our government to loot us and treat us like fools?
Ok so I eventually did try Chat GPT... and let me tell you, A LOT of people are going to lose their jobs to this thing. 4th industrial revolution is here.
Don’t be fooled by people selling dreams... trading is a hard game and this is the most difficult time to play it. Making investments now is wise, speculating with zero experience of a not.
If there is one thing I have learned over the last few years of ‘doing my own thing’, it is that there is no shortage of people who will encourage you to give up and ‘get a job’. Entrepreneurship is hard. No matter how many people tell you to give up, never listen to them.
Interesting concept here, but, if you lost a whole ton of money with the recent crypto rout, it’s not Elon’s fault... it’s yours. Manage risk kids. Take accountability. Trading is 100% you.
Every call center in the entire South Africa, every time you call them, always say that they are experiencing higher than usual call volumes. So... I mean, that is obviously bullshit. Just hire more people. Lord knows we could use the jobs.
The more I look at the world out there, the more I realise that I really just want to live somewhere in Africa in harmony with the environment and as far away from humans as possible.
Yesterday was a weird day. We did really well at the broker awards, and I am grateful to the epic team at
@HerenyaCapital
. It was bittersweet though. Yesterday was also the memorial service for a very close friend of mine that took her own life last week. The lesson for me is
Gee wiz I need a holiday hey. It’s been a rough almost 2 years of lockdown and personal/family life disaster management mode. I just want to turn my phone off for a week and just sit on the beach or in the bush and just do nothing.
So let me get this straight... the new CoreShares Total World ETF basically invests 100% into the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF?
Why not just buy the Vanguard ETF directly in the US? Hell, you can do that purchase for $2 through
@HerenyaCapital
and safe all that TER.
Look,
@NetFlorist
, I appreciate the sentiment, I really do. But my sorry ass is very much single, and sending me an email every day with a countdown clock to when Valentine's Day orders close is not going to change that. Although, I do wanna thank you for faith you have in me.
The problem is not that traders get it wrong. It's that they trade too big and when they get it wrong, they get blown up. Risk management is honestly the most important aspect of trading.
3.75kw battery storage, 25 litres of petrol, 5.5kw generator, 50 or so litres of water, camping gas stove and solar powered torch. Doomsday prepper? Nope! Just trying to survive the next week in Jozi, South Africa under ANC rule.
I wish more of our media outlets would remember this. I remember that a year ago I got in trouble while temporarily hosting a radio show because I would constantly tell people to pay off debt and that higher interest rates and harder times are coming. The station manager told me
I hope you guys are all resting and clearing your heads. I am and holy crap I needed it. It’s good to sleep late and play games and spend time with loved ones and just to relax and chill for a bit. Next year I’ll smash it again, but right now, I’m smashing these video games.
Hey, so, this is not along the lines of the woke narrative, but June is Men’s Mental Health Month. The reality is that men, despite what what you might believe or what the world and your tv is telling you, men - good old fashioned men who want wives and children - have some
If
@HerenyaCapital
had to offer managed CFD accounts with this kinda performance, would you guys be interested? You'll notice that we hardly traded when things got 'scary' because protecting capital is the first priority.
Call centres, SARS in particular, always say that they are 'currently experiencing very high call volumes'. However, they say this every, single, day. So, the truth here is that the call volumes are not higher than usual, but rather that they are understaffed.
I have to say that after probably the most hectic day I've ever seen in markets, I'm feeling super proud of all the
@HerenyaCapital
clients / traders. Our positions killed it today! YTD performance on our community consensus trades is +9.09%
#grateful
R100k model portfolio
So I’m going to unfollow a whole lot of people and publications and hopefully refine my TL to the caring, supportive and eager to learn user base that represent what finance twitter is really about.
Morning.
We are sharing our top 3 ideas for today.
➡️BHP Aus trading 1,7% higher this morning, open flat could give an op. Target R576
➡️US banks reporting JPM/BAC/WFC and C
➡️SOL strong trading in the US ADR (R288).Look to close that overnight gap at R288 (+1.6%)
#markets
I decided that I don't want any social media on my phone anymore. No Instagram, no Facebook (haven't used FB in long actually) and no Twitter (X, whatever). Reckon I might get some withdrawals, specially from Instagram and Twitter, but I know this is better for my mental health.
I think the difference between real traders and not-real traders on Twitter is that the not-real traders are always trying to convince everyone else that they know where price is going.
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
I wish
@Twitter
would stop suggesting 'topics'. I follow the people I want to follow. I'm not interested in bullshit threads on bullshit topics from bullshit people.
I think one of the more important lessons we can take from the happenings of the past week is that we the people are the ones with the power to change the things we want to change.
I just witnessed the purest South African moment in a WhatsApp group. One of the members suggested we take a gas bottle and skottle for boerewors rolls and the entire group turned on him instantly. He then agreed that wood was a better idea and now everyone is planning a braai.
Start a brokerage they said. It will be fun they said. Nobody said anything about how many Saturday's you'll pull all nighters to keep pushing your company forward. But... they were right, it is fun!
#DoWhatYouLove
I realized over the weekend that a large part of the reason I’ve become less active on Twitter is because I’m always saddened by the negativity and intolerance on my TL. The penny dropped that I chose who to follow and thus chose what I see and now I can choose to no longer
Today I bid Cape Town farewell. It’s been a great two-and-some years, but my road leads be back to Johannesburg. Huge thanks to
@Storm_Trading
for the amazing lessons and the opportunity to meet great traders and wonderful people.
I feel like I am the only person on eath who has not yet tried out Chat GPT... and honestly, I am ok with that. The less Skynet knows about me the better lol
Sjoe! The market share won by the underworld during lockdown is starting to bite the big boys. It's almost as if there was an intentional ban on cigarettes from a corrupt government and a flourishing, well organised and well supplied illicit market waiting in the wings.
Just.... wow man...
I mean, I guess I have to close the applications now. 800 is a lot of C.V.s to work through... plus I got a fair few in emails as well. Geepers man! I really hope our economy picks up. This is nuts.
Feeling very grateful again today. The road is full of bumps and potholes, but man oh man, there are exciting things ahead!
@HerenyaCapital
has a great team in place and I really believe that it's going to make some huge strides in 2021.
Ow, Cyril, let’s take the log sized splinter out our own eye first hey? We gonna mediate between Israel and Palestine…? Bruh, we can’t even mediate between the Taxi Industry and Metro Police. Stop looking for international brownie points and start fixing our own shit pls.
SA offers to help mediate in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
South Africa is ready to help mediate in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, drawing on its experience at conflict resolution, President
#CyrilRamaphosa
said on Thursday.
#Moneyweb
#IsraelWar
#Hamas
Wowzers! What a week hey. If you think that being a radio presenter / producer / host / whatever is easy... let me tell you, you are gravely mistaken. New found respect for the radio broadcast peeps. It's a tough job.
A quiet reminder that Tembeka Ngcukaitobi - one of the South African lawyers who is trying to accuse Israel of genocide - spent most of last year trying to argue that “Kill the Boer” is not a call for genocide and is, in fact, perfectly acceptable speech.
So I figured out last night that making yourself a 6 min high heat pan fried porterhouse steak from the Spar is cheaper than pretty much most takeaway options... So literally instead of McD's you can have the perfect Medium Rare steak. No sides or anything, just the steak.
Today marks exactly a month ago that I bounced the idea for off
@SimonPB
and then called
@bryanvlok
and asked him to help implement that idea. Today,
@SaySiyabongaZA
made its first payments to small businesses that have sold vouchers.
I realised a few Important things over the last few weeks.
The first is that we (
@HerenyaCapital
) greatly undervalue our services. We are too cheap for the quality we give and very undervalued compared to our competitors. This needs to change.
Second is that I'm actually kinda
Sometimes when I look at twitter I get sad about all the 'negative' stuff making the rounds here. I realise though that this negativity is really just the result of an entire country of people who are just tired of being lied to by a corrupt government.
If there is anything that the water outage combined with stage 6 loadshedding has taught me, it is how unprepared my neighbourhood is for things of this nature.
So... a young guy, a friend of a family friend, chatted to me today about getting started in trading. So, leaning on my 20 odd years of experience in trading and working with traders, I gave him some insights into where to start, what to expect, what resources to use... that
A bit fucking tacky to go record the bloodstain on the rocks.. jesus man, have you no shame. Ja, Marcus was a world class poes, but grant the man's family some privacy and dignity. Posting his bloodstain on twitter is a really low class move. Shame on you
@LandNoli
Ok Mr President, you are talking the talk and every fibre of my body wants to believe you, but you gotta walk the walk now and do the things that you are promising. Too many have talked the talk while stealing from our pockets. You have to be different, please.
So, I've been eating predominantly freshly baked bread from Spar (like those old school uncut freshly baked loaves) for a while now. During this last week, due to convenience, I got this bread from woolies and I gotta say, it takes like nothing... artificial, bland even. It seems
This market is about defense hey. I've been around a while now and honestly this is one of the tougher times I've seen. So far, if you are flat or green for the year, in my book, you have done well.