It was hedge fund legend Ray Dalio who said:
“He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass.”
With a new President in the White House and a new administration, it is like a massive “reset” button is about to be hit on Wall Street. Leading up to the inauguration, markets on both sides of the border rode a roller coaster as US indexes hit record highs and company earnings saw major names soar and fall in equal measure.
A good way to see which companies are resonating with investors and which are falling by the wayside has always been by tapping into the largest public market investor hub in Canada - the Stockhouse Bullboards.
A Canadian company that has taken 2021 by storm in just a few weeks is
Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp. (CSE: ACDC, Forum).
Covered in-depth by Stockhouse Editorial this week, ACDC just unveiled the first series of its power charging products, a cutting-edge lithium-ion battery energy storage system (ESS) for the home and office compete against, and even outperform industry rivals, like the Powerwall product created by
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), at a lower price point for consumers.
EV Battery Tech followed this news up by releasing the features and specifications own line of mega-storage industrial-scale ESS solutions with the launch of the
IoniX Pro TITAN ESS. Designed to compete with Tesla’s MegaPack in the North American Market, the TITAN series can be tailored to customers in each market segment to maximize their value out of this ESS Solution.
This brings us to our Investor Pulse Poll question of the week, which type of vehicle power do you believe will dominate 2021 and into the near future? Click on the image below to cast your vote.
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Taking a look at our poll from last week, while a majority of you aren’t buying into the resurgence of Bitcoin, a significant number are optimistic enough to keep track of its performance as of late.
While the merits of cryptocurrency continue to be debated, the blockchain code it is written upon is still highly valuable among countless businesses. One such operation is an emerging player in smart buildings and cities through the internet of things (IoT), Cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) technology,
Kontrol Energy Corp. (CSE: KNR, OTC: KNRLF, Forum) KNR announced this week that it continues to advance the deployment of its
BioCloud technology.
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Paul Ghezzi stated that the team is pleased with the progress made with its distribution network, direct customers and various levels of Government.
“Through our growing distribution network, we have been presented with numerous potential customers applications. Most recently we have reviewed various applications for professional and amateur sports.”
Another popular company among the Tech Bullboards is
Datametrex AI Ltd. (TSX-V: DM, Forum), who just renewed and extended its sales agreements with
LOTTE Group for technology services and maintenance. The fifth-largest conglomerate in Korea, LOTTE sees annual revenues of approximately $60 billion (USD) consisting of over 90 business divisions. The aggregate gross revenue from these agreements is approximately $500,000 (CAD) with the gross margin of $259,000.
Turning to a similar sector, Metals and Mining,
Critical Elements Lithium Corporation (TSX-V:CRE, Forum) is ready to make some big moves at its
Rose Lithium-Tantalum Project located in northern Québec. This comes as the Joint Assessment Committee established by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Cree Nation Government confirmed that it had received all information required to allow the Committee to complete the environmental assessment of the project and prepare the draft environmental assessment report.
This is important for its shareholders since it marks a crucial step in the federal process of obtaining authorization to develop the project.
Meanwhile, Canadian oil and gas company
Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (TSX-V: RECO, Forum) retained
Proconsul Capital Ltd. to provide investor relations services to the Company pursuant to a consulting agreement. Known for being an effective firm, Proconsul plays a distinct, but integral, role complementary to senior managements to enhance their business.
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Shareholders in
First Cobalt Corp. (TSX-V: FCC, Forum) are digesting news that the company is looking to advance its Ontario refinery with an additional
$8.5 million (CAD) on its balance sheet. FCC added that it would raise up to $5 million by issuing 16.13 million units to Eight Capital and a syndicate of underwriters at a price of $0.31 each, but will now issue a total of 27.42 million units.
Taking a look at a company working the fight against COVID,
Therma Bright Inc. (TSX-V: THRM, Forum) remains an intriguing play that continues to gain attention.
THRM released the results achieved with its
nanoComposix this week using banked human saliva samples and utilizing a CoviSafe prototype device indicate a test sensitivity of 86% and a specificity of 100% for Therma's CoviSafe rapid antigen test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 virus in saliva.
Recently, the medical device technology company also added veteran manufacturing expert
Ian Levine to be on its advisory board to assist with future scaling for the manufacture of CoviSafe. He is known for his experience in global manufacturing and distribution of regulated healthcare products will be instrumental in the final development of CoviSafe and the establishment of Therma Bright's manufacturing, logistics and distribution platforms for CoviSafe.
TAAT Lifestyle & Wellness Ltd. (CSE: TAAT, Forum) has spent the early weeks of 2021 continuing to establish its IP portfolio to maintain shareholder value while it takes measures to assert and defend its IP rights, in all relevant global jurisdictions. To do so, TAAT hired US patent attorney
Edmond DeFrank to secure its intellectual property. He has notable experience servicing Fortune 100 firms, which involving trademark brand management and patent counselling.
Finally, shares in
Sernova Corp. (TSX-V: SVA, Forum) saw a spike this week after the company unveiled early stage findings from a trial of its patented
Cell Pouch treatment. Sernova is conducting a phase I / II non-randomized, unblinded, company-sponsored trial to develop a “functional cure” to improve the lives of people dealing with a chronic disease such as diabetes. The aim is to safely assess the tolerability of islet transplantation into the patented Cell Pouch.
(Sernova Corp. stock chart – January 2nd – 21st, 2021. Click to enlarge.)
It can be a daunting challenge to keep track of every noteworthy move happening in the markets. A helpful way to keep up with the news is the weekly Buzz on the Bullboards to make sense of it all.
With record-breaking markets and optimism on one side and an impeachment trial on the other, the coming weeks are sure to be just as exciting. For previous editions of Buzz on the Bullboards:
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FULL DISCLOSURE: Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp., TAAT Lifestyle & Wellness Ltd., Datametrex AI Ltd., Kontrol Energy Corp. are clients of Stockhouse Publishing.