5i Research Weekly Rockets and Duds
The US is going to take over Iceland. No wait, Trump mistook the name of his latest conquest, not once, but four times! It's Greenland! No wait! It's not gonna happen. Investors have reason to be confused. But no worries, all major markets are up on the year. And, maybe, buy some gold just in case. Why not? Everyone else is, as the yellow metal approaches a record $5,000 per ounce. Call it the 'confusion' rally. Here are last week's stock market Rockets and Duds:
Tryhard Holdings Ltd. THH 
Usually, for this blog, we restrict our screen for companies to those above $2 billion market capitalization. But we couldn't resist this one. We are giving THH three ROCKETS but 14 DUDS. We just wanted to use the following line: Tryhard Holdings really needs to TRY HARDER. Yes, the stock was up 20% last week. But, it is down 94% so far this year. <checks calendar> Wow, there have only been 26 days in the year so far! The Japanese entertainment solutions company has managed to essentially destroy the entire company in less than a month. Come on, guys, TRY HARDER!
Usually, for this blog, we restrict our screen for companies to those above $2 billion market capitalization. But we couldn't resist this one. We are giving THH three ROCKETS but 14 DUDS. We just wanted to use the following line: Tryhard Holdings really needs to TRY HARDER. Yes, the stock was up 20% last week. But, it is down 94% so far this year. <checks calendar> Wow, there have only been 26 days in the year so far! The Japanese entertainment solutions company has managed to essentially destroy the entire company in less than a month. Come on, guys, TRY HARDER!
Corvus Pharmaceuticals CRVS Small cap stocks are doing well this year, and CRVS decided to join the party in a big way last week, with a 212% gain. CRVS released positive Phase I results in an atopic dermatitis trial, showing favourable safety and efficacy results. Later in the week the company used all the new interest to raise $201 million in an equity issue. The stock was $2.50 last year, and it just raised new equity capital at $22.15. My AI chatbot tells me that Corvus means a genus name for crows, a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Virgo, and a naval boarding device, like a spiked gangplank. None of these definitions make any sense for this company, but investors truly don't care as they count their big win.
Small cap stocks are doing well this year, and CRVS decided to join the party in a big way last week, with a 212% gain. CRVS released positive Phase I results in an atopic dermatitis trial, showing favourable safety and efficacy results. Later in the week the company used all the new interest to raise $201 million in an equity issue. The stock was $2.50 last year, and it just raised new equity capital at $22.15. My AI chatbot tells me that Corvus means a genus name for crows, a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Virgo, and a naval boarding device, like a spiked gangplank. None of these definitions make any sense for this company, but investors truly don't care as they count their big win. 
Hycroft Mining HYMC The power of video. Sure, silver hit $100/ounce last week and all things silver have gone crazy. But HYMC's 46% gain last week and 113% gain for the year to date really stem back to a video interview Eric Sprott did on the company late last year. In the video, the famous precious metals investor (and my old boss), claimed HYMC has 'billions' of potential ounces of silver. Is he talking up his book? Sure he is. Eric owns 44% of the company. Do investors care? Not one bit. The company, now worth nearly $5 billion, still only has one analyst following it. Here is a link to the video that started it all off: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/USuAj33s4Sc
The power of video. Sure, silver hit $100/ounce last week and all things silver have gone crazy. But HYMC's 46% gain last week and 113% gain for the year to date really stem back to a video interview Eric Sprott did on the company late last year. In the video, the famous precious metals investor (and my old boss), claimed HYMC has 'billions' of potential ounces of silver. Is he talking up his book? Sure he is. Eric owns 44% of the company. Do investors care? Not one bit. The company, now worth nearly $5 billion, still only has one analyst following it. Here is a link to the video that started it all off: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/USuAj33s4Sc
Americas Gold and Silver USA While the rest of the world rolled their eyes at the US of A's recent bullying, shareholders of USA, the stock at least, rejoiced, with a 42% gain last week. Yes, it is another silver stock running. But at least USA has operating mines. It released record production last week and highlighted multiple high-grade silver and copper veins from recent drill results. Go 'Merica!!
While the rest of the world rolled their eyes at the US of A's recent bullying, shareholders of USA, the stock at least, rejoiced, with a 42% gain last week. Yes, it is another silver stock running. But at least USA has operating mines. It released record production last week and highlighted multiple high-grade silver and copper veins from recent drill results. Go 'Merica!!
Aerovironment AVAV War! What is it good for! Absolutely nothing! Except may, for defense company shareholders. AVAV, a big manufacturer of drones, fell 22% last week, but is still up 27% YTD. Some shareholders (no comment on them personally) might have been disappointed that the USA is not going to attack Greenland. But that"s not it. The stock fell as a stop work order was placed on an existing Space Force contract. The US government wants to renegotiate a fixed rate contract on the phased array antenna system AVAV was working on.
War! What is it good for! Absolutely nothing! Except may, for defense company shareholders. AVAV, a big manufacturer of drones, fell 22% last week, but is still up 27% YTD. Some shareholders (no comment on them personally) might have been disappointed that the USA is not going to attack Greenland. But that"s not it. The stock fell as a stop work order was placed on an existing Space Force contract. The US government wants to renegotiate a fixed rate contract on the phased array antenna system AVAV was working on. 
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