15 Sub $10 Stocks with Over 60% Increase in Trading Volumes Last Week: Investment Idea of the Day

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Today we have picked 15 stocks trading below $10 across sectors which have registered significant price gains touching their 52-week highs and have registered over 60% increase in trading volumes last week. These stocks have registered significant increase in daily average trading volumes during the past five days compared with past one month daily average trading volumes, indicating a strong market interest. Moreover, these stocks outperformed their respective equity indices and sector indices last week registering significant gains. The shortlisted stocks recorded price gains ranging from 5% to 67% with daily average trading volume in excess of 100,000.

Company Name

Ticker

Exchange

Sector

Market Cap
(Mn)

Last Price

Price Change (5-Day)

Average Volume
(5-Day)

Average Volume
(1-month)

Volume Change*

52-Week High

52-Week Low

Blonder Tongue Laboratories

BDR

NYSE

Industrial

9.6

1.55

66.7%

509,053

90,964

459.6%

1.78

0.75

Fortegra Financial Corp

FRF

NYSE

Financial

198.2

9.88

39.2%

1,033,896

191,821

439.0%

9.88

6.46

Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corp

AMCF

NASDAQ

Industrial

27.6

2.69

61.1%

442,992

84,556

423.9%

3.38

0.60

LRAD Corp

LRAD

NASDAQ

Industrial

89.4

2.71

21.0%

568,109

176,479

221.9%

2.95

1.26

Tamarack Valley Energy

TVE

TSXV

Energy

409.9

6.78

6.8%

1,894,746

601,904

214.8%

7.05

2.40

Patient Home Monitoring

PHM

TSXV

Healthcare

57.2

0.39

5.4%

6,841,130

2,571,525

166.0%

0.42

0.17

Ascot Resources Ltd

AOT

TSXV

Basic Materials

133.8

1.39

54.4%

205,754

82,103

150.6%

1.47

0.59

Med-Cannabis Pharma

MCPI

OTC BB

Healthcare

168.0

0.80

25.0%

227,800

92,041

147.5%

1.14

0.00

Flinders Resources Ltd

FDR

TSXV

Basic Materials

48.7

1.05

23.5%

239,171

104,105

129.7%

1.09

0.32

Richmont Mines Inc

RIC

TSX

Basic Materials

127.7

2.68

16.0%

497,656

218,064

128.2%

2.85

1.00

Extendicare Inc

EXE

TSX

Healthcare

791.7

8.69

7.5%

1,313,960

604,087

117.5%

8.73

6.12

Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc

ACHN

NASDAQ

Healthcare

904.5

9.25

25.7%

7,229,755

3,617,319

99.9%

9.94

2.26

SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc

SCLN

NASDAQ

Healthcare

307.5

6.02

20.2%

459,161

241,191

90.4%

6.04

4.24

Regal Lifestyle Communities Inc

RLC

TSX

Consumer Services

276.1

8.85

5.1%

132,586

78,548

68.8%

8.97

7.00

Legend Power Systems

LPS

TSXV

Industrial

30.0

0.58

11.5%

215,121

133,957

60.6%

0.58

0.09

Source: Bloomberg
Market Cap and Last Price are in their respective currencies
*Volume Change: 5-Day average volume over 30-Day average volume

Company Description

Blonder Tongue Laboratories (NYSE: BDR)
Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. designs, manufactures, and supplies electronics and systems equipment for the franchised and private cable television industries. The company’s products are used in the acquisition, conversion, distribution, and protection of communications signals on fiber optic, coaxial cable, and wireless distribution systems.

Fortegra Financial Corp (NYSE: FRF)
Fortegra Financial Corp. offers insurance products and services to insurance companies, agents and brokers. The company offers credit insurance, debt protection, warranty, service contract and car club solutions; business process outsourcing services for insurance companies and commercial lenders; and wholesale brokers specialty property/casualty and surplus lines insurance.

Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corp (NASDAQ: AMCF)
Andatee China Marine Fuel Services Corporation is involved in the production, storage, distribution and wholesale purchases of blended marine fuel oil for cargo and fishing vessels.

LRAD Corp (NASDAQ: LRAD)
LRAD Corp. develops, produces, and licenses its sound technology and proprietary intellectual property. The company develops engineering sound solutions for the commercial, government, and military markets.

Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd (TSXV: TVE)
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. explores for oil and natural gas in the western Canadian sedimentary basin. The company owns Cardium light oil properties in Alberta, and natural gas properties in Alberta and British Columbia.

Patient Home Monitoring Corp (TSXV: PHM)
Patient Home Monitoring Corp. provides in-home healthcare diagnostics services. The company offers in-home testing and diagnosis services for patients on blood thinner medications.

Ascot Resources Ltd (TSXV: AOT)
Ascot Resources Ltd. is a junior resource company. The company explores and develops mineral and resource properties for minerals that include sand and gravel, gold, silver, and diamonds.

Med-Cannabis Pharma Inc (OTC BB: MCPI)
Med-Cannabis Pharma Inc plans to acquire and finance medical marijuana collectives in states where medical marijuana has been approved and is legal. Currently the company has been actively negotiating with existing collectives in the states of Washington and Oregon.

Flinders Resources Ltd (TSXV: FDR)
Flinders Resources Ltd. is a mineral exploration company. The company is focused on the Kringelgruvan Graphite Project in Central Sweden.

Richmont Mines Inc (TSX: RIC)
Richmont Mines, Inc. is a Canadian gold mining company. The company owns and operates mine properties located in Ontario and Quebec Canada.

Extendicare Inc (TSX: EXE)
Extendicare Inc. provides post-acute and long-term senior care services. The company has a network of owned and operated health care centers that provide skilled nursing care, rehabilitative therapies, and home health care services.

Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ACHN)
Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops solutions for infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis, and resistant bacterial infections.

SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: SCLN)
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical company that acquires, develops, and commercializes specialist-oriented drugs. The company’s products are for treating chronic and life-threatening diseases such as cancer, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, cystic fibrosis, and immune system disorders.

Regal Lifestyle Communities Inc (TSX: RLC)
Regal Lifestyle Communities Inc. was formed to acquire a portfolio consisting of income-producing Retirement Communities offering primarily independent serviced living (”ISL”) and assisted living (”AL”) programs.

Legend Power Systems Inc (TSXV: LPS)
Legend Power Systems Inc. is an electrical energy conservation company. The company has developed a patented device to help reduce electric bills, maintenance costs and greenhouse gases.

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