| WAIT | | Canadian Royalties Inc | CZZ-T | 1.970 | Has consolidated a number of claims in northern Québec. Seems to be building a bit of the base. Results of 40 diamond drill holes will be coming out soon. Need to see volume. | 2003-12-31 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Thistle Mining | THT-T | 0.375 | Has lagged while gold stocks have been going up. In a downtrend and it would wait for it to establish an upside trend. | 2003-12-30 | |
| VAGUE | | Canoro Resources Ltd | CNS-X | 0.950 | India has only 44% of domestic energy to meet their needs. They want to develop domestic sources. Have about 2000 km² under license. Low liquidity on trading. | 2003-12-23 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Northern Financial Corporation | NFC-T | 0.035 | Has been some improvement in the fundamentals. 2nd quarter revenues were 3.9 million which is a 247% increase of revenue over the previous quarter. Continuing to lose money. A huge risk. | 2003-12-22 | |
| DON'T BUY | | iShares Japan | EWJ-N | 9.170 | Up trend has been broken. If it brakes below $8.50 the next level of support is 8.75. Could retest. | 2003-12-19 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Strongco Inc | SQP.UN-T | 3.500 | Up 194% year-to-date. Average daily volume is only 7900 shares. A liquidity and small market cap issue indicate a high risk profile. Getting higher margins on their sales and rentals. | 2003-12-18 | |
| WATCH | | Nelson Resources Ltd. | NLG-T | 1.220 | Finished the first phase of an acquisition of another oilfield. Graph shows support to the upside. Has come off the high's which could be a signal for an exit. Not a lot of revenue. | 2003-12-17 | |
| DON'T BUY | | ZIM Corporation | ZIMCF-Q2 | 0.410 | Have recently announced deals with Hewlett-Packard, Pitney Bowes and a Singapore Telecom. Risky. Very low liquidity. Competitive business. | 2003-12-10 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Lorus Therapeutics | LOR-T | 1.040 | Highly speculative. A very high number of shares outstanding. Trading below its 50/200 day moving average. Struggling to hold on to its current level. Have had 10 quarters of losses. | 2003-12-09 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Promax Energy | PMY-T | 0.060 | Sold their major producing assets and basically there is no more value. | 2003-12-08 | |
| DON'T BUY | | World Heart | WHT-T | 11.100 | Design, manufacture and distribute the heart saver Ventricular Device. Just split the stock 7 for 1 so the stock moved out. Very thin volume. It needs to break to the up side. Has gone through a lot of troubles. Needs to get significant sales. | 2003-12-05 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Coolbrands (A) Sold to Nestle | COB.A-T | 16.550 | Growth has been fed by picking up assets that others didn't want or couldn't hold. Can they continue on this path? Thinks the space has gotten somewhat consolidated. Has been moving sideways. | 2003-12-02 | |
| VAGUE | | Pulse Data Inc | PSD-T | 1.380 | Has a higher volume compared to Kelman or Acis. The five-year average operating margin is 24%. Looks like it's moving sideways. Has had 10 consecutive quarters of positive earnings but starting to get a little flat. | 2003-11-28 | |
| VAGUE | | Kelman Technologies | KTI-T | 0.590 | The five-year average operating margin is a minus 4%. | 2003-11-28 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Dimethaid | DMX-T | 1.330 | Looked like it was going to break out of a 200-day moving average but fell back. Did a special warrant financing in October for sales/marketing of Pennsaid. FDA approval has been pending for a long time. Caution. | 2003-11-27 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Palomar Medical Technologies Inc | PMTI-Q | 7.720 | Talking with Gillette regarding a shaving system that would replace steel with laser beams. The hype and excitement has already played out. Stock is flattening out which gives a little bit of concern. Also shows a double top. | 2003-11-25 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Tahera Corp | TAH-T | 0.255 | Have a lot of shares outstanding. Third quarter results indicate advancement of their diamond mines in Nunavut. Also had some good additions to their board. They have a lot of ambition and not a lot of capital resources, so they keep issuing stock. | 2003-11-24 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Band-Ore Resources Ltd | BAN-T | 0.420 | Has failed to follow the gold group. Very thinly traded. Down 4% on a 52 week basis. | 2003-11-21 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Compton Petroleum | CMT-T | 5.780 | Just reviewing their reserve estimates. Have had some production problems in moving gas to markets. Graph shows a breakdown below one level of support on the 50 day moving average and trending to bounce off the 200-day moving average. | 2003-11-20 | |
| WEAK BUY | | On2 Technologies | ONT-A | 1.840 | Moving forward on their China deal. In a game that is increasingly competitive and pirating is a problem. Up 550% year to date. Good volume. 3rd quarter report shows revenues up a bit. Have reduced their losses. Charts indicate stock is trending lower. | 2003-11-19 | |
| WAIT | | Westaim Corp | WED-T | 2.830 | The next technical level of support is $2.50. The trend line has been broken. Expected to earn money in their next quarter after 9 quarters of losses. | 2003-11-19 | |
| WAIT | | Faro Technologies Inc | FARO-Q | 25.220 | Has had a great run, probably because of the turnaround in the manufacturing sector. The graph trend lines do not show any breaking down. Has dropped back a bit so watch to see if it breaks through its upper level again. | 2003-11-11 | |
| DON'T BUY | | LionOre Mining International | LIM-T | 7.480 | The chart indicates caution. The technical pattern is bearish. Running into lower grade ore in one of their mines in Australia. | 2003-11-10 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Golden Goose Resources Inc | GGR-X | 0.420 | Have deposits in northern Ontario. These deposits have tried to be mined in the past with no success. With gold high, it might be OK. Second-quarter report shows a breakeven situation. Not sure they have the resources to create greater gains. | 2003-11-06 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Aston Hill Financial, formerly Overlord Financial | AHF-X | 0.450 | Not much news on this stock. Some senior management knows the oil patch. Apparently going to focus primarily on energy investment funds. Wasn't able to break through the $.50 resistance level. | 2003-11-05 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Redcorp Ventures Ltd | RDV-T | 0.330 | They have a prospect in NW British Columbia. The results are not moving the stock aggressively. The drill bit is finding more silver than gold. Volume is thin. | 2003-11-04 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Patricia Mining Inc | PAT-X | 0.600 | They are re-working the Island Gold property on an existing reserve. Have raised a lot of money through private placements. Very thinly traded, so has liquidity risk. Very small market. | 2003-11-03 | |
| VAGUE | | Diamonds North Resources | DDN-X | 1.050 | Up 19% year-to-date. Drilling results have been good. They have 11 projects and 2,000,000 acres of land in the Northwest Territories. There is a lot to do between finding diamonds and mining them. | 2003-10-31 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Husky Energy | HSE-T | 21.350 | Third-quarter did not show a lot of production growth. They have to replace the reserves they are taking out of the ground. Could be a pullback in the sector. | 2003-10-30 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Medicure Inc | MPH-T | 1.480 | Just improved their cash position through a share sale. Have been approved in Canada to begin phase two trials for a hypertension product as well as being in phase two for their lead product. Well-positioned. Some technical concerns. | 2003-10-29 | |
| BUY | | Candente Resource Corp | DNT-T | 0.910 | Have properties in Peru and Newfoundland. Extended their Newfoundland properties from one to 3 km. Some risks involved. If you like the people that promoted Ivanhoe, it might be worth the risk, but put a stop under it at $.50. | 2003-10-27 | |
| WAIT | | VSM MedTech Ltd. | VSM-T | 6.720 | The chart on this stock gives a little bit of concern. It looks like a double top. Tried to break through $7.80 twice. Wait for it to break through. Currently looking at developing an MRI hybrid for imaging of the brain in utro(?) foetuses. | 2003-10-24 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Queenstake Resources (merged to Yukon-Nevada Gold) | QRL-T | 0.670 | A large number of shares in escrow recently came into the market creating a drop in share price. The Jarret Canyon mine is producing ahead of forecasts. Seems to have support around the $.65 level. | 2003-10-23 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Ahold N V Adr | AHO-N | 8.910 | Accounting issues. Has dropped below a technical support level. Caution. | 2003-10-22 | |
| BUY | | Connacher Oil and Gas | CLL-T | 0.920 | Gotten their production up and have had successful drilling. Just finished casing 19 wells they drilled this summer. Have 27 more wells to go. Very strong drilling activity. Meeting some technical overhead resistance, so caution. | 2003-10-21 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Look Communications | LOK-X | 0.490 | A small-cap player amongst the giants. Very small market cap. Thin liquidity on trades. Risky. | 2003-10-20 | |
| WATCH | | Methanex Corp | MX-T | 13.340 | 2.5% dividend. Methanol prices peaked and are now trending lower. Seems to be finding support at $12.50. Watch methanol prices. | 2003-10-17 | |
| VAGUE | | Medicure Inc | MPH-T | 1.570 | Up 155% year-to-date and 12% on a 52-week basis. It's topping out now, finding a base. Having good support in the $1.50/1.60 range. Has about $10 million in cash, which is sufficient to get them through 2005. No revenue. Good partnerships. | 2003-10-16 | |
| VAGUE | | Photochannel Networks Inc | PN-X | 0.340 | Has designed a series of platforms for converting digital images into print solutions. Good enthusiasm coming into the stock. Wal-Mart is one of the locations going to use their solutions. Look at the financials before buying. | 2003-10-10 | |
| VAGUE | | Entree Gold | ETG-T | 1.740 | Up 297% on a year-to-date basis. Some good samples out of nearby Ivanhoe mines in Mongolia. A private placement was announced on October 3 of 10 million units of one dollar and warrants for one half shares. There is still enthusiastic buying. | 2003-10-09 | |
| WEAK BUY | | River Gold Mines | RIV-T | 3.620 | Looking at the second quarter report, ounces produced went up to 23,600, 10.4 g per ton, which is up from 9.1 a year ago. Forecast to produce 75,000 oz. in 2003. Would like to see the trading volume picked up. Could be a takeover target. | 2003-10-08 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Lateegra Resources Corp | LRG-X | 0.340 | A pure exploration play. Drilling 8 holes on their Stuart, B.C. property and have the results of one which gave a good sample. Too small a sampling. Needs to break through the technical resistance of $.38. | 2003-10-06 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Eastmain Resources Inc | ER-T | 0.490 | Working on the Reserve Creek property. They are earning a 50% interest in the property. Also have property in the Clearwater area. Volume is starting to come in. Broke through $.50 resistance. Tending to be overbought at this point. | 2003-10-03 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Portrush Petroleum Corp | PSH-X | 0.230 | Total production is small at around 240 barrels a day. With new technology, they could possibly get something going but it's only a four well drilling program. Have a $5 million market cap and will spend 1.6 million drilling for 4 wells!!! | 2003-10-01 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Breakwater Resources | BWR-T | 0.440 | Very leveraged to zinc pricing. $60 million debt coming due in January. Financing raised $25 million. Some risks involved. If zinc takes off the stock will do well. | 2003-09-25 | |
| BUY | | AbitibiBowater Inc. | ABH-T | 9.590 | With a 2-year investment horizon, you could see some strengthening in newsprint pricing. Inventories are down, and consumption is rising. Trading below its 200 day moving average. Seems to have support at its current trading range. | 2003-09-24 | |
| DON'T BUY | | TVI Pacific Inc | TVI-T | 0.950 | Operating in jurisdictions where there are political and/or terrorist risks. Trading on fairly good volume. Small market cap. Too many shares outstanding. Had losses in 10 quarters of reporting. | 2003-09-22 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Canadian Zinc Corp | CZN-T | 0.415 | Received the permits for their mining operations in the North West Territories. A lot of volume on this news. Still have to prove the silver deposits. Have had no sales in the last five years. | 2003-09-17 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Centry II Holdings | CH-T | 0.870 | Down 62% year-to-date and 30% on a 52-week basis. Intense competition in the Courier business. Revenues have been down from 20.5 million to 18.7 million. Short-term assets of 4.5 million. | 2003-09-12 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Astra Technologies | AAH-T | 14.900 | Hasn’t kept up in the recent rally. Net sales have dropped from $56 million to $33.1 million. Profits are down. Continuing to find new lows. | 2003-09-11 | |
| WATCH | | Choice Resources Corp | CZE-X | 1.500 | Has turned itself around. Made some good gas acquisitions. Planning on drilling 65 wells, which is where further upside is going to come from. Private placements may have a dilution affect on the stocks. Watch for the drill results. | 2003-09-10 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Unique Broadband Systems | UBS-X | 0.250 | In the wireless sector which has been on fire, but even with new management and an acquisition this stock hasn’t kept up. Down 26% year to date and down 4% on a 52 week basis. | 2003-09-09 | |
| BUY | | Mortice Kerns | MKX-T | 2.060 | Analysts are giving strong buys. Revenues have been growing. $7.2 million cash. Not a lot of trading. Use a stop. | 2003-09-08 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Hemosol | HML-T | 0.870 | Ran into trouble with their lead product. Down to about $900,000 in cash. The company is on life support. | 2003-09-05 | |
| WATCH | | CSI Wireless | CSY-T | 1.780 | Motorola FX800T wireless telephone has been the driver in this company. 2nd quarter revenues doubled. Earning rose to a +0.02 from a loss of 0.03. Range bound between $1.60 and $2.Watch for continued sales growth with their wireless telephone. | 2003-09-04 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Milagro Energy Inc | MIG-T | 1.200 | Did a private placement For 13.5 million shares that gave the stock a boost. 2nd quarter results show a revenue increase of 60%, but from a low base. Production is small. Have been accumulating properties to drill. Risk/reward is low. | 2003-09-02 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Black Rock | BVI-T | 3.020 | Up 27% year-to-date. Last quarterly report was not as good as previous ones. A new development looks promising in including a pipeline. Volume has thinned out. Has resistance at $3.10. If it can break through that, it should have more upside. | 2003-08-28 | |
| BUY | | TempestEnergy Corp (A) | TMY.A-T | 5.850 | The second quarter looks strong.Good production numbers.Expanding their production exploration.Have been hitting a success ratio of 69%, which is good.Volume has been thinning out. | 2003-08-27 | |
| WATCH | | ATS Automation | ATA-T | 11.960 | Had a double bottom in March/April, which gave the rise in stock.Trading above its 50/200 day moving averages.Has some support at $12 and would like to see that maintained.Its a bet on economic recovery and capital spending increases. | 2003-08-21 | |
| BUY | | Thistle Mining | THT-T | 0.680 | Not one of the major producers.Has retired most of its long-term debt and its hedge book.It is now leveraged in the event the price of gold increases.Investors are starting to be interested in it. | 2003-08-19 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Wi-Lan Inc. | WIN-T | 2.920 | The company thinks they can maintain their margins of 50%.But they are showing slower sales.Top line revenue has dropped in half.Have only $4.4 million in cash.Has taken a technical ride to the upside, but still a risk. | 2003-08-15 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Rally Energy Corp | RAL-T | 0.670 | Risks include drilling in Egypt and drilling for gas in PEI.Technically hit a double top in January February.A little concerned.Maybe getting support at the $.65 level.Speculative. | 2003-08-14 | |
| DON'T BUY | | A Comment -- General Comments From an Expert | A Commentary | 2.360 | Have a lot of property along the route of the Mackenzie delta pipeline.However, this could take a long time.If you're buying, do it based on their core business. | 2003-08-13 | |
| BUY | | Thomson Reuters Corp | TRI-T | 42.350 | Has suffered with the general market over the last three years.Trying to break out of the range its in.Thinks its building a base.Will take patience. | 2003-08-12 | |
| BUY | | Russel Metals | RUS-T | 5.690 | Dividend is almost 5%. On an uptrend cycle on a 5 year chart. Reasonable trading volume. | 2003-07-31 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Methanex Corp | MX-T | 12.830 | Looks like its topping out. Disappointed the street. Has to hold at $12 or could drop further. | 2003-07-28 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Venga Aerospace Systems | VAV-X | 0.020 | Very small micro cap, so will be one of the smaller players in thir sector. Very small revenues. | 2003-07-24 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Kasten Chase Applied Research | KCA-T | 0.680 | Down 59% on a 52 week basis. A lot of competition. | 2003-07-23 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Tiomin Resources | TIO-T | 0.250 | Kenya deposit could hold up to 12% of the world's titanium reserves. Very small company to handle such a large find. Have been trying to get agreements since 1988. Political risks. Thinly traded. | 2003-07-22 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Mortice Kerns | MKX-T | 1.710 | Up about 55% year to date and 77% on a 52 week basis. Seems to be getting a little bit weaker. Hitting below its technical support. Revenues are up, but they still ended up with a loss. Getting to be thinly traded. | 2003-07-21 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Algoma Steel | AGA-T | 1.950 | A heart breaker stock. Not a buy & hold situation. Bounced off the bottom in June, but has tech resistance on its 50 day moving average. Excess steel capacity. | 2003-07-18 | |
| WAIT | | Nova Chemicals Corp. | NCX-T | 26.000 | Seems to have a lot of support in the $25 range. Expecting a break even this year, but an improvement in 2004/2005 and up to 2007. Might be a good entry point. Trading below its 50 and 200 moving averages. Wait for the trend line to start moving up. | 2003-07-17 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Resin Systems | RS-T | 0.960 | Revenues are low and expenses are high. Will have to get some growth. Thin trading. | 2003-07-16 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Calian Technology | CTY-T | 8.770 | Had a good run. Thinly traded. Margins are less than 20%. Trading above its 200 day moving average. 7 consecutive quarters of positive earnings. Use a stop/loss. | 2003-07-15 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Houston Lake Mining | HLM-X | 0.250 | Smal market cap. Agnico Eagle dropped out of a partnership project. Paldium price needs recovery. Thinly traded. Limited prospects. | 2003-07-14 | |
| DON'T BUY | | SolutionInc Technologies Ltd | STL-X | 0.240 | Moving into the hotel industry for wired/wireless access to internet. 200 day moving average hit it hard. Now trading below its 50 day moving average which is a concern on a technical basis. Volume is limited. Could drop to $0.15. | 2003-07-08 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Medmira Inc | MIR-X | 1.290 | Got approval from FDA, but sales are not following through. Running out of cash. Any new financing could dilute stock price further. | 2003-07-04 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Dimethaid | DMX-T | 1.740 | Has been losing value for some time. Need to have a lot of faith. They are still waiting for a green light from the FDA. The big risk is their inability to move sales. | 2003-07-03 | |
| WATCH | | Napier Environmental Technology | NIR-T | 0.210 | Is down now. Have to show that the product would be a big seller. Not a bad risk. If it goes through its ceiling of $0.28. It could take off. | 2003-06-26 | |
| HOLD | | Cinram | CRW.UN-T | 16.160 | Has a lot of technical support against its 50 day moving average. DVD's are a cash cow for them. Could see higher valuations. Watch their earnings report due out on Aug 14. | 2003-06-24 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Stelco Inc | STE-T | 1.270 | In a downdraft. Some problems with the company as well as in the steel industry. Risky. | 2003-06-20 | |
| DON'T BUY | | ConjuChem Inc | CJB-T | 1.600 | Up 317% on a year to date basis. Seems to be finding support around the $1.60 level. May be a little high now. | 2003-06-19 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Cardiocomm Solutions | EKG-X | 0.155 | Very thinly traded. Speculative. Has had 10 quarters of losses. FDA approval didn't move the stock. | 2003-06-17 | |
| WATCH | | Wolfden Resources Inc | WLF-T | 2.450 | Developing several prospects. Has to break through the $2.50 level which is the major resistance level technically. Good volume. Speculative. | 2003-06-11 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Harvest Energy Trust | HTE.UN-T | 10.100 | Most production is in heavy oil. Reserve Life Index is only about 4 years. 50% of cash flow is distributed and balance is to increase the RLI. | 2003-06-10 | |
| WAIT | | Intrawest | ITW-T | 17.100 | Could retest its low of $14. Has a lot of overhead resistance at $18. If it breaks through $18, it should then have more upside. | 2003-06-09 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Axmin Inc | AXM-X | 0.240 | Highly speculative. $106,000 in cash, so they have to issue new shares any time they start a drilling program. | 2003-06-06 | |
| BUY | | Ahold N V Adr | AHO-N | 8.180 | Was oversold. On a technical basis, the stock could run to as high as $10, but could meet resistance and drop. A solid business. | 2003-06-04 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Stockgroup Information | SWB-X | 0.360 | Has a lot of competition. Thinly traded indicating a lack of interest. Worth a bet, but don't buy too much. | 2003-06-03 | |
| DON'T BUY | | PanGeo Pharma | PIL.H-X | 0.740 | Very extended. Squeezing their credit lines and suppliers. Have to earn $0.10 a share to support the liquidity issue. | 2003-05-30 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Kensington Resources Ltd | KRT-X | 1.080 | Sample came up with a large diamond, so stock spiked. Not sure this price will be sustained. Very speculative. | 2003-05-28 | |
| WATCH | | TLC Laser Eye Centres | TLC-T | 4.750 | Have diversified their income stream. Revenue is up. Earnings have gone up to $0.01 a share. Hit a double bottom in October and March and then took off. Watch for the $6 level to see if it can break through or is a drop. | 2003-05-27 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Portrush Petroleum Corp | PSH-X | 0.110 | Not happy with information that management provides. Limited funds for expansion needs. Low trading volume. | 2003-05-26 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Quebecor World | IQW-N | 24.190 | Could do a buy back. Has bounced off a hard bottom. Advertising is showing a bit of up tick. Not seeing a lot of positives in technical models, etc. Can't see any momentum signs. | 2003-05-23 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Plaintree Systems Inc. | PTEEF-Q2 | 0.085 | Revenue dropped and is getting very thin. Looking for financing. | 2003-05-22 | |
| DON'T BUY | | American Bonanza Gold Mining | BZA-T | 0.300 | Good volume, but no real production. Generating losses. Volatile. | 2003-05-21 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Gallery Resources Ltd | GYR-X | 0.085 | Doesn't have much momentum to the upside. Has an ongoing drilling program this summer in New Foundland. A weak story. Could test a $0.05 low. A lot of risk. | 2003-05-16 | |
| DON'T BUY | | Rediff.com India | REDF-Q | 5.520 | Extremely speculative. Had a big run. 3rd quarter financials had gross revenue that idicated it could do $12 million in business. Easing back now. | 2003-05-15 | |
| BUY on WEAKNESS | | Stressgen Biotechnologies Corp | SSB-T | 1.780 | A speculative stock. Has to move through the regulatory gateway. Meets a lot of technical resistance at the $1.81 level. Try to pick up near its support level of $1.25. | 2003-05-14 | |
| WEAK BUY | | Tembec Inc. | TMB-T | 7.390 | $7.40 is a historically low. Pulp pricing has been weak. Second quarter had a larger loss than a year ago. Trading volume has been dropping. Very speculative. | 2003-05-12 | |
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