Well, it finally happened. The TSX Venture Composite dropped below 10 million shares in total daily volume. On November 24th, 2022, 9.69 million shares exchanged hands on the beleaguered exchange. While I’ve been tracking the decline in liquidity for years on the exchange, this sudden drop surprised me. Volume Drops 65% in 3 Days While […]
Venture capital is a tough racket. When liquidity dries up, valuations plummet, investors panic, and small and micro-cap stocks can go to zero. Moreover, they are often the first asset class to fall in a recession as investors shun their inherent risk. One look at the amount of capital raised on Canada’s TSX Venture Exchange, […]
The TSX Venture remains highly volatile, along with all other major indices this month. However, despite the ups and downs, at mid-month the Venture is nearly at the same level it was on September 1st. So, to see many members massively outperform the markets, despite the volatility and overall flat performance thus far, is impressive. […]
Financing data for August is in, and the one data point I can’t get over is the decline in IPO financings. Canada’s IPO market is in serious trouble – from the TSX to TSX Venture. The Venture saw $3.7 million in IPO Financings raised in August – a drop of 91% from July’s $44.8 million. […]
Aaron Good to be back. We’re getting close to the end of summer here. Today, we want to focus on our little sandbox, which is the Canadian venture capital and specifically the TSX Venture. Alex Just looking at the composite it’s impossible to overstate how bad the drop in liquidity has been. Today will be […]
The TSX Venture, or ‘the venture’ as it’s known among insiders, has always been a niche market. The space typically rises with commodities, but the past decade has seen sectors like cannabis and crypto lead to unprecedented diversification. But, while always a niche, the TSX Venture Composite Index (comprised of 160 issuers responsible for the […]
It’s the end of the month, and the time has come to crown our new champion! Off an incredible run from NASDAQ-traded IMTE (Integrated Media Technology Ltd), veteran player ‘lindi’ finishes the month in top spot with a 60.64% average return. Congratulations lindi! Not bad for a first time finish in the top ten! ‘quantumx’ […]
The TSX Venture has averaged about 27 million shares traded per day in the past ten trading days. However, on Wednesday and Thursday of last week, trading volumes fell to less than 20 million total shares traded, according to TMX data. To my knowledge, 15.8 million shares traded on May 25th is the lowest volume […]
Aaron Hoddinott and Alexander Smith of Pinnacle Digest talk about the brutal week for the TSX Venture and small and micro-cap stocks. They also delve into the current challenges of investing in this inflationary environment and what to look for in public company filings. All statements in this video are to be checked and verified […]
Industry veterans Aaron Hoddinott and Alexander Smith of Pinnacle Digest talk about the current state of the TSX Venture, CSE, Russell 2000, and growth stocks in general. With these indices in technical bear markets, the guys give their take on where they think equities may be headed. Speculators at heart, Aaron and Alex share some […]