12 Canadian Stocks with Over 100% Increase in Trading Volumes Last Week: Investment Idea of the Day

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Today we have chosen 12
Canadian stocks trading across sectors that have registered significant price
gains despite a dismal week and have registered over 100% increases in trading
volume 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. We note that these stocks touched their 52-week highs during the week. Moreover, these stocks outperformed their respective equity indices and sector indices during last week registering significant gains. The shortlisted stocks recorded price gains ranging from 4% to 160% with daily average trading volume in excess of 100,000.

Company Name

Ticker

Exchange

Sector

Market Cap
(C$ Mn)

Last Price

Price Change (5-Day)

Average Volume
(5-Day)

Average Volume
(1-month)

Volume Change*

52-Week High

52-Week Low

El Tigre Silver Corp

ELS

TSXV

Basic Materials

24.1

0.39

160.0%

817,652

173,715

370.7%

0.50

0.12

Epsilon Energy Ltd

EPS

TSX

Energy

232.2

4.64

13.4%

566,605

142,017

299.0%

5.09

2.66

Petro One Energy Corp

POP

TSXV

Energy

17.7

0.30

15.4%

684,833

208,276

228.8%

0.36

0.12

Anderson Energy Ltd

AXL

TSX

Energy

50.0

0.29

18.4%

838,538

297,330

182.0%

0.30

0.11

Dejour Energy Inc

DEJ

TSX

Energy

49.6

0.29

5.6%

228,976

84,049

172.4%

0.35

0.10

easyhome Ltd

EH

TSX

Real-Estate

307.5

23.10

9.1%

107,476

42,935

150.3%

25.25

10.28

FirstService Corp

FSV

TSX

Real-Estate

2,129.0

59.19

5.8%

153,900

66,378

131.9%

61.90

36.20

Elkwater Resources Ltd

ELW

TSXV

Energy

244.9

0.91

33.8%

2,169,922

938,892

131.1%

0.98

0.06

Cardinal Energy Ltd

CJ

TSX

Energy

737.2

19.50

3.7%

580,853

259,638

123.7%

19.99

11.00

InZinc Mining Ltd

IZN

TSXV

Basic Materials

12.6

0.20

25.0%

104,340

47,412

120.1%

0.23

0.04

Critical Elements Corp

CRE

TSXV

Basic Materials

33.2

0.28

17.0%

498,748

231,356

115.6%

0.29

0.13

Capital Power Corp

CPX

TSX

Utilities

2,214.3

26.87

4.1%

777,018

363,359

113.8%

27.41

19.80

Source: Bloomberg
*Volume Change: 5-Day average volume over 30-Day average volume

Company Description

El Tigre Silver Corp (TSXV: ELS)
El Tigre Silver Corporation explores for silver. The company operates on exploration concessions with first rights in Mexico.

Epsilon Energy Ltd (TSX: EPS)
Epsilon Energy Limited acquires, explores, develops, and produces oil and natural gas.

Petro One Energy Corp (TSXV: POP)
Petro One Energy Corp. acquires, explores, and develops oil and gas properties. The company’s focus is to acquire, explore & develop undervalued oil assets in Canada with close proximity to infrastructure and existing production.

Anderson Energy Ltd (TSX: AXL)
Anderson Energy Ltd. acquires, explores, develops, and produces oil and natural gas properties in western Canada.

Dejour Energy Inc (TSX: DEJ)
Dejour Energy, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company operating multiple exploration and production projects in North America’s Piceance Basin and Peace River Arch regions. The company maintains offices in Denver, USA, Calgary and Vancouver, Canada.

Easyhome Ltd (TSX: EH)
Easyhome Ltd. is a rental-purchase company that operates stores across Canada. The company’s stores offer brand-name household furnishings, appliances, and home electronic products to consumers under weekly or monthly rental agreements.

FirstService Corp/Canada (TSX: FSV)
FirstService Corporation operates globally in the real estate services sector. The company provides a variety of services in commercial real estate, residential property management and property services for residential and commercial properties around the world

Elkwater Resources Ltd (TSXV: ELW)
Elkwater Resources Ltd. acquires, explores, and develops oil and gas properties. The company currently holds overriding royalties in various natural gas wells and units located primarily in the Killam area of eastern Alberta, Canada.

Cardinal Energy Ltd (TSX: CJ)
Cardinal Energy Ltd. operates as an oil focused exploration and development company with operations in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

InZinc Mining Ltd (TSXV: IZN)
InZinc Mining Ltd. acquires and explores mineral properties. The company focuses on zinc, copper, iron, silver and gold mining projects in the State of Utah.

Critical Elements Corp (TSXV: CRE)
Critical Elements Corp is a mining exploration company. The company searches for rare metals and rare earths, particularly tantalum, lithium, and niobium.

Capital Power Corp (TSX: CPX)
Capital Power Corporation operates a diversified portfolio of power generating facilities. The company develops, acquiring and optimizing power generation from a diverse range of energy sources.

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