Penny stocks are not as popular as those at the top of the
vast stock market, but they can still provide you with extra income. You should also take note of various trading strategies you can use when dealing with penny stocks.
Here, you'll learn the top 8 penny stocks that you should watch out for this 2018.
5 Penny Stocks to Watch Out for in 2018
HTG Molecular
Diagnostics, Inc.
Back in June 2015, HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. was able
to post an all-time high at $19.75 before plummeting to an all-time low of
$1.20 in February last year. It then briefly rode a momentum wave, gaining more
than 13 points in one month, before reversing to decline for the rest of the
year. It once again gained momentum in January 2018 and hit and 11-month high
in March during which the pullback into April found support at the 200-day EMA.
Luna Innovations,
Inc.
Within the past decade’s economic collapse, Luna
Innovations, Inc. went from being sold at $8.68 to 26 cents. It was able to
regain footing in January 2010 when it bounced back to $5.00. Ever since then,
there were no successful rally attempts to approach the barrier and it instead
stalled between $3.00 and $4.00. In August 2017, the stock rose to more than
three times in price only to reverse on April 5, 2018. Since then, the stock
has been consolidating in a symmetrical triangle for the past three weeks.
Legacy Reserves LP
Legacy Reserves LP has broken off of a 3-year topping
pattern when 2014 came around, falling to an all-time low at 61 cents in March
2016. A month after the record was set, the stock rose to stall at $3.89
yielding a continuous decline that resulted to an even higher low in December
2017. The stock once again took off in a new uptrend in January 2018, moving
past the 2016 high recorded in March.
Arotech
Corporation
Arotech Corporation went through several quarters of flat
performance before revenue finally ticked up in the quarter ending September
2017, during which the company’s operating income turned positive. The company
belongs in the technology sector and offers two of the hottest trends existing
today, which are drones and virtual reality. The stock could offer room for
additional growth based on the potential for the company and the sector.
Valeant
Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc.
In the past 12 months, Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc.
experienced problems that led to an 82 percent decline and has become of the
cheapest penny stock in the market. The stock was able to rebound recently and
rose by 35 percent in just three trading days.
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Neptune
Technologies and Bioressources, Inc.
Neptune Technologies and Bioressources, Inc. underwent
multiple years of uptrend before stopping 26 cents short of 2008 high at $5.40
in 2012. It broke down in 2014 and paved way to a drop that ended at 70 cents
in August of 2017. The following three months saw to it that the stock was able
to regain some stability, wherein it rose to a 4-year high at $3.59 in January
2018 and settled into a narrow range pattern.
Stein Mart, Inc.
Stein Mart, Inc. was at its peak in 2007 before experiencing
resistance in 2013 and then finally breaking down in 2015. This resulted to an
all-time low at 48 cents in February 2018. At the end of this year’s first
quarter, the stock was able to drift higher in March after a one-day momentum
spike that reversed at $2.45. During the last 6-weeks, price action has
remained within the boundaries of the breakout bar.
Bellerophon
Therapeutics, Inc.
Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. first became public in
February 2015 was priced at $9.25. In the following session, it already posted
an all-time high at $12.92. It then reversed into a downtrend which grew worse throughout
the fourth quarter of 2016, recording an all-time low at 43 cents. The stock
recovered and remained stagnant at $1.98 in March 2017 before a December rally
helped it reach $2.74. During the first quarter of 2018, the stock has
gradually grown and can quite possibly reach 2016 resistance at $4.58.
Final Thoughts
There are plenty of penny stocks out there in the vast
market. You just have to know through careful assessments which ones are worth
observing and guarding.
