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(USGovernment-News.Com, July 02, 2012 ) New York, NY -- VFC's Stock House, an information and research outlet that brings ideas and opens discussions to a broad spectrum of investors, issued this week's edition of the 'Weekly Stock Watch.' Another quarter is in the books, and boy did this one end with flair. After weeks of fluctuation and volatility thanks to the ups-and-downs of the European debt crisis, the US markets soared by over two percent on Friday as some definitive plans look to have been formulated at last week's European Summit that should all but erase any remaining uncertainty that the Euro Zone (EZ) can - and will - be saved.
Friday's boom could lead to an enthusiastic beginning to the third quarter on Monday. Another exciting round of earnings will quickly be upon us and significant milestones will be in the headlights over the coming months by numerous small cap and developmental companies that will be worth keeping an eye on.
Celsius Holdings (CELH): A few months ago Celsius Holdings landed 5WPR as the public relations agency that would lead the company's turnaround story. Celsius had recently stabilized its revenue flow, but was still lacking that added thrust in the market that would push those revenues and product exposure to a higher degree, hence the signing of a new PR partner to potentially ignite the marketing flame.
After months of relative silence following the deal, the first phase of the new campaign came to light last week when the company announced that Fitness Icon Tony Little will assume the position as the Celsius 'Fitness Ambassador'. Tony also was revealed as a stakeholder in the company.
Implant Sciences (IMSC.PK): The surge continued last week for shares of Implant Sciences, with a high of $1.84 being struck before shares retreated for the duration of the afternoon on Friday and closed down by nineteen percent on volume of over a million shares traded. There's no doubt that the quick triple in share price registered by IMSC garnered the attention of a few new investors, many of whom contributed to the notable increase in trading volume that saw the stock approach or exceed a million shares traded on five of the past eight trading days.
Prolor Biotech (PBTH): Shares of Prolor Biotech received a boost last week on the presentation of data from an already-concluded Phase II trial for hGH-CTP, the company's flagship product candidate that - if successful in the course of trials and the approval process - would be slated to replace the current standard-of-care daily injections of hGH with a once-weekly injection for hormone deficient patients.
Lpath, Inc. (LPTN): Lpath, Inc. is another company with catalysts pending later this year that can have positive implications on the share price. LPTN shares were trucking along solidly at $1-plus price levels earlier this year before the halt of ongoing Phase II trials and a subsequent stock offering sent shares below that point, but knowing that the trial halts were the result of Lpath's fill/finish contractor, Formatech, Inc., not being in compliance with FDA's current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) requirements and had nothing to do with the effectiveness of iSONEP, it's safe to assume that a rebound to above the dollar mark once the trials resume could materialize quickly.
MRI Interventions, Inc. (MRIC): Here's another company that may be emerging from 'under the radar' as its share price has quickly tripled in price with growing volume since going public just over a month ago. A solid news flow over the past couple of weeks has fueled a volume and price run that culminated in an over thirty percent rise last Friday and could have the company positioned to attract additional investor interest during the days and weeks to come, as well.
Sunshine Heart Inc. (SSH): Friday's nearly thirty percent price drop for shares of Sunshine Heart could ordinarily be considered a warning sign for investors who may have been considering jumping in, but in this particular situation, the positives far outweigh the negatives and SSH could be another candidate ready to emerge from 'under-the-radar-land'.
Teletouch Communications, Inc. (TLLE): Still bouncing around in the forties, it's worth keeping a continued eye on Teletouch these days as the recent resolution of a lawsuit with AT&T (T) brought in a nice chunk of change right when the company was shifting its strategy to concentrate on the more profitable business of hardware distribution.
Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): Shares of Arena Pharmaceuticals have traded all over the place over the past few weeks leading into and following decision day for the FDA to approve the company's weight loss drug Belviq. That day came last week with a positive approval from the FDA and ARNA shares spiked accordingly on huge volume before trending lower and closing the week at under ten bucks.
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