Market Analysts
Laurence J. Peter, a renowned educator and hierarchiologist, wrote:

“An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.”

Similarly, Wall Street’s market analysts credit themselves with discovering trends that have already occurred during market hours. One analyst will write:

“The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 150 points to close up 0.5% on Wednesday’s trading session, spurred by optimism in consumer spending.”

Another publisher might inform you as to why oil prices have gone up. But little to no information is published on the subject of speculative and volatile markets, Micro and Nano-Cap listed stocks.

Market Trends
Atypical speculation with Micro-Cap biopharmaceutical companies was seen as a hot topic some weeks back. Savvy investors raked in profits after most of the speculation led to market rallies. Had you realized this trend and invested your capital accordingly, in as little as one trading session, you might have had found yourself sitting on returns* that analysts, hedge fund managers, and Wall Street Gurus only hope for annually.

Mergers have always spurred speculation and enthusiasm in the markets. But there is no greater catalyst for Over-the-Counter (OTC) and Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) listed stocks than the notorious Reverse-Merger process. The process is defined** as:

“The acquisition of a public company by a private company, allowing the private company to bypass the usually lengthy and complex process of going public.”

This week’s OTC movers included Videolocity International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: VCTY), rallying as much as 2550%, US Wireless Online, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: UWRL), which jumped over 1700%, and Adsouth Partners, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ASPR), gaining over 2200% in just two trading sessions.

So what do all of these massive movers have in common besides a speculative nature? They are all low float shells, securities held specifically for the purpose of acquisition by a private company, and registered to The Mina Mar Group.

Opportunity
While a stock that is already up 2000% or more may hardly appear a potentially rewarding opportunity, The Mina Mar Group controls at least a handful of other shells that haven’t received as much attention nor speculation from investors as those aforementioned, at least as of yet.

Prospective candidates include Zamage Digital Art Imaging, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ZMGD), which saw rare activity from investors on Wednesday’s trading session, and dormant shell VECTr Systems, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: VECT).

Published 02.24.2010 3:30 PM EST

*Returns refer to percentage(s).
**Investorwords.com