Today on Stockhead, Red Leaf Securities is backing tech stocks to bounce back before everything else, Bottom Picker’s found a new day trading friend in Woodside, and Christian’s left his trader’s diary out on the bench for us all to peek into.

(And now we wish we didn’t. Jaysis Christian you need help.)

But first, to markets!

 

COMMODITY/FOREX/CRYPTO MARKET PRICES

 

Gold: US$1,823.38  (+0.13%)

Silver: US$21.14 (+0.89%)

Nickel (3mth): US$18,723/t (-0.03%)

Copper (3mth): US$7,949.50/t (-0.71%)

Oil (WTI): US$82.89  (-1.58%)

Oil (Brent): US$84.48 (-1.55%)

Iron 62pc Fe: US$119.50/t (+0.04%)

AUD/USD: 0.6341 (+0.25%)

Bitcoin: US$27,670 (+0.49%)

 

WHAT GOT YOU TALKING

Lithium “least preferred”? You can almost taste the outrage.

 

FRIDAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LEADERS

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Dimerix (ASX:DXB) was up 200% at one stage this week, and continued its solid run on Friday after Thursday’s barnstorming +150% action.

The clinical-stage Aussie biopharm announced it’s entered into an exclusive licence agreement for the European Economic Area, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand for the commercialisation of Dimerix’ Phase 3 drug candidate DMX-200.

And that’s a treatment in development for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) kidney disease, following regulatory approval.

Fintech Chain (ASX:FTC), an $8m minnow “integrated payment and merchant industry application solution platform” was up about 18% on no news we saw.

And still in fintechnical land, Earlypay (ASX:EPY), a $72m market capped firm that provides services to SME businesses “in the form of secured invoice and trade financing and equipment financing” was also up – almost 10% – on no news.

 

FRIDAY’S ASX SMALL CAP LAGGARDS

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TRADING HALTS

Fin Resources (ASX:FIN) – Pending the release of results from Fin’s maiden fieldwork programme at the Cancet West Project.

Besra Gold (ASX:BEZ) – Pending an announcement concerning funding from Quantum Metal Recovery Inc.

Kazia Therapeutics (ASX:KZA) – Pending an announcement by Kazia regarding the proposed trading solely on Nasdaq and proposed delisting of the Company’s securities from ASX.

Evolution Energy Minerals (ASX:EV1) – Pending an announcement in relation to a proposed capital raising.