Here it is – your fortnightly tech stocks wrap

 

Industry focus

Earlier this week, research institute Indeed Hiring Lab released a report on the fastest growing tech skills now required by employers in the past five years. Six skills grew over 1,000 per cent and one was up a whopping 4,162 per cent.

Research on five years of job postings found that being able to use open-source utility tool Docker is the fastest growing skill required by employers. Docker is an application which places software in containers rather then virtual machines.

Essentially containers help you get the most out of your computer hardware and software resources.

Here’s the top six fastest growing skills:

  1. Docker (4,162 per cent)
  2. IoT (1,994 per cent)
  3. Ansible (1,292 per cent)
  4. Kafka (1,216 per cent)
  5. Azure (1,107 per cent)
  6. Spark (1,068 per cent)

Meanwhile, Switzerland is more associated with the finance sector than tech, but a US non-profit RISC-V Foundation (which sets the standard for core chip architecture) is moving to the neutral European country.

Its crossing the Atlantic over concerns of geopolitical disruption – mostly between the US and China. It does not want to lose Chinese members which include Alibaba and Huawei.

 

Small cap spotlight

Tech small caps gained a modest 2.5 per cent in the last fortnight but are up as much as 24 per cent in the last 12 months.

Smart Marine Systems (ASX:SMS) led the pack, gaining 65 per cent despite having no news. It has been an anti-shark software provider but is now seeking to diversify into beach safety and environmental monitoring.

Despite a 10 per cent retreat yesterday, blockchain play Identitii (ASX:ID8) still sits 63 per cent higher than a fortnight ago.

It is partnering with Californian secure messaging and collaboration company Symphony Communication Services. Symphony’s clients will be able to use Identitii’s software.

Buddy Technologies (ASX:BUD) surged 45 per cent after finding a Chinese buyer for its smart-lighting platform.

Despite it being a good fortnight for the sector some of the biggest yearly gainers lost ground. Accounts receivable play IODM (ASX:IOD) fell 30 per cent in the last fortnight but still sits on a 900 per cent yearly gain.

The only other stock that has more than quadrupled is Netlinkz (ASX:NET), which is up 452 per cent.

Here are all the ASX small cap technology stocks and their performance in the past fortnight:

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Code Name Price 2 Week % Return 1 Year % Return Market Cap
SM8 SMART MARINE SYSTEMS LTD 0.056 65 123 $ 15,700,673.00
ID8 IDENTITII LTD 0.39 63 -25 $ 23,988,272.00
CGO CPT GLOBAL LIMITED 0.235 57 69 $ 8,997,927.00
BUD BUDDY TECHNOLOGIES LTD 0.029 45 -71 $ 69,028,104.00
TYM TYMLEZ GROUP LTD 0.058 38 -71 $ 8,390,779.00
OLV OTHERLEVELS HOLDINGS LIMITED 0.011 38 -61 $ 3,155,255.50
HIL HILLS LTD 0.355 37 106 $ 85,834,648.00
TCN TECHNICHE LTD 0.034 36 -11 $ 7,164,457.00
ADA ADACEL TECHNOLOGIES LTD 0.59 36 -7 $ 44,987,112.00
MNW MINT PAYMENTS LTD 0.02 33 -29 $ 17,255,534.00
WZR WISR LTD 0.155 32 184 $ 119,847,696.00
OCL OBJECTIVE CORPORATION LTD 6.18 27 136 $ 550,428,992.00
3DP POINTERRA LTD 0.071 27 52 $ 39,985,616.00
BCC BEAM COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS 0.25 25 92 $ 13,218,363.00
KTE K2 ENERGY LTD 0.005 25 -17 $ 1,503,285.75
JAN JANISON EDUCATION GROUP LTD 0.46 24 24 $ 84,418,952.00
CGL CITADEL GROUP LTD/THE 4.28 24 -46 $ 206,592,880.00
8CO 8COMMON LTD 0.115 24 229 $ 17,984,300.00
PIL PEPPERMINT INNOVATION LTD 22 -42 $ 10,863,407.00
VLT VAULT INTELLIGENCE LTD 0.42 22 121 $ 53,758,752.00
DSE DROPSUITE LTD 0.053 20 66 $ 26,165,068.00
SVT SERVTECH GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD 0.019 19 90 $ 12,486,262.00
CAT CATAPULT GROUP INTERNATIONAL 2.125 19 112 $ 400,879,744.00
LVE LOVE GROUP GLOBAL LTD 0.059 18 -40 $ 2,391,516.00
RFN REFFIND LTD 0.0035 17 -56 $ 2,241,750.00
AD8 AUDINATE GROUP LTD 8.96 17 176 $ 602,097,088.00
SMX SECURITY MATTERS LTD 0.38 15 28 $ 37,947,016.00
CRO CIRRALTO LTD 0.008 14 -33 $ 5,282,061.50
K2F K2FLY LTD 0.21 14 20 $ 17,153,990.00
RCL READCLOUD LTD 0.37 12 -3 $ 36,225,056.00
AVA AVA RISK GROUP LTD 0.15 12 -18 $ 32,776,180.00
IHR INTELLIHR LTD 0.067 12 -26 $ 11,951,880.00
FZO FAMILY ZONE CYBER SAFETY LTD 0.19 11 -35 $ 46,629,700.00
XF1 XREF LTD 0.395 11 -21 $ 66,147,416.00
CV1 CV CHECK LTD 0.165 10 202 $ 46,751,628.00
ELO ELMO SOFTWARE LTD 6.94 10 27 $ 520,019,232.00
BID BIDENERGY LTD 0.59 9 -31 $ 75,326,664.00
APT AFTERPAY TOUCH GROUP LTD 32.515 9 151 $ 8,107,814,400.00
CL1 CLASS LTD 2.3 9 25 $ 264,739,632.00
ADJ ADSLOT LTD 0.028 8 -42 $ 41,288,164.00
LVH LIVEHIRE LTD 0.27 8 -46 $ 80,166,736.00
HYD HYDRIX LTD 0.028 8 -13 $ 21,314,204.00
NOV NOVATTI GROUP LTD 0.21 8 -2 $ 35,044,636.00
DTZ DOTZ NANO LTD 0.041 8 -49 $ 9,924,145.00
IRI INTEGRATED RESEARCH LTD 3.22 7 72 $ 549,954,432.00
4DS 4DS MEMORY LTD 0.061 7 38 $ 70,543,160.00
UBN URBANISE.COM LTD 0.048 7 4 $ 33,239,890.00
SNS SENSEN NETWORKS LTD 0.091 7 -18 $ 41,327,348.00
LNU LINIUS TECHNOLOGIES LTD 0.034 6 -48 $ 38,572,720.00
CWL CHANT WEST HOLDINGS LTD 0.067 6 34 $ 8,302,894.50
IS3 I SYNERGY GROUP LIMITED 0.18 6 -18 $ 32,988,256.00
ELS ELSIGHT LTD 0.45 6 -18 $ 43,309,168.00
SCL SCHROLE GROUP LTD 0.022 5 57 $ 19,527,646.00
AMO AMBERTECH LTD 0.115 5 -21 $ 4,043,303.25
IXU IXUP LTD 0.075 4 -43 $ 14,845,076.00
RCW RIGHTCROWD LTD 0.26 4 -21 $ 51,453,540.00
DTL DATA#3 LTD 3.62 3 141 $ 546,611,072.00
BCT BLUECHIIP LTD 0.16 3 191 $ 94,127,816.00
NET NETLINKZ LTD 0.16 3 452 $ 274,460,608.00
SPT SPLITIT PAYMENTS LTD 0.815 3 308 $ 252,341,856.00
SE1 SENSERA LTD 0.063 3 -46 $ 20,508,456.00
SKF SKYFII LTD 0.165 3 14 $ 54,212,896.00
RXP RXP SERVICES LTD 0.5 3 13 $ 79,743,104.00
EML EML PAYMENTS LTD 4.5 3 189 $ 1,365,219,584.00
CWZ CASHWERKZ LTD 0.195 3 -13 $ 31,176,936.00
CLT CELLNET GROUP LTD 0.195 3 -51 $ 12,206,044.00
EOL ENERGY ONE LTD 2.25 2 137 $ 49,966,448.00
SPZ SMART PARKING LTD 0.245 2 75 $ 88,007,760.00
PRO PROPHECY INTERNATIONAL HLDGS 0.505 2 36 $ 32,324,940.00
DN8 DREAMSCAPE NETWORKS LTD 0.2675 1 106
CSV CSG LTD 0.3075 1 81 $ 138,146,544.00
WSP WHISPIR LTD 1.59 1 -4 $ 164,456,368.00
OMN ONEMARKET LTD 0.945 1 23 $ 98,213,032.00
DWS DWS LTD 1.055 0 -1 $ 139,082,048.00
DUB DUBBER CORP LTD 1.4 0 243 $ 259,745,776.00
GBT GBST HOLDINGS LTD 3.85 0 117
QTG Q TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD 0.004 0 -80 $ 600,824.63
NUH NUHEARA LTD 0.037 0 -57 $ 40,363,992.00
MOQ MOQ LTD 0.21 0 -5 $ 37,267,364.00
QFY QUANTIFY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS 0.0055 0 -38 $ 7,460,192.00
IAM INTIGER GROUP LTD 0.001 0 -90 $ 1,677,895.88
XPE XPED LTD 0.001 0 -67 $ 1,506,830.75
JCS JCURVE SOLUTIONS LTD 0.029 0 -31 $ 9,507,850.00
HSC HOMESTAY CARE LTD 0.004 0 -89 $ 5,594,745.50
CXZ CONNEXION TELEMATICS LTD 0.024 0 243 $ 20,715,962.00
RD1 REGISTRY DIRECT LTD 0.015 0 -48 $ 2,585,599.75
PRZ PARAZERO LTD 0.06 0 -50 $ 7,636,525.50
WBT WEEBIT NANO LTD 0.43 0 -39 $ 30,572,262.00
CIO CONNECTED IO LTD 0.004 0 33 $ 7,297,920.00
NVU NANOVEU LTD 0.052 0 -74 $ 6,891,570.50
BTH BIGTINCAN HOLDINGS LTD 0.67 0 130 $ 205,132,336.00
MOB MOBILICOM LTD/AUSTRALIA 0.11 0 12 $ 28,373,038.00
LVT LIVETILES LTD 0.3 0 -21 $ 245,343,008.00
NVX NOVONIX LTD 0.485 0 19 $ 61,506,088.00
PYG PAYGROUP LTD 0.705 -1 -6 $ 48,525,460.00
TBL TAMBLA LTD 0.44 -1 -27 $ 8,721,081.00
SZL SEZZLE INC-CDI 2.25 -2 84 $ 447,117,856.00
ESK ETHERSTACK PLC-CDI 0.255 -2 9 $ 28,479,754.00
RDF REDFLEX HOLDINGS LTD 0.49 -2 15 $ 74,010,880.00
PPS PRAEMIUM LTD 0.575 -3 -16 $ 230,727,808.00
SEN SENETAS CORP LTD 0.07 -3 -31 $ 75,694,288.00
KNO KNOSYS LTD 0.092 -3 26 $ 12,461,495.00
AR9 ARCHTIS LTD 0.13 -4 13 $ 16,002,608.00
CCG COMMSCHOICE GROUP LTD 0.07 -4 15 $ 13,326,272.00
BLG BLUGLASS LTD 0.115 -4 -62 $ 48,174,312.00
TNT TESSERENT LTD 0.047 -4 -26 $ 11,701,470.00
RZI RAIZ INVEST LTD 0.87 -4 55 $ 63,710,088.00
EPD EMPIRED LTD 0.36 -5 -34 $ 48,776,844.00
SP3 SPECTUR LTD 0.1 -5 -55 $ 7,196,640.00
OTW OVER THE WIRE HOLDINGS LTD 4.64 -5 -4 $ 239,457,792.00
GSW GETSWIFT LTD 0.54 -5 33 $ 101,816,624.00
FCT FIRSTWAVE CLOUD TECHNOLOGY L 0.175 -5 6 $ 55,306,412.00
DXN DXN LTD 0.05 -6 -66 $ 22,189,154.00
FTC FINTECH CHAIN LTD 0.155 -6 214 $ 104,123,136.00
360 LIFE360 INC-CDI 3.04 -6 -38 $ 441,077,152.00
DCC DIGITALX LTD 0.032 -6 -51 $ 18,774,486.00
COO CORUM GROUP LTD 0.077 -6 141 $ 30,997,704.00
SMN STRUCTURAL MONITORING-CDI 0.92 -6 2 $ 106,447,176.00
ODA ORCODA LTD 0.225 -6 -4 $ 24,421,170.00
RUL RPMGLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD 0.825 -6 39 $ 179,598,944.00
PVS PIVOTAL SYSTEMS CORP INC-CDI 1.27 -7 -26 $ 143,756,688.00
CNW CIRRUS NETWORKS HOLDINGS LTD 0.039 -7 144 $ 34,451,980.00
IP1 INTEGRATED PAYMENT TECHNOLOG 0.012 -8 -28 $ 3,706,083.50
MPW MSL SOLUTIONS LTD 0.076 -8 -52 $ 22,042,662.00
RDY READYTECH HOLDINGS LTD 1.63 -8 8 $ 130,408,752.00
DTS DRAGONTAIL SYSTEMS LTD 0.11 -9 -60 $ 26,132,758.00
EVS ENVIROSUITE LTD 0.27 -9 294 $ 109,902,720.00
TZL TZ LTD 0.1 -9 -50 $ 7,055,816.00
DTI DTI GROUP LTD 0.024 -9 -62 $ 6,699,531.00
9SP 9 SPOKES INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.019 -10 -20 $ 18,028,962.00
ARQ ARQ GROUP LTD 0.375 -10 -83 $ 45,799,172.00
SRH SAFEROADS HOLDINGS LTD 0.18 -10 -41 $ 6,552,000.00
OPN OPENDNA LTD 0.036 -10 3 $ 9,809,893.00
BIQ BUILDINGIQ INC-CDI 0.017 -11 -61 $ 5,425,940.00
RKN RECKON LTD 0.815 -11 11 $ 86,670,544.00
TV2 TV2U INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.008 -11 60 $ 21,205,334.00
SF1 STEMIFY LTD 0.027 -11 -95 $ 4,103,255.75
SLX SILEX SYSTEMS LTD 0.345 -12 92 $ 58,811,232.00
WJA WAMEJA LTD 0.105 -13 0 $ 127,139,320.00
BRN BRAINCHIP HOLDINGS LTD 0.042 -13 -66 $ 55,576,380.00
CAG CAPE RANGE LTD 0.7 -13 -52 $ 58,560,812.00
YOJ YOJEE LTD 0.062 -13 -7 $ 52,541,280.00
RHP RHIPE LTD 2.27 -14 86 $ 319,462,976.00
NOR NORWOOD SYSTEMS LTD 0.003 -14 -40 $ 6,490,581.00
MYQ MYFIZIQ LTD 0.26 -15 -24 $ 26,806,690.00
JXT JAXSTA LTD 0.25 -17 25 $ 57,942,976.00
SYT SYNTONIC LTD 0.001 -20 -87 $ 3,472,032.75
FGO FLAMINGO AI LTD 0.002 -20 -89 $ 2,240,255.50
CCA CHANGE FINANCIAL LTD 0.19 -22 137 $ 18,453,354.00
KYK KYCKR LTD 0.135 -24 51 $ 29,810,956.00
AO1 ASSETOWL LTD 0.006 -25 -58 $ 1,807,324.88
ISD ISENTIA GROUP LTD 0.265 -26 -22 $ 52,000,000.00
VOR VORTIV LTD 0.0085 -27 33 $ 22,313,442.00
TGO TRIMANTIUM GROWTHOPS LTD 0.1 -29 -89 $ 13,895,712.00
SIS SIMBLE SOLUTIONS LTD 0.03 -29 -66 $ 4,891,812.50
CT1 CCP TECHNOLOGIES LTD 0.012 -29 0 $ 11,978,453.00
IOD IODM LTD 0.14 -30 900 $ 75,518,904.00
SRO SHAREROOT LTD 0.001 -33 -71 $ 2,959,065.50
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