Bio Solutions Manufacturing Inc. (BSLM.ob) gained nearly 88% Monday on more than 479,000 shares traded despite the overall market getting absolutely annihilated.

Monday’s high print of $.02 marked BSLM’s best since 9/17. Moreover, the stock’s two day volume has now increased close to 447%.

We haven’t heard much from BSLM.ob as of late, but the stock appears to want to move higher. While the rest of my OTCBB portfolio tanks, I’ll be watching BSLM.ob on Tuesday morning in hope that it continues its upward trend and breaks through resistance at $.002.

While economic experts predict that the imminent economic pullback and ongoing credit crisis will negatively impact bio-fuel development efforts, BSLM’s concept of turning brown trap grease into B100 could emerge as a cheap and effective alternative to competing technologies if the company can in fact move forward with its business plan, which it has yet to do in my opinion.

Again, we have not hear much out of the company in quite some time, so I’m curious to see what’s driving the recent surge in the stock with regard to both volume and share price. Either way, Monday’s green close and the recent increase in daily volume have caught my attention.

Marmion Industries Corp. (MMIO.ob) is back in the news today with the announcement that its new corporate headquarters was not harmed by Hurricane Ike.

The press release is likely very warmly received by MMIO investors anxious to hear something out of the company. As evidenced by the three month chart to the right, shares have dipped considerably as of late on pretty thin volume.

The stock is down about 20% today on just 5,000 shares and has hit its recent low of $.004. Trading action has been heating up over the past few days however, so I’ll be very curious to see what trend the stock decides to follow early on today.

If we see $.003 on relatively high volume (100K shares), that could be trouble. However, if the stock can fight its way back up to its recent high print range of $.005 – $.0055, we could pay witness to another bounce like we did back in mid-August. I’ll check back with MMIO.ob in a few hours to see what is cooking here. Let’s hope for the best!

Economists such as CIBC World Market’s Jeff Rubin envision a future in which astronomical fuel prices force automobiles off the road. Rubin forecasts that $7/gallon gasoline by 2012 will drive the largest overall reduction in America’s vehicle fleet (10 million vehicles or 4%).

In light of these predictions, AFTC’s technology suite holds the unique potential to help keep cars on our highways and byways in both an economically and environmentally efficient manner. The company provides prototype fuel systems for diesel injection engines that enable them to efficiently burn a new ultra-clean alternative fuel – dimethyl ether (DME).

In addition to its many other benefits, DME can reportedly be produced at less than 50% of the cost of petroleum fuels at $125 per barrel. This makes AFTC.pk’s fuel systems a very attractive proposition going forward as energy prices remain extremely volatile.

Shares gained 2.15% or $.02 Tuesday on brisk volume of 2,000. If the stock can start off Wednesday trading with a bang and head north of $.95 on volume more like what we experienced late last week versus the past two days, we could easily test the dollar mark.
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Quest Minerals & Mining Corp (QMNM.ob) shares continue to drop in early trading and are now down nearly 30% today to $.0017 on volume of more than 15 million shares.

Share price has been depreciating rapidly here as of late and could still go lower with no production updates from the company.

The stock is undoubtedly being adversely impacted by the uncertainty of Quest’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Gwenco Inc’s ongoing bankruptcy proceeding and a lack of a corporate update regarding the company increasing coal production to meet previously outlined goals and/or hitting the main seam at its Pond Creek, KY mine.

In regards to the BK hearing, from what I’ve been told, the company has received a verbal agreement from creditors that previously objection the most recent reorganization plan. I will check with management again on this early this week, but I’m pretty sure that this is the case.

Also, I will inquire about progress at the mine and the possibility of a tonnage report. Check back later today or early tomorrow for an update.

Sometimes the psyche of the typical small cap investor more difficult to understand than that of the most difficult significant other that you’ve ever had. They state what they want, but when they get it, they’re still ultimately unappeased. Today, I’m speaking in regards to shareholders in ZVTK.

After months of silence, investors were foaming at the mouth for any type of update from the company. To appease these folks, ZVTK has noted its attendance of a major e-tail show in Las Vegas and scheduling of an aggressive sales meeting agenda there to help sell its core product to potential customers from around the globe.

ZVTK also noted recently that it has set up a merchant account, which will play a critical role in helping sell its landmark product via its website in the not so distant future. .

Merchant Account Not Major But Visibility Is!!

I realize that any 7th grader wishing to sell their David Ortiz rookie card on Ebay can set up a merchant account and that it’s not an earth shattering development by any means. However, the key underlying theme here is VISIBILITY over ZVTK’s operations and business strategy.

The account is the first step towards ZVTK being able to sell the bulbs, at higher margins than previously possible, through www.zevo-tek.com. ZVTK has also informed the public regarding its intent to outsource call center and fulfillment center operations, two more critical steps towards implementing click-to-buy functionality. After that, in a perfect world, the previously filmed infomercial will be aired by a media company – which costs money as well. By then, most of the heavy lifting required to get the product recognized by households around the world will be done.

My Gripe

Here’s my gripe. Investors beg for news and then “poo poo” ZVTK for keeping them in the loop in regards to what the company is doing to improve its business. If there was no mentioned of ZVTK striving to add click-to-buy to its website, there’d be whining about no news and not enough insight into what’s going on with the company.

So, let me tell you how I see things progressing from an unbiased point of view. If things go according to plan and logic, we’ll soon here about a toll free number posted on the site set up to field inbound sales calls for the IONIC BULB and also about a fulfillment center somewhere that will be responsible for getting the product to consumer doorsteps. We’ll also hopefully soon here of agreements with Media/Marketing firms capable of placing the advertising spot on television, possibly in multiple countries.

Moreover, we should also catch wind of just how well the sales meetings went in Vegas at the ERA show and what potential customers ZVTK is currently negotiating with. My conversations with Adam lead me to believe that the show generated some substantial oversees sales opportunities, so I’m anxious to see what materializes there.

Darkness Or Light? You Decide

All in all, would you rather have the company updating you step by step on its progress in bringing its product out of infancy stage and into the global spotlight, step by step. Or would you rather hang on to your hat until quarterly financial reports are issued? I think we all know the answer there and I also realize that by nature, myself included, everybody likes to have something complain about. But, let that be a potential late filing, less-than-stellar sales levels, or at least not some positive action that management is taking in effort to grow the company.

In closing, PLEASE use the blog as your direct link to ZVTK for questions and comments ranging from bickering about perceived “waste of paper” news releases to inquiries about what countries ZVTK may now have fostered potential sales relationships with. I’m here to be the conduit here. As long as you agree not to shoot the messenger, I’m happy to do my best to help. Best of luck today, folks.

With fuel prices recently surging past $4 per gallon and toxic emissions crippling our environment by the second, can you afford not to invest in a Global leader set to capitalize on a paradigm shift in both the multi-billion dollar automotive and energy industries?

While auto-industry leaders including Nissan and Volvo perfect their offerings for commercial use in coming years, Alternative Fuel Technologies Inc. (OTCPK: AFTC) has already developed systems that run on Dimethyl Ether or DME, otherwise know as the “perfect bio-fuel”.

The low cost, low emission fuel can be produced from a plethora of abundant natural resources, used in any diesel injection engine, and can be distributed through existing propane dispensing infrastructure.

AFTC is already capitalizing on both its position as an industry thought leader and early market entrant to deliver solutions today that provide an optimal replacement for diesel fuel and help consumers save money and improve their health simultaneously.

Despite announcing the expansion of its gold and silver exploration program because assay results indicate a 50% increase in known mineral reserves, GoldSpring Inc. (OTCBB: GSPG) dropped 12% Tuesday on more than 33,000 shares traded.

After closing above $900 an ounce on the NY Mercantile Exchange for the first time since 8/4 on Monday, Gold dropped to $891.20 Tuesday.

This could have played a minor role in GSPG’s performance. On the other hand, with more than 3 billion shares out and the stock having had a tough go at things last week, maybe some weaker hands were shaken out.

Either way, gold will surely be a hot commodity going forward and GSPG claims to have plans to soon prospect son. For that sole fact, I’ll have my eye on them despite the exorbitant share count.

I’ve been watching Sequenom Inc (NasdaqGM: SQNM) since early June and since then the stock has run from below $10 into the $20 range.

The stock took off again pre-market today, gaining nearly 20%, or $4 on news that wides-cale tests for its pre-natal Down Syndrome test were a smashing success and will likely be launched during the first half of ‘09.

SQNM appears to have what will soon be become the industry standard test in a multi-billion dollar global marketplace. The stock has already shattered most analyst’s aggressive price targets and will probably move higher leading up to initial shipments hitting the marketplace. Man, I wish I listened to myself and accumulated in the $5 -$10 range.

ZVTK reached a recent high of $.12 Tuesday morning before settling back in for a close of $.09 on 138,139 shares traded. In addition, today’s closing price marked a 350% increase from ZVTK’s recent low of $.02 (on 9/10). Volume has also been trending upwards in recent days. 5-day volume is up 212% (618,761 vs. 198,154).

From a charting perspective, although ZVTK closed down nearly 25% today, the stock has continued to reach higher highs over the past 3 trading sessions. ZVTK has tested and broken the .09,.10, and .11 levels and teetered around .12 today before giving back 3 pennies. In my opinion, a move into the .125 to .13 range tomorrow will be a very bullish sign of what’s to come over the subsequent 3 trading days.

Quote of the day: “If past history was all there was to the game, the richest people would be librarians.” – Warren Buffet

Vegas ERA Show. Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel?

I had the chance to speak to ZVTK CEO Adam Engel this afternoon from the ERA convention in Las Vegas, where the company has publicly stated its intent to generate 500,000 unit orders and conduct a grueling schedule of sales meetings. Without divulging any non-public info, folks, things appear to be progressing nicely. From what he tells me, ZVTK is making good on their promise to conduct as many meetings as possible, many of them with massive international potential.

Adam has been keeping me in the loop in regards to what has been transpiring at the show and quite frankly, I’ve been impressed. All in all, I’d expect to hear something out of him soon in regards to how well things went in Vegas for ZVTK.

Although Vegas is surely “sin city” and a place to have a great time, the ERA convention is also one of the best places for a company like ZVTK to meet, greet, and present its product to the more than 3,000 electronic retailing executives from around the world in attendance.

For those of you grumbling over the CEO’s trip to Vegas, this jaunt is likely much more economically efficient than him making frequent multiple cross-continental sales trips. If he comes back with the aforementioned purchase orders in hand, I’d liken the trip to “shooting fish in a barrel”.

Today’s News: Click 2 Buy Coming Soon!

According to today’s press release, ZVTK has procured a merchant account which will allow the company to accept and process credit card transactions through its corporate website, www.zevo-tek.com. As I’ve stated in recent editions, adding click-to-buy functionality to the site is absolutely essential in order for ZVTK to grow efficiently going forward.

In all honesty, this should have been done long ago and most likely would have if cash flow wasn’t an issue. It’s an absolute no-brainer. Think about it, sales at big name retailers such as CVS and Walgreens are great. So are relationships with online retailers like the Amazon.coms of the world as well as International distributors. However, you have to pay to play in these types of relationships.

Simply put, partners such as those mentioned above don’t sell product for companies like ZVTK out of the kindness of their own hearts. They demand a piece of the pie (sale), which takes away from ZVTK’s margin. Surely, these relationships work wonders for the company’s revenues and ability to gain global brand recognition, but direct-to-consumer sales are what feeds the bottom line.

According to the release today, management is completely aware of this and is taking the steps necessary to begin selling its landmark product via zevo-tek.com, the merchant account being step #1. Next comes the establishment of a fulfillment center and inbound call center operations and then, as logic would dictate, the hiring of a marketing firm to get the ZVTK infomercial on the air.

Where’s the Infomercial?

The company announced back in July that the advertising spot was just about ready for production and I believe that it is now. Although sales have been surprisingly decent thus far, I can’t help but think the numbers at Walgreens and the test at CVS could have been better if the IONIC BULB had a little “push” from a television advertising spot that sent consumers into the stores in search of the product. Placement with these retailers is impressive for such a new product and company, but when was the last time you went to either establishment in search of a light bulb. Point taken?

Moreover, now that management is taking the steps necessary to take orders through its site and also working hard at the ERA show to foster new sales opportunities, I’m guessing that the spot will be hitting the air sometime in the relatively near future. I wouldn’t think that e-tailers from Europe, Asia, or wherever else would be too keen on purchasing a product with no push behind it. That’s just my opinion.

With the stock price moving in an upward direction and management making the right moves solidifying future sales and improving the bottom line, ZVTK is showing a great deal of promise for a stellar Fall season.

We’ll be keeping close watch on the movement of the stock over the next few days and whether or not the stock can manage to break through $0.12. A clean break through the 12 cent range should open the door to 15 cents and potentially $0.25. We’ll also be watching to see if the 500K unit sales objective is achieved. That’s all for now on ZVTK. Check the OutcastTrader Blog for updated coverage on the company.