After capping off a near-40% run yesterday, San West Inc. (OTCBB: SNWT) is back in the news for a second consecutive day, this time announcing that sales of motorized scooters at its partner website www.CountyImports.com are up almost 23% on a year-over-year basis. Shares have pulled back more than 6% early on today and now traded at $.14. Volume has been explosive thus far, with roughly 3 million shares changing hands in less than an hour of trading. In my opinion, this pull-back could represent an ideal entry point if the stock can rebound back to or above $.15. Once today’s news is fully digested by investors, I have a feeling that a continued run is a distinct possibility today. I’ll be watching closely here and so should you.

San West Inc. (OTCBB: SNWT) hit the wire with some extremely positive news this morning that has incited a run in the stock during pre-market trading. I strongly suggest that everybody takes a long, hard, long here.

“San West Inc. and CountyImports.com Reduce Paid Advertising Costs by 37%; Become Leaders in “Natural” Web Traffic”

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San West Inc. (OTCBB: SNWT) is primed for a pop this morning on news that the emerging off-road superstore has drastically reduced online advertising spending (a 37% decrease) and also become a leader in natural web traffic. This stock is historically receptive to press and given the positive nature of today’s announcement, we’re expecting big things from SNWT this morning. With PPS already up to $.13 pre-market, things are certainly shaping up for a monster day.

Today’’s press release is very positive for a number of reasons:

Firstly, SNWT‘’s keyword marketing campaign announced last week is already a smashing success. Rather than spending to be ranked highly on various Internet search engines, management has taken matters into its own hands and optimized www.countyimports.com to rank highly on its own.

In addition to saving tons of dough – hence the 37% reduction in online ad spending and near 50% reduction in cost per click – it also allows San West to use free capital to advertise in other avenues including industry trade shows, television, radio, etc. This will also allow the company to go head-to-head with leading competitors in other business areas as it strives to gain market share and make www.countyimports.com the #1 off-road vehicle (ORV) dealer online.

The stock has closed at $.11 for the past 6 sessions and should be able to make a move higher today, so long as the market can wrap its brain around the implications of SNWT‘’s most recent announcement.

Sino Clean Energy (OTCBB: SCLX) – a very compelling play on China’s burgeoning coal market – rose 30% Tuesday on more than 3.3 million shares traded. I’ve heard somewhat substantiated rumors that the company may be posturing for a reverse split and subsequent up-listing to a senior exchange in the near future, which would likely generate substantial gains for investors.

According to a recent article published by Rick Pearson in Beijing, SCLX has hired a new CFO that has been involved with two recently uplisted  U.S.-listed Chinese companies, is affiliated with an IR firm that specializes in up-listing Chinese firms, and could provide gains of 300% to 500% for investors willing to get on board early if a move to the AMEX or Nasdaq goes down. I’m intrigued and will be brushing up on Sino in the days to come. Check back soon for my take on the potential for a three to five-bagger here.

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Over the years, I’ve trumpeted my opinion that Peru is the next great Latin American investment opportunity to anyone that would listen. However, I failed to put my money where my mouth is and didn’t scoop up shares of the country’s largest financial institution – CrediCorp (NYSE: BAP) – waaay back at the beginning of the great recession when the sky was falling .  The stock has long since rebounded from its plunge into the $30 range in October of 2008 and now trades close to its  52-week high of $81.38 at $78.69. I still like BAP despite it being a bit rich for my blood, especially since the company recently announced a Q4 2009 profit increase of 807% or $122.3 million.

There’s a boatload of other compelling growth stories unfolding in Peru as we speak, in addition to CrediCorp. Luckily for us all, I recently came across an article on TheStreet.com that highlights quite a few  these quite poignantly. It’s always great to think outside the box for new investment ideas and I think that Peru is a great place to look.  I’ll be sharing some of my due diligence on various investments in the region in future editions. Until then, I strongly suggest reading up on the country and how far its economy and society continue to progress.

In closing, although small caps are traditionally the focus here, I’ve felt strongly for a long while that BAP is a unique opportunity that should be evaluated as a part of your speculative portfolio and warrants discussion with your financial professional of choice when formulating other facets of your portfolio including your strategy for long-term growth.

For those of you that are unfamiliar with VirtualHealth Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: VHGI), the company has recently transitioned from a prescription-drug monitoring system developer to a gold and energy conglomerate. Talk about a restructuring, eh? VHGI launched its newest subsidiary – VHGI Energy LLC - today and also stated plans to begin announcing the executive team for this venture and the company’s recently established VHGI Gold business.

According to today’s news. VHGI continues to collect royalties for its old healthcare assets – mainly Veriscrip Technology - which I was actually quite intrigued by. Looking back to a press release from 2/1/10, the terms of the deal  “include $100,000 in cash, a note for $400,000, and a three-year 10% royalty”. Given the fact that I was so optimistic about the future of this company’s healthcare technology, I can’t help but want to learn about its new energy ventures and future vision.

Despite retracing nearly $.08 from its recent high of $.21, San West Inc. (OTCBB: SNWT) shares still closed out February up nearly 63%. March is shaping up to be another exciting month for the company with earnings do out in a few weeks and off-road aficionados finally thawing out after a long winter and increasingly shopping vehicles and accessories for the Spring/Summer season. The stock has been drifting in .13 to .15 range for a few sessions and volume appears to be strengthening after slowng a bit late last week (a good sign with nearly nealry 370K traded as of noon EST). At current levels, those that think the upcoming 10K will drive an increase in PPS down the road should certainly be paying close attention.

SNWT: 2 Month Chart

VirtualHealth Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: VHGI) is up nearly 5% to $.22 early on this morning on news that its wholly-owned subsidiary VHGI Gold, LLC extended a lease-purchase option for an Arizona Gold mine through 2013. According to today’s announcement, VHGIaspires to begin bringing its gold mine properties into production mode during the second quarter of 2010. We’re still learning the ins and outs of the company’s gold prospecting operations, but today’s news release and trading activity have certainly caught our attention here.

After more than tripling in price since 1/28/09, San West Inc. (OTCBB: SNWT) has retraced nearly 38% from last Friday’s high print of $.21. SNWT closed today at $.125 and its gains made during last week’s run have been washed away over the past two trading sessions as investors took some nice profits off the table. In all of the excitement, its easy to lose track of the fact that PPS is still up more than 100% from its 52-week low of $.06, which was hit about 3 weeks ago. Despite all of the volatility exhibited by the stock, one thing is certain, SNWT historically reacts very well to press. That said, were hoping for a news release at some point this week to get things moving in the right direction again.

SNWT: 1 Month Chart