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.

VHGI Gold (OTCBB: VHGI) gained 5.6% or $.01 Wednesday on news that company signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire additional gold mine properties and plans to reach full production within the next 90 days. According to today’s announcement, the LOI, if executed, would bring VHGI’s gold portfolio to 76,000 proven ouncesand 208,000 probable ounces. Investors appear to be watching this deal closely as gold prices remain healthy and the company continues to pursue opportunities that hold the potential to bolster its goldmine portfolio.

VHGI: 3 Month Chart

San West Inc (OTCBB: SNWT) surged Wednesday, gaining $.04 or 37% on more than  5,200,00o shares traded and closing the session at $.15. The stock has been extremely receptive to press historically and could continue on with its bull run if it can hold on in the $.14 to $.15 range until  management graces investors with another positive announcement.

SNWT: 5 Day Chart

Sino Clean Energy Inc. (OTCBB: SCLX) has soared nearly 55% from our 10/2 update, from $.53 to a recent print of $.82. The stock really took off faster than I expected given the fact that no corporate announcements have been made recently. It appears as though the hype about a potential up-listing is spreading.

SCLX: 1-Yr. Chart

San West Inc. (OTCBB: SNWT) is in the midst of a breakout of epic proportions today. So far the stock is up 27.6%  on nearly 3.5 million shares traded and there’s still two more hours left in the day. SNWT appeared to be heading straight for $.15 before holding steady in the $.14 range. With the recent run above $.20 still fresh in investor’s minds and the positive news flowing as earnings season approaches, this run might not be over just yet.

SNWT: 5 Day Chart

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.

VirtualHealth Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: VHGI) dipped 7.7% to $.18 today on more than 811,000 shares traded. At current levels, it’s certainly a great time to evaluate the company and its new direction, especially for anybody that has read and concurred with the “Buy” recommendation and $2.48 price target issued by GrassRoots Research in December of 2009. I’m just beginning to digest this report and will comment on in the week. Volume is ramping up here and PPS appears to have found steady support at $.16. At this point, I’d be very interested to see what type of impact news pertaining to VHGI’s new operations would have on the stock.

VHGI: 1-Year Chart

Electronic Waste or “e-Waste” is the fastest growing solid waste stream in the world. Americans alone discard more than 350,000 cell phones and 150,000 computers DAILY!  In my opinion, e-Waste represents an environmental dilemma of epic proportions as well as a monumental opportunity to invest in companies capable of helping solve the problem. (more…)

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.