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By Jad Malaeb, Benzinga
On December 14th, theFederal Reserve hiked its key interest rate by 50 basis points. Thiswas the first deceleration in rate hike increases in 2022; betweenMarch and November 2022, the interest rate had jumped 25 basis points,50 basis points and then 75 points four times in a row in between eachFederal Reserve meeting.
In a summary of the Federal Open market Committee (FOMC)meeting on January 4th, 2022, the committee indicated that “A numberof participants emphasized that it would be important to clearlycommunicate that a slowing in the pace of rate increases was not anindication of any weakening of the Committee’s resolve to achieveits price-stability goal or a judgment that inflation was already on apersistent downward path.”
In themeantime, OTC Markets Group Inc. ’s (OTCQX: OTCM) marketsreported a decline in total monthly volume compared to last month,recording $32.1 billion in December compared to the $36.3 billion inNovember. The regulated markets, however, saw a jump in trading volumein the OTCQB Venture Market.
A Dive Into The OTCQX BestMarket’s Most-Active List
The OTCQX Best Market recorded $5.1 billion intrading volume in December, a slight decrease from the $6.7 billion intrading volume in November .
The top threecompanies on OTCQX’s Most-Active list experienced a slight reshufflein December. Volume surged away from each of the top 3 contenders, but Roche Holding AG (OTCQX: RHHBY) claimed the top spot whilecrypto-centric securities Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX: GBTC)and Grayscale Ethereum Trust (OTCQX: ETHE) slotted in at 2ndand 3rd place.
The remaining constituents in OTCQX’s top 10 Most-Activesecurities list experienced change in December, welcoming GreenThumb Industries Inc. (OTCQX: GTBIF), Trulieve CannabisCorporation (OTCQX: TCNNF) and Heineken N.V. (OTCQX: HEINY)in place of Deutsche Telekom AG (OTCQX: DTEGY), ComputerServices Inc. and Zurich Insurance Group (OTCQX: ZURVY).
Computer Services wasacquired and is no longer a publicly-listed company.
Other notable movers:
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Wal-Mart De Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCQX: WMMVY) claimedthe 16th spot on OTCQX’s Most Active list, experiencing a 207%increase in trading volume.
The OTCQB Venture Market:A “Battle” For Top 10
The OTCQB Venture Market recorded $689.4 million intrading volume in December, a slight increase from the $652.4 millionin trading volume in November.
Like the OTCQX Best Market, the OTCQB VentureMarket’s top 10 Most Active list for the month saw new entries.Specifically, CytoDyn Inc. (OTCQB: CYDY) reappears in the top10 Most Active list, bouncing back from its drop-off in November.Additionally, Renewable Innovations, Inc. (OTCQB: REII)(formerly NESTBUILDER.COM CORP. (OTCQB: NBLD)), a digital mediaand marketing services company, entered the top 10 Most Active list.The two displace Clean Vision Corporation (OTCQB: CLNV) and Atlas Lithium Corporation (NASDAQ: ATLX), both of which were onthe list in November.
Other notablemovers include
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American Lithium Corp. (OTCQB: LIACF), which climbed to 11th place on the Most Activelist and recorded a $6.3 million rise in trading volume compared tolast month.
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AppliedEnergetics Inc. (OTCQB: AERG), which climbed to 15th place on theMost Active list and recorded a $3.4 million rise in trading volumecompared to last month.
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Provectus Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCQB: PVCT), whichclimbed to 28th place on the Most Active list and recorded a volumerise of $2.1 million compared to last month.
TheOTCQX And OTCQB Top 10
Below are the top 10 most actively traded securities on theOTCQX Best Market and OTCQB Venture Market in December.
OTCQX Top 10:
CompanyName | Symbol | December DollarVolume |
Roche HoldingLtd. | $ 938,518,331 | |
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) | $ 695,292,404 | |
Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETH) | $ 314,257,520 | |
adidas AG | $ 201,524,251 | |
Green Thumb Industries Inc. | $ 181,456,135 | |
Infineon Technologies AG | $ 170,922,774 | |
Danone | $ 138,268,039 | |
Trulieve Cannabis Corporation | $ 128,114,184 | |
Heineken N.V. | HEINY | $ 114,035,029 |
BNP Paribas | $ 113,842,833 |
OTCQB Top 10:
CompanyName | Symbol | December DollarVolume |
Vision EnergyCorporation | VENG | $ 153,008,087 |
Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc. | $ 46,999,760 | |
Global Tech Industries Group Inc. | $ 40,034,634 | |
Fannie Mae | $ 21,525,480 | |
CytoDyn Inc. | $ 16,512,030 | |
Netlist Inc. | $ 16,467,857 | |
Freddie Mac | $ 14,601,523 | |
American Battery TechnologyCo. | $ 14,274,807 | |
NESTBUILDER.COM CORP. | $ 11,538,861 | |
CREATD INC. | $ 11,351,902 |
This article was originally publishedon Benzinga here .
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