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On this pod, Alexander Smith and I dive into the current state of the public venture markets in Canada, discussing mining stocks, overall liquidity, and financing activity. Additionally, I give my take on the U.S. small cap and growth markets, focusing largely on the Russell 2000.

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Risk capital has fled the TSX Venture in recent weeks, and trading volume on this exchange is near the lowest it's been in my 15+ year career (roughly 61.5% drop from Q1 2021 to Q1 2022...ouch!).

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In the midst of all the carnage, we tried to analyze and forecast - based on historical patterns - just how much longer the slump may go on for, triggers that could depress equities even further, and potential catalysts which could swing the direction of the current bear market.

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At the end of the show, I left viewers with a piece of data that ought to leave current (and prospective) small/micro cap investors with a very good reason to stay optimistic.

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