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Today, we're bringing you the top 10 penny stocks to watch this week based on their combined 272% rise over the last week. Plus, we'll take a look at one of the best small-cap stocks you can buy to lock in your portfolio's profit potential...
Just look at the numbers posted by Jaguar Health Inc. (Nasdaq: JAGX), last week's biggest gainer. Jaguar climbed from $0.14 to $0.34 in one day - a gain of over 140%.
Jaguar's bump came after the company received conditional approval from the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine for Canalevia - a drug developed by Jaguar to treat the side effects of chemotherapy in dogs.
According to Jaguar Vice President Dr. Michael Guy, Canalevia's conditional approval puts the treatment on the fast track to commercial release in the near future.
"With receipt of conditional approval for this indication, we would expect to conduct the commercial launch of Canalevia for CID in dogs in mid-2019," he said.
While Jaguar's gains are exciting, they're already in the books, just like the other penny stocks to watch this week.
To help you find the next stock with the most potential, Money Morning's Small-Cap Strategist Sid Riggs has done the research to find the next big winner. We'll show you his latest stock pick after the recap of the top penny stocks to watch...
| Penny Stock | Current Share Price | Last Week's Gain |
| Jaguar Health Inc. (Nasdaq: JAGX) | $0.27 | 58.16% |
| Sky Solar Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: SKYS) | $1.34 | 31.37% |
| Genesis Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: GEN) | $1.55 | 30.65% |
| JRJR Networks (NYSE: JRJR) | $0.16 | 28.01% |
| Durect Corp. (Nasdaq: DRRX) | $1.87 | 27.59% |
| Achillion Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: ACHN) | $4.20 | 20.51% |
| CPI Card Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTS) | $3.02 | 30.31% |
| PDL Biopharma Inc. (Nasdaq: PDLI) | $3.02 | 19.69% |
| Inseego Corp. (Nasdaq: INSG) | $2.22 | 19.05% |
| Rex Energy Corp. (Nasdaq: REXX) | $1.05 | 17.57% |
While these kinds of gains are impressive, they also reveal the risk that comes with investing in penny stocks.
You see, if a small-cap stock like Jaguar can gain nearly 60% in one week, it can also fall 60% in the same period of time.
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This is why penny stocks are considered highly speculative investments and are incredibly risky for the average investor. Just look at the performance of VistaGen Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: VTGN) last December.
On Dec. 6, VistaGen shot up 177%, from $0.92 to $2.55. Over the next two weeks, the stock pulled back to $1.08, leaving investors who bought at $2.55 with an almost 60% loss.
Before you consider making speculative investments like penny stocks, consider our rules for safely trading penny stocks, on the right.
While penny stocks have great profit potential, their speculative nature can be too risky for many investors. That's why Money Morning Small-Cap Specialist Sid Riggs looks for small companies with strong earnings, sound management, exciting products, and explosive profit potential.
You see, Sid is an expert in identifying companies with massive profit potential. When Sid singled out Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) in December 2013, the company was trading at just $9.
As of March 12, the company trades for $90 - an increase of over 900%.
Sid is continuing his streak with a new small-cap recommendation. It's a company in the semiconductor industry with massive profit potential. Its revenue is currently growing at a rate of 20% a year - nearly twice the speed of the rest of the semiconductor industry.
Sid's pick also trades for less than $10 a share, giving you the affordability of a penny stock without the risk of speculation.
Here's Sid newest pick, and how it can position you to bank profits...
Are these top 10 penny stocks expected to the most promising for some excellent gains? And if so are these viable buy at market?
steve, what do you think of BKPPF and/or TROV? both tickers have plenty of liquidity / volume. Trov jumped 10% today, I got in a bit late, but there may be room to go further up. do you have any recommendations for my watchlist?
PDLI and JRJR were great for me, thanks for the tip. I need another healthcare sector stock or two (sector is +22% over last 12 months). Nailed GERN and CGIX today, bought into BKPPF (+20% over last two weeks) and PIRS. Have some more great swing or long term opportunities within the sector?