It has been an interesting week in the DTM5 world. Although I’m not a trader, I went a little loco this week taking some modest profits off a very large position to free up some capital to start a few new small positions. If you recall, I use the basketball analogy often. These new positions aren’t starters – they’ve been added to the team but aren’t getting much court time (yet).

I’ve been watching Tokens.com (NEO: COIN) with interest over almost a year. Formerly known as COIN Hodl, Tokens.com has emerged over the past several months as a company that invests in a portfolio of cryptocurrencies, and in other related ventures. I have completely missed the boat as I’ve watched it trade from the 30 cent range less than a year ago to its current price of 2.47.

I’m not ashamed to admit even I catch the dreaded FOMO occasionally. So this week I jumped on a momentum trade in the 2.90 range, watched it run up as high as 3.67, then crash back down below what I paid for it…..All in the same day. I sold it before market close and lost 6% of a small position. Lesson learned – I’m not good at momentum trades.

Tokens.com, whose symbol is COIN (not to be confused with Coinbase) is a really interesting company which invests in a variety of Crypto Currencies and other ventures in the Crypto World. Recently, they acquired a 50% interest in Metaverse Group – A company owning, managing and developing real estate in the metaverse.

So hence began my attempt to figure out exactly what this metaverse is. Which is the really fun part of investing. It is a non-stop learning experience, a door opener to the world.

So my thoughts on Tokens.com? Pure speculation on the future value of their basket of crypto tokens and now the Metaverse. Management seems sharp and accomplished. This Metaverse move was very well timed. At this point, Tokens is effectively a holding company of crypto assets, becoming an incubator of Cryptosphere and other projects. I like what they are doing. At this point, their Market Cap is too far disconnected from their balance sheet for me to build a real position, but I’ve been watching them closely for a long time and will continue to do so.

Speaking of technology, I’m aware of what a massive and profitable market the global eSports / eGaming industry is. And I’d like to invest in it. However, that world is second only to Crypto in terms of noise, marketing and volatility.

I’ve been watching Real Luck Group (TSXV: LUCK) for a few months. In particular, I’ve been watching their share price decline steadily.

Real Luck Group operates online eSports (gaming) and online Casino properties. Currently their major site is luckbox.com. They are a new company, well funded, who’ve built out a B2C gaming platform and are now seeking to commercialize it.

I’ve added luck to the DTM5 team, with a small position @ 0.26. I want to have a deeper look at how they execute over the next few months without risking very much. Why now? Well, the technical bottom looks in, resting nicely in the 0.25 / .030 range; They have 5 quarters of liquidity (cash) on hand; They are at an inflection point on marketing and revenue (both should be ramping up); And They are a bunch of sharp operators in a consolidating, hyper competitive industry; Plus there is general negativity among current shareholders (which means the SP is thoroughly beaten up – Capitulation!).

Their business model has leverage; The question is whether there is enough merit here to justify building a bigger position or watching from the sidelines. We shall see!

And on the technology front, I’m interested in Nubeva Technologies Limited (TSXV: NBVA). They have developed decryption & ransomware security technologies that have potentially very broad applications.

The market cap is small, the capital structure looks good, the balance sheet is not super strong but the burn rate is managed and improving. Management owns 42% of the company. Technically, there is a drift downward going on which makes it an attractive time to start building a position.

Another reason I’m interested in this kind of investment is that I serve on an advisory board where one of our member’s companies – who developed a unique software technology with broad applications – was recently acquired by a public company at a very high valuation – far higher than the basic economics would indicate – based on the market potential.

So there is some DTM5 Style leverage here. NBVA is now on the DTM5 Bench with a small position.

GLTA