Dollar Volume In GBTC More Than Doubled In January, As Coronavirus Fears Spurred A Crypto Rally
Nearly $24 billion worth of shares traded on OTC Markets last month, down about 2% from December.
There were a number of significant volume increases in individual securities throughout the month, with the most notable being the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX: GBTC).
Trading volume in GBTC more than doubled in January, with over $900 million worth of shares changing hands. The 129% volume increase from December to January was one of the biggest percentage increases of any security on OTCQX during the month.
That volume increase is part of what has been a broad-based rally in cryptocurrencies. As coronavirus fears have spooked the market, alternative assets like crypto have spiked. Bitcoin is up 48% in 2020, while the GBTC is up about 35% on the year.
Overall, six of the top 10 most active securities on the OTCQX Market in December carried over to January. Those securities are Grayscale, Roche, Danone, Imperial Brands, adidas and BNP Paribas.
The four securities in the top 10 from December that were displaced in January were Dutch grocery conglomerate Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (OTCQX: ADRNY), Heineken (OTCQX: HEINY), and cannabis companies Truelieve Cannabis Corporation (OTCQX: TCNNF) and Charlotte’s Web Holdings Inc (OTCQX: CWBHF). Those securities were replaced by Spanish energy company Repsol S.A. (OTCQX: REPYY), German Chemical company BASF (OTCQX: BASFY), British home improvement retailer Kingfisher plc (OTCQX: KGFHY), and Experian plc (OTCQX: EXPGY), the Irish credit reporting company.
On the OTCQB Venture Market, Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) remained two of the most-traded securities during the month.
In addition to those two, four of the 10 most actively traded securities in January were cannabis-related. Those four, OWC Pharmaceutical Research Corp. (OTCQB: OWCP), CV Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: CVSI), Namaste Technologies Inc (OTCQB: NXTTF), and Cannabis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCQB: CNBX), had an average volume increase of 477% in January and combined to trade approximately $60 million worth of volume, or about 5% of the total dollar volume on the OTCQB Market.
Below are the top 10 most actively traded companies on the two market tiers in January.
OTCQX
Roche Holding Ltd (OTCQX: RHHBY) | Switzerland | $1,063,139,13 |
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX: GBTC) | US | $907,029,393 |
Danone (OTCQX: DANOY) | France | $182,619,334 |
Imperial Brands PLC (OTCQX: IMBBY) | UK | $168,483,144 |
adidas AG (OTCQX: ADDYY) | Germany | $150,288,740 |
Repsol S.A. (OTCQX: REPYY) | Spain | $134,624,828 |
BASF SE (OTCQX: BASFY) | Germany | $109,106,711 |
BNP Paribas (OTCQX: BNPQY) | France | $105,160,673 |
Kingfisher plc (OTCQX: KGHFY) | UK | $99,514,463 |
Experian plc (OTCQX: EXPGY) | Ireland | $99,017,338 |
OTCQB
Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) | US | $189,786,49 |
CytoDyn Inc. (OTCQB: CYDY) | US | $80,390,330 |
Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) | US | $73,541,512 |
OWC Pharmaceutical Research Corp. (OTCQB: OWCP) | Israel | $21,117,995 |
CV Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: CVSI) | US | $18,649,913 |
Kiwa Bio-Tech Products Group Corp. (OTCQB: KWBT) | US | $15,665,951 |
Semler Scientific, Inc. (OTCQB: SMLR) | US | $12,462,442 |
Namaste Technologies (OTCQB: NXTTF) | Canada | $10,523,325 |
NexTech AR Solutions (OTCQB: NEXCF) | Canada | $9,355,398 |
Cannabics Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCQB: CNBX) | US | $8,799,292 |
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