Sink or Swim? Three Small Cap Stocks That Jumped or Dove: NNAN, GOHE & BLUU

Small cap stocks Naturalnano Inc (OTCMKTS: NNAN), Global Payout, Inc (OTCMKTS: GOHE) and Blue Water Global Group Inc (OTCBB: BLUU) were either jumping higher or diving lower yesterday. To complicate matters for investors, two of these small cap stocks have been subjects of disclosures about paid promotion or investor relation campaigns. So what will these three small caps do for the rest of this week? Here is a closer look to help you decide on a trading or investing strategy:

Naturalnano Inc (OTCMKTS: NNAN) Announces an Acquisition and Paten Deals

Small cap Naturalnano Inc is involved in the development and commercialization of material additives based on proprietary nanomaterial technology utilizing Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs). On Monday, Naturalnano Inc rose 15.38% to $0.0120 for a market cap of $3.84 million plus NNAN is up 445.45% over the past year and up 50% over the past five years according to Google Finance.

What's the Catch With Naturalnano Inc? According to various disclosures, transactions of $1.5k, $2k, $5k, $9k, $10k and $17k have occurred to mention Naturalnano Inc in various investment newsletters. Last Friday, Naturalnano Inc announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire 100% ownership of Syracuse based MJ Enterprises LLC dba General Silver Plating LLC which provides chrome plating services for products used in the automobile and household appliance industries. Earlier in the month, Naturalnano Inc announced that it had sold two US Patents relating to the creation and use of ultracapacitators formed by utilizing mineral Microtubes to GND Engineering, PLLC in exchange for an upfront payment and a royalty stream for any commercial applications developed by GND while in early December, the company was issued a patent covering its proprietary Halloysite NanoTubes (HNT) in NanoComposite Method of Manufacturing. A look at Naturalnano Inc's financials reveals revenues of $19k (most recent reported quarter), $104k, $19k and $122k for the past four quarters along with net losses of $45k (most recent reported quarter), $180k, $201k and $138k. At the end of September, Naturalnano Inc had no cash to cover $6,376k in current liabilities for rather ugly balance sheet – meaning investors might want to wait for more financials to appear.

Global Payout, Inc (OTCMKTS: GOHE) Predicts a Breakout Year

Small cap Global Payout, Inc is a B2B purveyor of electronic payment solutions such as prepaid debit cards and e-wallet solutions specifically suited to: large, medium and small sized businesses, member organizations, governmental and non-governmental organizations, institutions, religious organizations, network marketing companies, unions and recipients of various kinds of financial aid. On Monday, Global Payout, Inc fell 27.18% to $0.0801 for a market cap of $9.31 million plus GOHE is up 23.2% over the past year and down 93.9% over the past five years according to Google Finance.

What's the Catch With Global Payout, Inc? According to various disclosures, no transactions have occurred to mention Global Payout, Inc in various investment newsletters. Last Tuesday, Global Payout, Inc announced that they have launched the ability to transfer money to China UnionPay (CUP) bank cardholders as CUP is the only domestic bank card organization in China and is the second largest payment network in the world as it represents 70 banks. In mid-January, Global Payout, Inc announced it had received its first contract for 2014 from an international client called Younique GmbH of Switzerland. The press release said this would be the "first of many new contracts and many new international clients expected for both the first quarter of 2014, and throughout the rest of the year." Moreover, the company is expecting 2014 to become their "breakout year in number of new clients, the number of services sold, the number of payment cards issued and in the amount of revenues earned." A look at Global Payout, Inc's financials reveals revenues of $87k (most recent reported quarter), $14k, $2k and $145k for the past four reported quarters along with net losses of $617k (most recent reported quarter), $298k, $786k and $15k. At the end of last September, had $38k in cash and $13k in short term investments to cover $490k in current liabilities and $988k in total liabilities. So it remains to be seen whether 2014 will be a breakout year for Global Payout, Inc.

Blue Water Global Group Inc (OTCBB: BLUU) Recently Gave an Update

Small cap Blue Water Global Group is currently developing a chain of casual dining restaurants in popular tourist destinations throughout the Caribbean under the Blue Water Bar & Grill(TM) brand. Additionally, Blue Water is engaged in making strategic equity investments in promising businesses that are in the early stages of obtaining their own listing on the OTCBB. On Monday, Blue Water Global Group fell 10.61% to $0.0160 for a market cap of $3.63 million.

What's the Catch With Blue Water Global Group Inc? According to various disclosures, transaction of $5k and $15k have or will occur to mention Blue Water Global Group in various investment newsletters. A week ago, Blue Water Global Group announced the authorization of a one-time stock dividend of a portion of its equity holdings in Stream Flow Media, Inc after the latter's shares begin trading on the OTCBB. In mid-January, the Blue Water Global Group announced that it had finalized a Letter of Intent (LOI) with a family owned distillery located on the Caribbean island of Dominica; but due to a non-disclosure provision, the family and distillery name are being withheld until a Definitive Agreement which is expected to occur within the next 90 days. Under the agreement, the distillery would develop and distill three sugarcane based rums (White Rum, Spiced Rum and Holiday Spiced Rum) to be sold under the Blue Water label. Blue Water Global Group also gave an update which noted highlights for 2013, including the acquisition of 20 million shares of Stream Flow Media currently valued at $200,000, extensive due diligence and feasibility studies on several prime restaurant locations in St. Maarten and the establishment of a $5 million credit facility with Dutchess Capital. A look at Blue Water Global Group's financials reveals revenues of zero (most recent reported quarter), zero, $10k and zero for the past four reported quarters along with net losses of $92k (most recent reported quarter), $22k, $56k and $44k. At the end of September, Blue Water Global Group had $26k in cash to cover $216k in current liabilities. So while the Blue Water Global Group may have made some progress last year, that progress appears to not have trickled down to the top or bottom lines yet.