Antares Pharma Inc. (ATRS)

It was a challenging week for the portfolio, as it was for the markets in general, as only of our active positions finished the week higher.

Last week we started a small position in Digital Turbine and added to two other holdings.

We exited one position and initiated a new one as eight of our holdings outpaced the Russell 2000's 5% increase last week.

We made several trades last week, as all the major stock market indices posted gains.

We saw some meaningful swings, both positive and negative, in several portfolio positions last week.

We trimmed our holdings in 2 positions and added to another last week as the Russell 2000 took a hit.

Antares Pharma and Encana are on our radar today.

We made several trades last week as all the major domestic stock market indices moved lower for the five days.

Our portfolio fell along with the broader market (especially small-caps), but there were some bright spots as well.

Here's our current thinking on AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Antares Pharma, CPI Aerostructures and Pareteum.

While the portfolio experienced some pain last week along with the broader market, 12 of our holdings beat the Russell 2000 either on an absolute or relative basis.

We exited a position last week for a nice gain as the market continued to rise.

As the momentum of earnings season rose last week, we made several trades including initiating a new position in Innovative Solutions and Support.

We added to one position last week as as the small-cap heavy Russell 2000 dipped.

We added to one position and initiated another during a shortened holiday week.

We initiated a new position and added to a couple of others as we closed the books on the second quarter.

Last week we started two new positions, trimmed a winner and exited another name as the markets moved higher across the board.

With the market rising last week, we saw favorable action in several of our holdings and booked some hefty gains in one name.

With the market rebounding, the majority of our positions rose week over week.

During the week, we exited our position in KushCo Holdings and initiated Antares Pharma.

We will close out KushCo Holdings, largely replacing it with an initial position in Antares Pharma.

There’s enough to like about Antares Pharma to keep an eye on it.

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