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Microcap and small-cap stocks continue to draw elevated trader attention as volatility, sector rotation, and company-specific catalysts create opportunities for outsized price movement. Below is a snapshot of select names currently on investor radars across U.S. and Canadian markets.

Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRCT) —
A digital advertising and marketing technology company delivering data-driven customer acquisition and performance marketing solutions. DRCT operates at the intersection of adtech and analytics, making it sensitive to earnings, revenue growth, and margin expansion updates.

Agape ATP Corporation (Nasdaq: ATPC) —
A Malaysia-based health and wellness company offering healthcare services, nutritional supplements, and consumer products. ATPC is monitored for geographic expansion, operational milestones, and retail-driven momentum.

Brookmount Explorations, Inc. (OTC: BMXI) —
A gold exploration and production company with operating assets in Indonesia and additional exploration properties in North America. BMXI attracts attention as investors seek junior-miner exposure amid renewed interest in precious metals.

VNUE, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNUE) —
A music technology company focused on live concert recording, content monetization, and artist revenue solutions through its Soundstr platform. VNUE is watched for catalog expansion, licensing deals, and developments tied to the live-music economy.

CS Diagnostics Corp. (OTCQB: CSDX) —
A medical technology company developing advanced diagnostic imaging solutions. CSDX remains on watch for regulatory progress, commercialization updates, and healthcare-sector catalysts.

Rapid Dose Therapeutics Corp. (CSE: DOSE | OTC: RDTCF) —
A Canadian life sciences and biotechnology company focused on proprietary oral drug delivery technologies designed to improve absorption and patient compliance. DOSE is followed for licensing agreements, commercialization initiatives, and strategic partnerships.

VYNE Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: VYNE) —
A clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel dermatology treatments. VYNE trades on clinical data, regulatory milestones, and broader biotech sector momentum.

iRobot Corporation (Nasdaq: IRBT) —
The consumer robotics pioneer best known for the Roomba brand. IRBT now trades as a high-risk, event-driven equity following restructuring and bankruptcy developments, drawing short-term traders focused on volatility rather than long-term fundamentals.

Spanning digital advertising, healthcare, biotech, music technology, robotics, and natural resources, these microcap and small-cap names highlight where volatility, news flow, and sector momentum continue to intersect. While risk levels remain elevated, traders and investors are keeping these stocks on watch for catalyst-driven moves and breakout potential in the current market environment.