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Penny Play Trading Alert - DDCC On the Verge of Waking Up?
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February 2, 2024

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Good morning, friends and fellow traders. Ever heard of "special situation" investing? It's not as common as... say a familiar theme like growth investing or hunting for buyout targets, mainly because there just aren't very many truly special situations out there. That's what makes our special situation trading idea today all the more special. The usual cautions apply, of course. Those are, only trade what you can afford to lose and apply entry-limits and stop-losses. On the flipside, with risk comes the potential for great reward, and I can see this particular reward being dished out in a big way with little to no warning. It would be surprising if you've heard of Double Crown Resources (DDCC). For all intents and purposes it's only been doing anything of real interest for a few months now, and has yet to post any results reflecting its rekindled efforts. On the other hand, all the work it's been doing for the past few months has been simmering, and there's a good chance the company could start driving serious revenue just like it flipped on a light switch. Once it does, I doubt there will be any looking back. I'll go ahead and concede right now I'm not going to do the company justice by describing everything it's doing, how it's doing it, and how it will do in the future. For that, I'll just refer you back to Double Crown Resources' recently-updated website. My only goal today is to explain what the company does and why we think you should care. Long story made short, Double Crown Resources is a minerals and resources middleman, and an inventor looking to start monetizing a very clever technology. Let's start with the technology first just because it's the coolest idea I've seen in a while. Have you ever wondered how different kinds of goods are shipped? Most people know crude oil is shipped internationally in the hull of massive tankers, while coal is generally transported from one side of the country to the other in a hopper train car. Most people also know goods like smartphones, jeans, and furniture are shipped inside giant 20-foot and 40-foot metal "intermodal" box containers. And in most cases, the way these goods are shipped makes the most sense. But what about goods like grain, gravel, fertilizer pellets, and the like? The nature of these commodities makes them a bit of a pain to deal with since they have to be collected and re-separated so many times between the seller and the buyer; each time they're touched or redistributed by a logistics middleman costs money -- and time -- as well as poses risk of loss of some of the material. What if, however, there was a way to remove all the risks and hassle of shipping things like pellets or beans or salt, but still utilize all the flexibility of intermodal containers? Well, there is. It's called Translock2 (Translock Squared), and it's going to revolutionize the way many material companies deliver their goods. The nearby picture is a Translock2 container. It should look vaguely familiar to most of you. It's essentially an intermodal container in terms of size and shape, but mechanically is a delivery and dispensing platform for drybulk goods. The design allows commodities like sand or livestock feed to be moved with all the flexibility of intermodal transportation, but without any of the headache of aggregating and splitting up those goods to get them properly shipped to their final destination. With Translock2, drybulk purchases are packaged up by the seller at the supply source, and then delivered -- just as ordered -- all the way to the buyer's site in the container. No muss, no fuss. To answer the next question, yes, Double Crown Resources has a pending patent on the Translock2. In fact, the USPTO's examination of the interlocking system has been fast-tracked. Keep that tidbit in your back pocket for a moment. As for how it could be monetized, Double Crown can license the design of Translock2 to other manufacturers, though it can (and already has) fabricated some of its own to sell. The revenue opportunity is kind of hard to pinpoint just because there's nothing out there like it. We do know, though, the company has a $1 million commitment for the sale of 50 Translock2 containers, which translates into a price of $20,000 each. We also know that approximately $30 billion is spent every year delivering drybulk goods. From a sheer tonnage perspective, about 4 billion tons of drybulk goods were shipped by sea; much of that tonnage could have easily been shipped in Translock2 containers. As for intermodal containers, about 130 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) were ferried last year. From whichever direction you look at it, a small sliver of that market would be a windfall or DDCC. That's not the only thing Double Crown Resources has going on right now, however. It's not been active on the mining front for a while, so you won't see any of this activity reflected in the company's recent earnings reports. But, 2016 is going to be a real reawakening year for Double Crown's minerals and metals business. Double Crown has to get a lot of credit for making smart decisions. Unlike so many other miners who continued to dig - and incur expenses - without really knowing if they would be able to sell what they dug up, DDCC won purchase commitments first before committing to produce anything. Case in point: In November, the company secured a five-year industrial mineral - barite - deal that could be worth up to $20 million in revenue. With guaranteed business, Double Crown can now justify tapping into established supply sources. Also in November the company inked a copper supply deal that could be worth up to $40 million worth of revenue. We don't know that every deal will be such a proverbial slam dunk; it does own and invest in speculative mining operations. We do know, though, the company's general mining efforts are a smart, low-risk way of being in the business. The next obvious question: Why invest in DDCC now? We've got two opinions on that matter. First, this is a compelling combination of a turnaround story and an idea story very few people have heard of yet. The turnaround lies in the fact that the company has restarted its mining operations here at the cusp of a commodity recovery. The "idea" aspect is, of course, the game-changing Translock2 technology. There's nothing else out there like it, and the idea opens the door to a lot of options for drybulk suppliers and users. Ships that weren't designed to carry bulk commodities can now do so. Second, just this morning the company confirmed it - the pending patent on Translock2 is no longer pending. The U.S. Patent Office approved it. From here Double Crown Resources can start to monetize it in several ways without the fear of copycats poaching the idea. Revenue should start to flow shortly, given the strength of the idea. What I find most amazing about the whole thing is that Double Crown Resources is still only a $6.8 million company poised to be a disrupter in a multi-billion industry. That said, judging from the shape of the chart I think the market's finally starting to catch on. Take a look. DDCC was simply sliding sideways early in the year, but about a month ago we started to see some significant buying pressure even without any major news from the company. My guess? As is usually the case, there are no secrets - somebody out there always knows something. I'd be willing to bet someone saw this day coming. Regardless of how it all took shape, the message is still the same. That is, traders are starting to take notice and are betting the company is going places. We don't disagree. Our only advice is, given the acceleration of the chart so far we wouldn't tarry with any entry you may wish to make. We've got a printable research report on DDCC at the site, as well as a web-page version of the same. Here's this morning's press release explaining all the relevant details about the approved patent. Double Crown Resources Receives Approval of Patent on Interlocking Commodity Transport System from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office New Containerized Bulk Transport and Storage System Ready to Offer Major Advantages to Global Shipping Markets HENDERSON, NV, May 10, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Double Crown Resources, Inc. (DDCC), is very pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance on the current application for the interlocking, intermodal bulk commodity transport system called Translock² (Translock Squared). The Notice of Allowance confirms that the Translock² technology meets all requirements for a U.S. Patent and that the patent is expected to issue shortly. With this patent, Double Crown Resources will have the exclusive use of this technology throughout the United States. Building off of these positive developments, Double Crown management anticipates that the international patenting efforts for Translock² will also soon be successful. In 2015, Double Crown filed an international patent application pursuant to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) to protect inventive aspects of the Translock² system in other countries. Double Crown management plans to leverage its success with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to quickly secure additional patent rights in various other countries, for example using Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) agreements. Regarding this milestone achievement, President Allen E. Lopez commented, "I am extremely proud of our Translock² design and engineering team as well as our legal professionals who made certain that every essential step in this process to obtaining the patent was performed to the highest standards on every detail. It is significant to note that the granting of this patent will come at the 60th anniversary of containerized shipping, as covered in a recent shipping industry journal article at MarineLink.com (reference link: 60th Birthday for Container Shipping) and also just when a major new global shipping alliance has been formed, as announced on JOC.com (reference link: Container shipping’s new Ocean Alliance is born). Now, with the U.S. Patent Office's Notice of Allowance in our hands, we can clearly demonstrate to the global shipping industry that Double Crown Resources will be the marketing source for the unmatched technological advantages of the interlocking, intermodal bulk commodity transport container system. Translock² will provide major cost and time savings to the world's commodity shippers across multiple industries by reducing the number of product handling and transfer steps, significantly expediting the loading and unloading of cargo, improving product security and integrity, elevating operator safety standards and protecting the environment from undesired spillage. Translock² is ready to bring all these benefits to the commercial shipping arena in 2016 and beyond." About Double Crown Resources, Inc. Double Crown Resources, Inc., is a publicly traded company in the natural resources industry. In addition to our minerals and global commodities supply business, we market the patent-pending, multi-advantage container system called Translock² (Translock Squared). This system is designed for highly efficient, economical and environmentally friendly shipment of aggregate commodities. Additionally, we hold a 100% interest in the Bateman gold and nickel prospect near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Double Crown Resources, Inc., originally founded in 2006, is based in Henderson, NV with marketing offices in Houston, TX. Neither this press release nor any related calls or discussions constitutes an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities. Forward-Looking Statements You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements in this press release. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Words such as "will," "anticipates," "believes," "plans," "goal," "expects," "future," "intends," and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties, and there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors, risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 as updated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is not responsible for updating the information contained in this press release beyond the published date, or for changes made to this document by wire services or Internet services. For further information about Double Crown Resources, Inc., please refer to its website at http://www.doublecrownresources.com. Double Crown Resources, Inc. Jerold S. Drew, CEO & Chairman of the Board 10120 S. Eastern Ave. Suite 200 Henderson, Nevada 89052 Phone: (707) 961-6016 Email: info@doublecrownresources.com