PALM BEACH,  Fla., /PRNewswire/ -- Due to COVID-19-related lockdown measures there is an increased interest in gaming. With the outbreak of COVID-19, home entertainment seems to be the only option for gamers in lockdown while cinemas and theaters continue their' door-closed' policy to prevent the disease. Recent surveys show that video gamers in reported that they spent 45% more time playing video games amid the quarantine than in the previous week… but the global gaming markets were growing even before the pandemic. A report from Mordor Intelligence noted that in 2019 the global gaming market was valued at billion… New Zoo  that the World's 2.7 billion gamers will spend on games in 2020 and it will surpass by 2023… Mordor  that they expected revenues  to reach a value of by 2025, registering a CAGR of 9.17% over the forecast period (2020 – 2025). The Mordor report added: "The emergence of cloud gaming is driving the market. Recent advances in advanced cloud technology have turned the idea of cloud gaming into reality. In cloud gaming, the server, where all the games are stored, does all the computation work, which includes game scene rendering, game logic processing video encoding, and video streaming… This new sector is also seen as a serious competitor for the traditional game market."    Active tech companies in the markets this week include (TSX-V: PXI) (OTCPK: PNXPF), (OTCPK: TCEHY), (NASDAQ: ATVI),  (NASDAQ: EA), (NASDAQ: ATVI), (CSE: FANS) (OTCQB: FUNFF).

Activision Blizz (NASDAQ:ATVI) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $76.69 to a high of $77.90. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.6%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $77.34 on volume of 567,000 shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.

Activision Blizz (NASDAQ:ATVI) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $76.69 to a high of $77.90. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.6%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $77.34 on volume of 567,000 shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.