Shares of Canada’s tech company BlackBerry (TSX:BB)(NYSE:BB) have been volatile this year. BlackBerry stock rose from $8.44 a share at the start of 2021 to touch a multi-year high of $31.5 at the end of January. It’s currently trading at $13.22 at the time of this report. The stock began its upward spiral in December 2020 after it disclosed a partnership with Amazon Web Services in order to develop a cloud-based automotive platform called IVY. This platform will be based on BlackBerry’s embedded operating system known as QNX. The stock again gained momentum in January after it settled a patent infringement lawsuit against social media giant