Maybe the rise is an example how it can pay as a trading strategy, to buy fallen stars the fund managers dump before their year-end assessments, followed by stop loss PI selling, which might explain AEN down near 80p in mid-Dec. The trick is to buy before Christmas and enjoy some recovery in January. Early days to validate this, but it could be interesting to see if this hunch proves itself as there should be wider application for Dec/Jan trading next time around.
Any other current situations come to mind?