RE: 14.3013 Apr 2021 02:31
Strange how this was one of my best and worst shares. Before HE1 reversed into AOGL I tried buying the dips, but there were no real rises and it just kept going down. I have made a lot back but still not at breakeven, although I have managed to gradually increase my holding over the last 4 months without investing any extra money.
The SP has been going sideways for around 4 months - I kept a core holding, but tried to sell the remainder on the highs then buy the lows. Missed a few and mistimed a few, but gradually increased my core holding as I kept hold of the extra shares this created. I was confident that no matter what, the SP would be going up when it got close to drilling time; so even if I had ended up buying at a peak, my level of exposure was something I felt comfortable with. If you think the SP will finish higher than it is now, buy. You can sell part of your holding to buy in lower if you think the SP has spiked for the day and will fall back.
We now have around 4 weeks until drilling starts if mid May is still the target. People are taking longer term positions and traders will be reducing their activity. FOMO - fear of missing out. There will still be intraday fluctuations, but I am not sure there will be many days where the SP is down from now on. There will be some profit taking - that's why we are all here at the end of the day. I think we have about 3 weeks of gradual increases before we see a last surge of investors coming in. Some will want to be in for the drill results, but some will want out before the drilling start as there are no guarantees of a commercially viable find.
Work out how much you are willing to lose and don't have much more than that in before you think the drill results will be announced. If you think the company will either strike at Rukwa or one of their other sites, then pay your money and place your bets. The risk/reward are both high, but I wouldn't want anyone to think there is no risk.
6 months ago I was sitting on a large loss because I'm a stubborn fool - that's why I went offline for about 2 years. If I hadn't invested £1.5k here when it was a cash shell I would still have most of that loss. If Covid hadn't happened, HE1 would probably be on the Australian Stock exchange instead of here and I'd still have my losses.
Taking profit is never a bad thing, even if you miss out on more profit. You haven't lost any of your money and can look for the next opportunity. Work out how much you could accept losing and you better have a good reason for exceeding that exposure. I hope I've learned my lesson - I hope you don't repeat it.
GLA DYOR.