"but where is the proof of anything?"
Were there proof of anything, the share price would be very much higher, and I would not buying. You want proof, fine, but you do so at a cost.
Speculation provides the best rewards, if there are rewards to be had. Proof moves the risk more to the investment category. Sounds to me that you need to be into investment grade stocks and not speculative exploration-phase miners. I say that because it seems you really don't have the stomach for it, or an understanding of risk in regards to speculation v. investment.
"The falling and idle pps is a clear picture of what the market thinks."
Ah, so that explains it! You are a believer in the "Efficient Market Theory", which suggests that the market knows, understands and reacts appropriately to every bit of information on every stock.
That's kind'a outdated thinking, isn't it? Did the market anticipate the real estate crash? Did the market understand that the Financial Crisis was looming and stocks were going to get cut in half? At what point in it's history did the market know that Apple would win the valuation race with Microsoft? Can anyone explain Google's stock success as measured by it's P/E ratio?
No, sir, Efficient Market Theory does not work well, especially when one attempts to apply it to exploration-phase miners, or oil drillers, or bio-tech start-ups, or "clean" energy companies dependent on subsidies, ...and the list goes on.
Happy to help you climb your leaning curve here. Keep asking questions. It's health for you.
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