TheWaitingGame: I think the expectation is that once the year-end financials are released, it will open up the doors to subsequent releases that provide material updates.  It is the anticipation of those material updates I believe is driving the price up.  The year-end financials are the line in the sand.

Agreed. The stock exchange is always trading expectations, which are now and then adjusted by reality. I admit to enjoy the 52-weeks high, but overall I don’t give much to the daily/weekly ups and downs, let alone try to explain or even anticipate them. I think if I could anticipate others’ anticipations, I would be awfully rich already.