AOI, Africa Oil Corp. update

Then, about a month ago, and now charts as usual;

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and in detail we are now;

aoi feb 7 2013 s 

So we remain of the opinion that wave 4 of a 5-wave up sequence ended recently and therefore wave 5 should take us to new highs. We have not yet completed wave 1 of 5, it seems to need another leg up but this is somewhat tentative as it is possible to count the first up leg of 5 as complete. In any event we should go higher. A drop below $6.75 would cast some doubt on this interpretation. The target would be about $15 if the channel holds.

AOI.V, Africa Oil Corp update

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Whenever you hit a top, your next expectation is that the stock will drop back to the 4th wave of previous degree and erase about 50 t0 62% of the gains it made in the entire preceding up leg. The 4th is just under $6.50. 50% is about $5 and 60% $6 so that could normally take the stock to $6 or perhaps $5. So far the stock has dropped to $7 and consequently has not (yet) fulfilled these two reasonable expectations.

Next correction always take the form of an a-b-c, which can be a flat 3-3-5 or a zig-zag 5-3-5. The drop from $11 to $7 is hard to count but almost certainly does not have the required b part un less it is the triangle as shown. For a 4th wave it is already rather big so it is a better bet that it is a b-wave triangle as shown in the alternative. That implies that the c is yet to come. Add it all up and it is probable too early to buy. As they say, good things come to those that wait.

By comparison here is another Vancouver stock that has almost completed the ride down, but much deeper than AOI;

CUA JUL 2012aoi JUL 2012 B

AOI is repeated here, on the left, to make the comparison easier. Of particular interest is the RSI, in the case of CUA it went to “oversold” levels, AOI is still comfortable in the middle of the range at about 50.

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Clear 5 up? Maybe. Certainly Friday’s stellar performance has “blow-off” qualities with a nice little throw-over. If so a pull back to the 4th of previous degree should be next. Looking at the big picture, it is perfectly clear that this speculative stock, quoted on a speculative exchange Has had a rather volatile pas;

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It has taken 16 years to “double-top”.  This could just as easily be an a-b-c counter-trend rally as the start of a new beginning. A well in Keyna looks promising, is what gave the stock its latest spurt .  Given the past one might be well advised to step aside to see what these forward-looking statements really mean.