Hotsnot - Welcome aboard.DD is very important in high-risk sectors of investment. The more information you can acquire, the more you can minimize your risk. The trick is to figure out what is real info and what is pure crap! It sounds like you have been doing a good filter job. Personally I don't give price movement stats much weight in my decisions. I try to buy stock that has the best chance of having a future value greater than the present value. If this is the case then I could care less about the daily fluctuations, price barriers, support levels, etc. Then again, some people do well day trading a high volatile stock. The most important reason for the SP to move is based on news that either supports or contrasts the probability of a greater future value of an exploration resource company.