why is mtn taking off, page-12

stock of miner whose exploration operations are simply suspended indefinitely in the minds of most south australians suddenly reverses its long downward trend in 2 days

explanation A "with mitsubutzi closing a 1000 jobs a few weeks ago, and SA in recession,with projects like MTN in the wings, albeit with a minority of greenies doing the war dance,maybe the tide of sentiment has turned to the tune of state economics."

as opposed to B "This stock leaks like a sieve before announcements. Always has done."

spot the plausible explanation!