My whole point in starting this thread, for those who are...

My whole point in starting this thread, for those who are predominantly not trading in this stock, was to highlight the difference between WHEN a deal/s is/are signed and IF any occur at all. Of course there is an inter-relationship between the two. In the absence of the first significant deal every investor must periodically assess this inter-relationship. If this is done on a daily basis then there is the potential for a whole lot of (perhaps unnecessary) stress ahead. There around 85 or so trading day sleeps until Xmas, if that is the deadline. They may pass very slowly if daily assessment is the criterion. Perhaps better to concentrate on company announcements and the objective views of those not preoccupied with market sentiment driven SP and timelines.