RE:Actual bet on this selloff's lowVT,
Normally I'd expect a hostile bid for the Company with an offer 50% above market close. I don't see how that would get past RF and other insiders. So that's definitely out. I sure hope the Company has a plan, and doesn't intend to dilute at the worst possible time. They could have raised equity at $5 practically anytime last year. Once the picture clears up in SA and Congo over the next few months, they should go for debt.
WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW HOW THE COMPANY INTENDS TO FINANCE - EQUITY OR DEBT. We need to hear this directly from the Company, not Top Advisor.
Interest rates are still st historical lows. There are circumstances limiting Fed policy. If they push too hard it would likely trigger a global financial pandemic, as rates around the world are recalibrated irresistibly upwards by Fed decision making. In the same way trillions in cheap Chinese savings dropped global rates in the 2000s, higher Fed rates would raise interest costs all over the world. Other nations will be forced to match the US in order to rollover existing debt and fund government deficits. I can't see the fed funds rate going too far past 3% from 1.5% today. Even that could be a heavy lift in today's global economy. Debt will likely remain a reasonable option for years to come.