{"id":803,"date":"2013-01-21T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T11:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=803"},"modified":"2013-03-25T20:14:36","modified_gmt":"2013-03-25T20:14:36","slug":"thestockwizards-give-viking-minerals-inc-otcvkml-a-stab-in-the-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/articles\/thestockwizards-give-viking-minerals-inc-otcvkml-a-stab-in-the-back\/","title":{"rendered":"TheStockWizards Give Viking Minerals Inc (OTC:VKML) a Stab in the Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"4VKML_chart.png\"There is no such thing as a free lunch. If you hold a stake in Viking Minerals Inc (OTC:VKML<\/a>), you will probably know it very well. Having acquired a five-bagger status for a short while, VKML<\/a> crashed down big time last Friday, much to the disappointment of all those greedy traders who were not satisfied with a 550%+ gain. <\/p>\n

\"0VKML_logo.jpg\"Indeed, VKML<\/a> soared 552% on Thursday, Jan 17, powered by the usual scenario, i.e a classic paid pump accompanied by a bombastic corporate update. As it is, TheStockWizards got paid $5,000 to tout VKML<\/a> throughout the day. They did their part by launching an email campaign that spread like wildfire among penny stock traders. The brand-new press release regarding the supposed acquisition of a gold mining property added fuel to the flames, as well. As a result, the company’s stock closed the session as one of the biggest penny stock gainers.<\/p>\n

\"ETGG_failure_1.png\"However, it was at this point that we all had to realize that the pump behind VKML<\/a> had already run its course for at least two reasons.<\/p>\n

To begin with, the vast majority of paid promotions tend to follow one and the same scenario regardless of their budget and continuity: a short-lived boom followed by a grand meltdown. Let us take a look at how other penny stocks performed in the past after getting a promotional treatment by TheStockWizards:<\/p>\n