I don't agree with your "relatively light volume" comment.
On week just closed we had a volume of A$17.3M against a 10 weeks moving average of A$11.7M. I agree that volume was below average for 8 of the 10 previous weeks, but the last two weeks have seen a strong uptick. This is good IMHO.
Weekly Chart of NEA & Volume bars attached - as per 19 Jan 2019.
NEA Price at posting:
$1.97 Sentiment: Hold Disclosure: Held