Hi pegwatcher Not really! i still have a bit of gold I bought on this retrace but I'm not going to hold it on any further drop. the metals and many other commodities have be in "pseudotrend" for a while and I'm stepping back for a while to wait for the smoke to clear. I've gone flat on my retirement account which is where I trade stocks. I'll probably look to go short next, but not right away. In other words it all looks like a period of flux and possible trend change so just watching.