imo some is from positioning of early money to selected miners and much of it from wanting to harbor powder out of $usd jeopardy Look at EXK over past 7 or 10 days priced in ounces if silver per share The more the pressure from funds flow to the precious metals the more the effort to periodically slam those prices down, with the by-product of harvesting some gain It appears to be a matter of who will end up with the stronger hand as the metals physically continue to move out of the west jmo