Trying to think of another possible out come. The DOW drop could be a double edged sword for miners if instead of the typical run to liquidity and the $USD, the dollar falls with it and the run is into gold and silver thus making our miners go up. The blatant manipulation holding gold down and the $USD up by the Fed, commercials and Specs could be a slingshot being pulled back for a launch to $3,000 gold. Like I said, this manipulation could be going both ways, one setting up the other.
Just another way to see it.