Well it looks like you cant loose with silver the world gets scarey people buy silver,China's exports jump they buy more silver its a win win situation.Also Wednesdays high of 17.65 was about an 8 week high.
"Gold for immediate delivery has risen 25 percent in the past year, while silver jumped 38 percent. China�s exports rose for a third month, by 46 percent, in February, the customs bureau reported today. This was more than the 38.3 percent median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of 28 economists."