I really care less for why gold or silver get smashed or drop or gain etc. Mainly because I am probably going to leave my physical metals to my children and just maybe then there will be a time when price discovery will work. I don't buy physical gold and silver these days and haven't since a few years ago, I wish I had the capital to do so even now. I have been all in since 2008 when gold was 880ish and silver was 16ish. I have seen posters come and go and I have taken on board some wise advise. I have posted this article before and I will again tonight because it was reading this article that the "penny" dropped for me. I hope it does for one of you people as well. http://www.24hgold.com/english/contributor.aspx?article=1440323776G10020&contributor=Alf+Field