"It's surprising how gold stocks have held up this time instead of being slaughtered,"
Agree, Denpal. They're a leading indicator both down and up when it comes to the general market. Who knows how much the DOW will need to drop before Bernanke announces QE3 which will support the markets AND gold... I think that's when the gold stocks go for a good run as they did in 2009/10 after outperforming late 2008 when the markets were still falling.