Agree, & I have mentioned on several occasions there is evidence...

Agree, & I have mentioned on several occasions there is evidence that banks have illegally manipulated precious metal markets, up or down, however if you think that's the reason why it peaked & fell in a heap then you are deluding yourself. In regards your recent data, perhaps correspond that with the USD strength & it may make more sense. Silver tends to lag gold's trend & gold to has been under pressure, however imo has held relatively well again considering the strength of the USD. I doubt very much at this point that any bank is illegally manipulating silver as there is far too much attention on that very behavior right now.