The BOYZ want silver below $18 for options expiry Thursday afternoon. As usual they mount a 3 prong attack against gold, then silver and then precious metal stocks. Either the BOYZ took a coffee break at the wrong time or the buying pressure overwhelmed them. The jpm's aren't being allowed to participate in the ride to the upside yet. While the HUI is flat the TSX-Venture is down 1.25% and until we see some improvement in jpm's, I am not convinced that the Cartel is going to roll over.