In case anyone is wondrering about sentiment:
XAU up 3.6%
HUI up 3.7% (and over 520)
SLVXF up 9.6%
SLW up 3.6%
SSRI up 2.9%
Silver, the metal, is up about 3.5%
All but one of my silver stocks are up but one. The sector is up. The metal is up. In short sentiment is up.