Likewise I am not happy although it was predictable. Fortunately I sold some SLW @ $40 in anticipation of the whackdown. So I have some dry powder for Friday. Pic remains optimistic, but I see 2 more shoes to drop before Blythe is finished with us. The first is CME raising margin calls on gold. This hurts the shorts as well as the longs so maybe it is a last resort and since the Cartel are doing so well they may save this for another day. The second is Bernanke NOT announcing any more quantitative easing at his Jackson Hole speech Friday(?). This is priced into the market but the Cartel will spin it as a big negative for G&S. If we can survive until Monday, next week is looking good.