"In my opinion yesterday's take down had little to do with the financials, but an organized short attack across the board. All the main silver's were hit and hit hard. It's a war out there and they want your shares, because they know they can't contain the physical market's explosion and know full well that the shares will be soon to follow."

I think you're missing an aspect of why this is happening. The markets are going up because the powers that be are using their funds to jack it up making the economy look healthier and increase confidence. It is also the reason for the vary shallow volumes as they spread themselves out. In the process, it is also important to take down silver and gold where they can to keep people out of them and in other equities so as to slow down the demise of the dollar and the run to silver and gold. It's bigger than just trying to shake out the weak. The people that are being shaken out are the traders and quick money folks who try to beat the swings. The smart money doesn't even flinch and was in before any of this began as they are the ones who invented this whole scenario.

Why doesn't the gov't do something about this awful market manipulation....SEC....OSC? Who do you think is doing the manipulation?