Closed January 2 at 82 cents. The shorts made money, George made money, the syndicate who shorted their inventory made money, everyone else lost big time. If you were foolish enough to buy(hindsight) in the first six months of the year and hold, tax loss selling at these levels is a no brainer.

The good news, unless this thing goes to zero, 2014 should offer very little for the shorts. Then again, this thing could go to zero.

I'm hoping the Barrick deal is indication that the bottom is in for the miners.