ted butler gave an interview in which he reported that the commercial short and speculative long positions in gold and silver have again reached record extremes. he also discussed the silver etf, which he believes is now owed 30 million ounces of silver.
there is also an interview with ed steer, who said the silver chart would be a vertical line if the banks stopped suppressing the price of metals.
http://www.kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/Broadcast_Gold+/Entries/2009/9/18_Ted_Butler_on_the_Metals_Market.html