bix weir looks at the performance of silver in the first quarter of the past several years:

Knowing that the Banking Cabal tries to control the price of silver (at all times and at all costs) I ran the 1st Quarter gain/loss % on Silver for the last 10 years. I found that from Jan 1st to March 31st the Cabal basically won 8 out of 10 times but their losses resulted in OUTSTANDING upward price moves.

Year = 1st Quarter Silver Price Moves

2000 = -11%
2001 = -6%
2002 = +1%
2003 = -7%
2004 = +34%
2005 = -19%
2006 = -10%
2007 = -10%
2008 = -14%
2009 = +49%

Basically, what this tells me is that the first quarter is usually chalked up as a win for the bad guys...but when the good guys take them on THEY LOSE BADLY! I have a good feeling that the 1st quarter of 2010 will shatter the 2004 and 2009 gains for several reasons:

1) There are many more silver investors than in the past 10 years
2) There is very good information available on the silver manipulation tactics
3) The CFTC is running out of excuses on finalizing their "Silver Investigation"
4) The new Financial Reform Bill will become law very soon
5) There is talk of physical silver shortages EVERYWHERE
6) Hedge funds have begun to come into the monetary metals
7) JP Morgan's 200M oz COMEX short position is now "common knowledge"!

Buckle up my friends for a wild ride!