i just got this e-mail from bill murphy of gata, who reports that silver (and gold) are doing well in after hours trading:

MIDAS ALERT!
 
In my commentary tonight, I reported on the ridiculous raid 
by JP Morgan Chase on the silver market to nullify the spectacular aspects of 
the technical close above $20 and a 
two and one year half high. The JPM bums, and long time 
Gold Cartel veteran gold GATA antagonists, took the price of 
silver from $ 20.11 to $19.93 in minutes in late Access 
Market trading for no reason ... based on no outside market activity.
 
At post time, which is 9:30 CT, silver is $20.15 bid, 
which means the ALL MIGHTY silver banker tycoons have 
been stuffed.  Even gold is challenging $1250, a key 
resistance area for the low-lifes of Larry Summers' 
Behavioral Financial Program.
 
The reason for this alert is that I suspect, as a former 
limit position commodity trader, that the weak hand of 
the JP Morgan and allies short position, was just called 
into bluff ? and I THINK, that the JPM camp blinked and 
is standing a bit naked.
 
Gold and silver prices are likely to explode from here. 
This could be a historic pricing period for precious 
metals.  Those who know what GATA knows, will know why!