It's a funny old world when people get spooked out of risk assets only to park their money in riskier ones, i.e. US Government Bonds. I expect gold to attact capital inflows in any sovereign debt induced sell off.

However, you might be right initially about the miners Strike, but would you dare trade the move, i.e. bail out and hope to get in lower? There is no way this bull is throwing me off it's back chasing a trade. I'm just going to continue with my strategy of stubbornly sitting on my bullion and gold stocks until the mania occurs...be right, sit tight...