This is as agresive as I have heard Ted B..... For those of you on this board (if any) who don't at least pay attention to his articles and interviews he has many decades invested in the silver scene and I doubt there are many in this world who are as in tuned with this sector as he. Not to mention a rare man of INTEGRITY. Kings World has a weekly interview with Ted for those interested.

After what we have endured for the last couple of years it is tough for me to say this but I think chances are very good that not only are the general markets going to get a good lambasting but the PM shares will get pulled down hard initially before they begin following the physical metals again. I've made a decision to pull 20% off the table of my most speculative PM shares and place it straight into Sprott's new Silver ETF for now. This coming from a guy who earlier this week just piled in most of his remaining cash into more ECU.

Hobbers over on the ECU board dropped a note of the Russian Central Bank circulating gold coins showing signs of rust. Would that not be horrible if found to be true...

Deno G.

In private commentary to his subscribers yesterday, Ted (Butler) had this to say about silver... "The one thing I am not concerned with in the least is whether the silver manipulation is going to end soon, regardless of CFTC involvement. Everything I look at says the time is nigh; physical market conditions being at the top of a long list. So convinced am I or the silver manipulation's demise that let me advance an idea I don't mention very often. It's not just a question of the timing, but more in the nature of how the silver manipulation will end. By definition, all manipulations end suddenly and violently in price. I am convinced that the silver manipulation will end with the most violent move to the upside in history. I see no other way. It will be, quite literally, almost an overnight affair, with the silver price moving higher in the shortest time ever. Of course, I can't tell you which night, just that it feels real close to me. Therefore, this a time for maximum exposure; including [if you've taken complete leave of your senses] call options."