Well, almost. Not EZ or that great savvy gent wearing the Hawaiian shirt, but we have the people we need: IFY and JJ and the others who have kept the rest of us informed and knowledgeable. Many, many thanks to all of them, particularly from lurkers like me, a true free-rider. (When we have our party in Tahiti, though, the first round's on me.)

For sure Lopezian will opt in to the class action litigation. Seems like a slam-dunk.

Meanwhile, it appears to me the price of gold is headed gradually up again, a dependable uptrend. (What do you think, gang, is there agreement on this?) For the past few weeks, anyway, I've been trading this trend, selling weekly put options on GDXJ. When they're exercised, I sell calls, building in a cap gain. Working fine so far, and if anyone wants details, gimme a PM.

Thanks again to our hardworking experts, and hi, everybody.

Lope