The sentiment has begun to change as indicated in by the recent performance on the Venture Exchange, however this change is slow at first and will gain momentum in the coming weeks and months.
We observed the same phenomenon in mid 2005 that led to a peak for many of the juniors in mid 2006. Patterns repeat and although this bull market may be 8 years old the majority of the gains will be made in the next few years as the underlying commodity prices begin to accelerate higher.