Thanks, GWR.

From here on I will try to make money in Gold and Silver trading and plough back the profits into ECU and other undervaluated miners. I have become a trader by force due to a heavily manipulated market.

Let the article below by Nicholas (Niklaas?) in Midas of 31 December be a guide as to how to make a profit in this market. I thank him for the details. It was an eye opener for me.

"The latest from our man in Nigeria…

Good Morning (again) Bill (from Nigeria)

The fact that the final 2009 London fixing has just been finalized at $1,104 (up from yesterday’s $1,087.50 pm fix) gives a real clue as to the manipulation of the gold price. The final ye valuation number is emotive puff. Gold was allowed to rise today because the final bond auction of this week was the 7 year bond auction of 30th Dec 2009.

This is the "sure thing’ 2010 trading strategy until gold blows its top-after all ,does it matter if one buys and holds for the (inevitable) blast off, which may be delayed beyond 2010 or alternatively profit by the same 5% (say) move on the price of gold 26 times over in 2010.Get out of your trading position by (say) 7th Jan 2010, because there is a TIPS 10yr auction on Monday 11th Jan 2010, and then a 3,10, and 30 year bond auction on the next three days. Get back into your short term positions on the evening of 14th Jan 2010 and enjoy the ride, but be out by Thursday 21st Jan 2010 because on 26-28 Jan 2010 is a 2,5 and 7 year auction. Then back in, but be out by 5th Feb 2010 because of the 3,10, and 30 year bond auctions on 9,10,11. Feb 2010. Then back in, but DEFINITELY be out by 18th Feb 2010 because on 22 Feb 2010 is A THIRTY YEAR TIPS AUCTION-gold will have to be completely TRASHED for that auction. Then follows 2,5, and 7 year auctions on 23 to 25 Feb 2010. Then get back in –are you getting the idea? Just get the timing right, because the Cartel has nowhere else to go except to keep up the same criminal manipulation until its game , set and match. The USA is completely broke so lots of bond auctions , BUT TURN THESE PERIODS INTO GOLD TRADING OPPORTUNITIES! Think about it. BUT ALWAYS HOLD A CORE POSITION BECAUSE GOLD CAN (AND WILL) EXPLODE UPWARDS IN NANO SECONDS WHEN SOME LARGE DUMBED DOWN INVESTOR, SUDDENLY WANTS POSSESSION OF HIS PHYSICAL AND DISCOVERS ITS LONG GONE.
Regards
Nicholas"