Two things:

First, I read all the time about how naked shorts are going to be covered, and this will spur the big rally. Do they? Who says that naked shorts will ever have to be covered? THEY'RE NAKED! Counterfeit! What are the alternatives to covering? Just asking. What if all the shares purchased by the bigger investors are in some way guaranteed and those purchased in the open market by us retail guys are not. What if we all own the naked stuff and the big players own the real deal? Just asking

Second and on an entirely different OT vein:

This is a blog that Ed Steer recommended Friday as "must read...but probably the most important posting that has ever appeared in this column."

http://fofoa.blogspot.com/2013/02/checkmate.html

It's long and complicated, but I have never read a more convincing argument for the things that are happening to the gold (and by association silver). Please take the time to check this out.