fair enough comments glow. someone help me here. i know that the can$/us currency rate has been making the news but i also see that nickel is at its highest rate in over 2 years. nickel price has gone up almost 10% in the last month and, even better yet, in around 35 - 40% or so since the beginning of 2010. so, again, i'm just curious as to what is going on since our s/p has been $0.20 +/- one or two pennies for a couple of months. and yes, i know about the chinese loans but.........................