Ease...I don't think it was the spike that spooked anyone but I'd bet that drastic pullback from .65 down to .50 spooked a lot of newbies and could-have-been owners.
Until we see gradual increases(maybe even a nice big one thrown in there too) that do not have a drastic pullbacks right after them we won't be getting that long-term, gut- it- out- till- the-end type investor.
Nice moderate daily gains with less moderate pullbacks thrown in will et us to higher numbers.
That's where IMO the PR the accompanies the next Q will be of greater importance to me at least than pure numbers.