Your analysis is right on. We went from several weeks of weak , fear- dominated markets, in which the bears and bashers ran wild, simply because there was a buyers strike. Since all pricing takes place only between the stock volumes that trade (less than 1% on a lot of days) the stock was taken down rather quickly when there were few buyers. The weak price had much less to do with any change in fundamentals.  Now, with Ben's head back in the daylight, we are seeing all those forces reverse, and quite quickly. Add to that improved fundamentals (less risk in future nickel demand for one ) and your perfect storm may make Rita and Katrina look like gentle breezes. The professional investors are on this, and they can now no longer wait for market or sentiment weakness. We probably won't even need a spring bear hunt ! Hope you all enjoy the Big Game.