I have no plans to accumulate juniors either - except in a couple of specific areas. I've sold everything that had a decent bid, but I am stuck with some no-bid stuff I bought last year. I'll just have to wait until the juniors come back to life - probably not until third quarter.
Right now Venture looks a lot like it did during tax loss season, but we no longer have that as an excuse for the current downswing - especially considering the run that US markets had. Venture has finally reached its Dec low - let's see how it acts now.
Came across an interesting chart - note the massive divergence between US stocks & commodities just the last few months. Something has to give - wish I knew what.....