re: Metals, silver in particular, getting crushed.

I buy physical silver. I trade the options on SLV. I own a small amount of physical gold, but I'm mostly almost exclusively a silver purchaser. Occasionally I'll speculate on the options on futures contracts.

WIth respect to entry point, I think silver could see loser lows, but I don't try to get too cute with timing it, so I buy smaller amounts on the way down. I've increased my average cost to above $6 due to this. But still, I'm in it right.