relaxits time to take a step back and let this consolidating patern work its way through. there is nothing the US fed or banks around the world can do to prevent gold from going through the moon because the damage has already been done. their methods are prolonging the disaster and will make it worse. my guess is that most of the people in charge are just trying to hold it together long enough to make their exit. they know the worst thing that could happen would be, being the guy at the top when this thing unravels. even though all the other meat heads supported them during the run up to this they are going to get very lonely, very quickly. I'll bet there has been more secret money and gold stashed away in the past 6 months than at any time in the history of mankind. its happening! they (individuals) are looking for the exit doors and are just trying to create enough smoke to sneak out. some will slither away but enough will get caught to give the public the elusion they are now being protected. They won't mention the fact they could see this coming but were bought off, either through outright dollars or political pressure.
if your in a no debt situation and are fully invested in good gold stocks and PM's it is important to walk away for a few months. MDN is about as good as it gets for jr's to sit on. In about two years you will be able to sell and put the money into nice interest paying investments.