I smell a coordinated "fluffing" in the markets. Is Ben Bernanke the Fluffer in Chief? http://www.thedailybell.com/2632/Plunge-Protection-Team-Working-Group-on-Financial-Markets
I have word from a coin broker saying that the Perth mint has just sold all of their 2012 1oz silver coins, especially the Dragons, 80% certainty to either China - the country - or a single buyer of size in China. Either way Perth Mint is sold out. That is their MINT folks. The Australian Government mint...the wind is blowing ill. Just an FYI I will be checking personally.
That snapshot doesn't really mean anything. The DJIA fluctuates like that on a daily basis. Look at last Friday, there's another ~300 point difference between high & low, same with the Friday before that in the opposite direction. It's the long-term trends that matter.