Apparently the silver and gold markets have shifted their focus toward a an inverse relationship with the US equity market, as initially strength in energy prices and a marginally weaker US Dollar failed to provide any support to the silver market on Friday morning. Like gold, the silver market was undermined by the confidence provided by the Citigroup earnings and the ensuing recovery extension in the US equity market. With weakness in copper and platinum and other physical commodities, one might suggest that a slight undertow from the outside markets added to the weakness in silver prices this morning.