Asia trading now, silver up .35, expect more on the up leg when Europe opens.
I don't know how they do it, but anytime we get near option expiration, if the price is high, they manage to bring it down. Maybe they rewrite the options and average out the strike price with the current price.
For as long as I can remember (back to 1973) there has always been a lot of manipulation in the gold and silver markets. But I still believe the trend for silver, gold and the other precious metals is up.
Btw, did you see all the various posts in the silver thread, more info added there.