Our goals are different. Your goal is maximum profit. For me, I am more scared of losing money - I also can't leave everything in cash as inflation will eat it away. If it makes more money than placing it in the bank, it's a bonus.
Me wifey had been unhappy last 2 days because gold fell. I explained to her, it's in USD and USD rose so I didn't lose anything. She doesn't care. Then I told her, I bought gold earlier between $1200-$1460, she cooled down. To her, half the money is hers. The culture is a little different in Singapore. Losing money has very serious consequences - for the guy.
To me, silver has a cost of production of $15 so as long as I buy close to the cost, it's impossible to lose on silver in the long run. Doesn't matter if it's stuck at $15-$17 for 10 years. If silver does a toodamoon scenario like in 2011, it's a bonus.