The pain was getting too painful. I had to step away for a while. Wasn't expecting to see this when I came back. Dare I cautious optimism? 
Optimism about what?
A price floor or a trend reversal. Duh.
I feel like you are setting up to make some sort of "point" and I'm walking into your trap
Nah you are reading too much. I was trying to gauge more along the lines of fundamentals that have changed suddenly for anyone to be cautiously optimistic. At the moment (and even short to mid term) it is a caustic asset in my analysis.