You can see the silver price trends here have been on a rise

2008 Price $16-$19 (18.75%) May to July, $19-$13 (31.5%) July to Sept
2007 Price $13.50-$12.75 (5.5%) May to Sept
2006 Price $14-$9.75 (30,3%) May to June, $$9.75-$13.50 (38.4%) June to Sept
2005 Price $6.90-$7 (1.4%) May to Sept
2004 Price $5.50-$6.75 (22.7%) May to July, $6.75-$6.15 (8.8%) July to Sept
2003 Price $4.80-$5.10 (6.2%) May to Sept
2002 Price $4.60-$5.15 (11.9%) May to July, $$5.15-$4.40 (14.5%) July to Sept
2001 Price $4.65-$4.20 (9.6%) May to Sept
It would appear that maybe 4 years out of the last 8 could be called the summer doldrums.
2009 Price $12.50-$15.75 (26%) May to June , $16-$14 (12.5%) June to ?