No one is happy about the underperformance of the precious metal equities, which includes me of course. And as I said in this space last week -- and the week before...'da boyz' or the high-frequency traders, are still in firm control of precious metal prices in the COMEX futures market, although they appeared to take a break on Friday. However, far brighter days will be ahead once these current engineered price declines are in the rear-view mirror. That may have started yesterday, but it…