Still, is it "manipulation" or just a normal course of things? My opinion is that there is no manipulation...just compooterized trading idiots making mistakes via their compooters. As I said earlier, you need to look not only at what you intend to trade...but other indicators that are giving clues that "maybe" what you are seeing in your trade vehicle of choice is off in your assumptions. Here, I just put this up...this is a good example. I want to add to my GDX long...butt! Look at what else I take into consideration first.

https://steemit.com/gdx/@joejustjoe/physical-gold-is-for-suckas-buy-paper-gold-here-s-why