What are the odds that the current administration is manipulating the market to fix the debt? Maybe that's being generous?
I don't think the large movements we saw on 1/30 sprouted from efforts at manipulation by a select few . . . they manifested across not just the bullion markets, but the stock markets and cryptos too. I am convinced the correct analysis is that they were a more organic reaction to broader conditions (Fed leadership, overbought offerings, profit-taking and programmed-selling), and actions taken by a larger number of investors.
Well, if you think that gold and silver dropped alot, platinum lost about 20%. Here look at the Kitco page: https://www.kitco.com/
So, who else thinks this is due to a new Fed chair reducing interest rates? I think it has a lot to do with it. We'll see.