I never said I changed my investment methods because of manipulation, and it is an error on your part to say so. If I thought prices were...
I ask for proof because you and sometimes others repeat claims that come from other websites about PM manipulation or ETFs with no metal backing...
It's perfectly consistent. If all market players were investing in a manner to determine the fair value of securities, that would be an "honest"...
You haven't provided evidence to back up your statement that it is hogwash to believe markets are emotional. So we have a choice here -- to...
Folks like Ben Graham and Warren Buffett have written extensively on the emotional nature of the markets. If you understood markets as well as...
I agree. If demand goes up, then higher cost mines and recovery operations will go into production to meet the demand, but only at higher prices.
Markets are emotional creatures; always have been and perhaps always will be. If prices were based on cold calculation, they probably wouldn't...
The burden of proof that markets are manipulated lies with those who claim it. Volitility is not proof, as I have demonstrated with examples....
It might be a good idea to start a separate thread to post your research so those of us interested in it can follow your work. Otherwise it might...
I answered you in post #99 and anyone interested can read it. The answer has nothing to do with futures. It's just the way markets work and have...
So we have a situation where everyone here can either believe all markets are manipulated because fatima, bush and obama say so, or look at the...
A political announcement is hardly proof of manipulation. If there was even a tiny shred of evidence, the matter would have been turned over to a...
I'm sure a law could be passed against it, and fines issued to those who violate the law.
The Hunt's failed because the exchange changed the rules, not because grandma decided to melt her silver tea set.
Why is this untrue statement so widely repeated? It is easy to check....
I've read a lot of GATA's stuff, and they publish interesting stuff. Their manipulation claims looks a bit suspect when you consider that gold...
You will never admit you are wrong, so I'm done with this. People can look at the examples I posted and your claim and decide for themselves....
Oil is a good one. It was $52 in 2007, went up to $145 and back down to $35 by 2009.
Maybe you prefer copper. It was $about 4.25 in late 2008 and about $1.40 six months later. Buy 2010 it was about $3.40 again.
Then take natural gas. The price was about $15.50 in late 2005 and about $6.25 in 2007 back up to $14 in 2008 and $4 in 2010. There are many...
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