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Message:: [QUOTE="10gary22, post: 1177287, member: 23626"]The OP's article explained it in an off-hand way. It was stated the Silver market was too small to attract the very large investors to prop it up when the slides start. Well, this means that a single large investor CAN sell a large quantity and drive prices down. Sell short and knock it down some more. At the bottom, place some large buy orders and watch the price climb. Those who profit move market fluctuations are not necessairily trading in the US and subject to our rules and regulations. Once one market starts movement, the other exchanges seem to follow it. I mean if you drive the price down 10% in Tokyo, that is going to travel around the globe. The market is so underfunded that I believe there was some manipulation in the 80s and I think the same ploy is taking place today with the exception that Silver will never return to the $5 level as it did following the 80's. I believe such a large segment of the world's population that can now legally own PM's in their countries coupled with a basic distrust of currency is going to prop the prices. It might be noted that individuals now have opportunities to exchange PM's with each other that didn't exist in the 80's. ie; the internet and on-line marketplaces. Since the majority of silver is privately held, and those people now have the ability to market or increase their holdings without using a brokerage or trading house the game has changed. IMHO[/QUOTE]