Lar...I don't think we disagree. I was being sarcastic (doesn't always come thru in print). Trillions of dollars of printed money should ultimately cause gold to increase in price. I don't think any "expert" would disagree on that fact. One thing that DOES occur like clockwork is the bludgeoning of gold on a day when a high level FED or Treasury official is going to deliver bad news that is bullish for gold. They can't let the man in the street get any inkling (as evidenced thru a rising gold price or by any other reported measure) that inflation is a concern. This is one big confidence game with the public right now. You can bet the official stance is to execute bullion sales and derivatives actions to keep gold artificially low. The good news (for gold holders) is that this strategy will fail in the long run.