You are so right, Hobbers. I knew that since a few years these programme traders can do what they want with the markets and swing them up and down to their liking to get the most out of stop losses, but I didn't want to accept it.

I preferred to believe Jim Sinclair and Bill Murphy in that the Cartel would have to obey the rules of the free market somewhere "soon" and that "soon" started 6 years ago in my case. Meanwhile I (and worse, people I advised) have been creamed many times and soon I (and my friends) will have to be extremely happy when my stocks rise 100-150% from a bottom which is 300% below my purchase price.

Today I lost all faith in the PM market ever recovering its free trading. In this casino fiat paper derivatives can be doubled anytime, so the cartel can continue until the dollar reaches zero and the last PM mining company is bought up for free by the cabal.

I thought I was smart, but now acknowledge I was stupid to have invested my precious money in these markets. Too late to get out now.