You don't think that GOLD was being speculatively shorted beyond intraday position limits, do you? That oval, by the way, is right when the announcement was made.

Or shall we look at SILVER?

Naw, there's no evidence that "someone" (or a few someones) were breaking the law here, is there?

Nobody would ever close out unlawfully-held shorts after being warned by the CFTC, would they?