The manipulation of the SP may be drastic and it may seem like it's been going on for a long time but putting it in context (i.e. in a year when we look back), it will be a short term mess that almost scared us out. The current SP bears NO rational relation to the value of the company. It's downright criminal in light of the news report from yesterday. But in the end, we won't care. They cannot take the gold out of the ground from us. So the fewer of us in retail that don't fall for the trap, the better off we'll be in due time. View it as a buying opportunity. I wish I could.