From a reader at jsmineset.com with gold at $1567.10 OFF $39.70

The so-routine-as-to-be-boring paper raids on the COMEX to drive bullion spot prices down around key events (like the monthly FOMC meeting, for one example, COMEX expiry dates for another). Anyone who cares to can mark their calendar months in advance with [raid - FOMC, or raid - CRIMEX expiry] and be correct ad-nauseum.

Today’s paper ‘smackdown’ was thus quite predictable AND "expected" (attached is a perfect example), and the game to convince the retail investors (a.k.a. the dumb money, and/or muppets) that physical bullion is bad and that today’s Fool’s Gold (paper fiat) is good continues as regularly scheduled.