"Read a ton about Gold this weekend. I don't get it .....why suppress something the Chinese are obviously accumulating massive amounts of ?."

The Chinese are long term planners. They can't hide the fact that they are accumulating the stuff while the metal is getting mixed reviews. Maybe they are helping to keep the pressure on it as they could care less concerning daily movements while continually adding to their horde. Read somewhere that the Chinese are buying large amouts of silver. Doug Casey doesn't think anyone today is suppressing gold. Folks have just become disenchanted with its past monthly performance. There is just too much competition from big winners in the regular US stock market for the money folks to care now. Gold will rally and then it just might continue to fade until we make some new monthly highs. Anyway, that's what Armstrong thinks. The $1300 area is important for the regal metal to hold.