So I watched the show, great job guys (1st lol).

Anyway, Bill had some controversial opinions on market manipulation, in the sense of what the running consensus of the group has about market manipulation. I personally would like to believe that the manipulation is non existant because why would the fed do something blatently illegal. Then later on he mentioned, the fed is the enemy.

So with the information I've been seeing shared here about market manipulation, could someone please share some insight on both sides of this spectrum?

What do we percieve as market manipulation in this case?

My understanding was that we are selling virtual/paper promises to AG that is not there. While I myself can understand that if everyone were to cash out at the same time we would have a HUGE problem.

On the flip side, how can we make sense of these price fluctuations in what now appears to be a downward trend even though the evidence of consumer demand being through the roof if indeed Bill is correct and manipulation is not happening and assuming the fed/bullion banks are playing by the rules?

I am in no way trying to discredit the movement and I believe personally in the manipulation of these markets. I would just like a few fresh opinions that are easy to understand without cutting out the technical data.

Thank you in advance to anyone who made sense of these question and takes the time to help shed some light on the situation for me and my fellow apes.