I think that the proponents of PPT machinations are mostly the bears, and whether AG does or does not manipulate the market is not the issue, if one believes in the PPT conspiracy, one might as well anticipate it and act accordingly. It is the same argument I have with permanent gold bulls and GATA who kept harping about the CB's not letting the POG get up substantially, well if that was a fact and known to everyone, it is no longer a conspiracy.
Zeev