I'm sure MM's manipulate all the stocks (to some degree)...that's how they make money....but,IMO COOP manipulation is at another level!
I used to think real estate was the way to go...but 2008,changed my thinking...and looking at today's prices, IMO, another collapse is on the horizon.
Just for giggles, I looked up Gold prices...1980, 2500.00...fast forward to the year 2000, 450.00....yikes!!!! Now granted its up pretty good right now,but whats to say what happened in 2000 won't happen again.
Disclaimer...I don't buy or trade gold, nor do I follow precious metals...so maybe the data I present is skewed, please correct me if I'm wrong.