Is it my imagination.......................

[Pirocco]

My friend, you would make boiling an egg complicated and, if it didn't turn out perfect, then there would be a conspiracy theory as to the reason.

I said this:

Know what? All those price fluctuations, due to all that misleading / manipulation (not limited to silvers market), have nothing to do with speculation. It's rather the contrary, if there had been more speculation instead of theft, the price trend would have been much stabler.
Who is out then? Well, I'll tell you: the money for nothing club. They entered the silver market, talked about the moon, dumped, and left, eventually for some other place to try the same there too. That's what they do. 'Making money', they call it. I've seen some passing, on forums. They aren't speculators. They are just thieves that use modern methods.
I'd welcome real speculators. These stack silver when plenty is for sale and price is low. This way, they prevent the price from being driven even lower. Then, they sell when few is for sale and price is high. This way, they prevent the price from being driven even higher. And how comes they are able to do this? Because they put effort in understanding, and foreseeing. And they don't talk about moon and doom. They don't try to drive other people into mistakes/losses. Instead, they stabilize the price trend, and a stable price trend, is for a monetary used asset a big plus.

Is a squirrel that collects acorns in autumn to use in winter, a complicated story that involves a conspiracy theory?
Well that's speculation, my friend.
Is someone that sells you an iron coin as a silver coin, a speculator?
No, that's a thief, my friend.
Is someone that tries to make people believe false information, as to drive him into paying too much / selling for too less, a speculator?
No, that's a scammer, my friend.
What is the difference between a thief and a scammer?
Well, nothing, my friend.

Wooha, complicated not perfect conspiracy theories!

 

[Pirocco]

I think the predominant sentiment right now is "we might actually see $15/oz", which a few months ago was laughed at. I have seen a change in sentiment since I first registered, which is February this year.

It's now 5 days after your predominant sentiment.
Instead of $15/oz it's approaching $21/oz.
Predominant, sentiment, is not what it seems.
Because some jest it.