Let’s consider that it’s “someone” or some “entity” out there manipulating gold. Maybe government, maybe someone else more powerful than government. Imagine that! As long as you believe gold is being manipulated, the “who” part becomes less relevant.
I’m no genius, but my “Ah ha!” moment came on September 11, 2001. That was the day gold went down in price. Then, and since then, nearly every obvious event that should have taken gold up, took it down. End of story.