Check out Copper chart. It shows the loss of control after 2004 by the manipulators. $1 plus or minus .50 centsĀ from 1970 to 2004, choppy flat.
https: //www.mrci.com/pdf/hg.pdf
Oil same thing: https://www.mrci.com/pdf/cl.pdf
Gold: https://www.mrci.com/pdf/gc.pdf
Cotton flat price 45 years, making it adjusted for inflation, about 80% cheaper than 1974.