One of the reasons given for gold underperforming vis-a-vis expectations is often claimed by some to be due to price manipulation. However, this is hotly denied by many well-respected commentators who put the likelihood of gold price manipulation or suppression as an unfounded conspiracy theory. Now recent independent academic research by the CryptoMarketRisk team at the UK’s University of Sussex Business School claims to have found strong evidence that market manipulation is indeed taking place in the commodity and cryptocurrency markets. The academic research has found evidence of huge sell orders for gold futures, ... (full story)