To avoid getting nabbed by a @Cheetah this is more of a zappl type post. Go read the story at the market watch link provided. But I can tell you this, I have felt this type of market manipulation has been going on for many many years.
My problem with playing in the Wall Street fiat markets however has always been that our elected leaders like Nancy Pelosi and Diane Feinstein and the likes of these people are allowed legally to participate in Insider Trading. This should be outlawed but likely never will be when we have an elected class of people that once in office feel they are better than everyone else.
Here is the link to the story.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-wall-streets-fear-gauge-is-being-rigged-according-to-one-whistleblower-2018-02-13
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