"The fact that inspite of manipulation POG continues to rise...

"The fact that inspite of manipulation POG continues to rise show the real value of gold."

This says it all: manipulation can not change the long term direction. But the short term price chart for gold can and has been constantly painted. If you follow gold's technicals on short term basis blindly, it's not that different from offering yourself to a repeat rapist to be raped over and over again.