is the gold bull over?

Looks to me there is a very realistic chance that enough paper might be sold to send gold back to US$1180, then on to test US$1000 and then to kill off any notion of a gold bull for good by crashing under US$1000.

If this can be achieved by sales of paper, then why is this so improbable?

The big lesson many folks are learning the hard way imo is to only invest in areas where Government supports your investment and wants the sector to grow, NOT to invest heavily in any sector that Government actively attacks and suppresses.