Amazing to read all the "IT's MANIPULATION!" posts. Where's that meme of the kid screaming when you need it?
Amazing to see so many naive people (probably young) who think market manipulation does not exist.
Manipulators have existed since the creation of markets, in all markets.
You're being too idealistic. Wake up. You don't live in a happy altruistic candy world.
Not saying at all that it doesn't exist, just that a lot of people seem to shout "manipulation" when frustrated the price isn't going their way! I think I even did it myself once.
Let's face it as well, things are getting so complicated it's also getting harder to point out every case of manipulation now. Sometimes its the bots, sometimes its noobs, etc.