The reason I ask is because I worked for one of the largest traders of physical commodities in the world, and was involved in that trade.<p>What you&#x27;re talking about is called cornering the market, and when it happens, the people go to jail. You&#x27;re using anecdotal evidence to support your claim about a large swathe of people.<p>Also, if their buying activities meant to create artificial scarcity was the only factor driving the prices up, why did their selling not have an equal effect pushing the price back down?