Thank you for commenting. Your observation

I might add that the unison in which nearly all coins are moving is indicative of collusion.

has been sending warning signals off for me as each week passes I have been trading (about 5 weeks now). As one new to crypto, I saw before putting in one dollar not to use Bitcoin as my entry coin. It was to expensive and slow. I do not understand how it is still pegged as the premier blockchain all others are measured by. We have several others now that are cheaper and faster yet are worth only a small fraction of Bitcoin. it just isn't adding up for me that one or more other coins have not taken over as the preferred method of exchange. If I see it, and use other coins as my value base, why aren't most people seeing it? Or maybe they are and it is unnoticeable due to the big players using Bitcoin to send a false picture due to the money levels involved.

I appreciate your adding this observation, and I hope all who read this factor it in as they weigh out what might be going on here.