If I think that fidget spinners are a stupid trend, but I know a guy who will buy 100 boxes from me, I'm going to make that transaction. There is nothing hypocritical about this. I can happily take money from people while holding them in contempt. Don't you do this at your own job when you get a paycheck from your boss?

That's not hypocrisy.

Yeah, he's actively betting on people making poor choices in times of panic, not on Gold. Gold is merely the medium. It's not hypocritical at all.