Exactly. But, as you may know, old days are long behind us with all the money laundering by the Fed. Hence my rationale for "up for grabs". Also keep in mind the bears are usually in hibernation in December.
I have counted 1.2 million contracts long since 1217.00 and all of them try to make a profit. Now that´s going to be fun.
Possible. And bear in mind: no 3 consecutive unfilled gap days (of same direction) going back 3 years, using strictly ES RTH OHLC numbers.