It should be : The market went up. And the traders earned $$$. Then the market reversed direction and went down. And the traders earned more $$$$$$$$$$$. There is absolutely nothing ugly about it. Don't bother about the knee or knee-jerk problem. Members from eliteinvestor.com will be weeping in despair. Members from elitetrader.com will be laughing all the way to the bank. By the way, are you from eliteinvestor.com ?!?!? I am from elitetrader.com.
%% Headline ''SELL the Gap'' tends to be more useful than knee jerk buy a gap up /LOL.I like jim rogers non trading comments, but since you noted ''trading'' Mr Soros noted in trading/ '' market has a bias'' Some may do OK on buying an gap up with extreme extreme \extreme downtrend with a gap up like XLF,2023 for trade. Exceptions[extreme] like that\ tend to just prove the sell gap Up rule.......................Thanks