In the US there is a more complicated rule, "no short sell on a down tick" (you cannot sell short if the last price movement was down) and there are ways to get around it. A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith
BBC news is showing photos of happy, smiling traders.
Peak panic is over. Everyone is saved!
What are we going to obsess about now?
