Trader Brian Jones on Twitter: "Though I didn't short and only went to cash for protection. Not a surprised to me that the market is down. I can see why traders would lock in gains before year end to raise cash/ rebalance portfolio/Tax sell before new year." / Twitter

Though I didn't short and only went to cash for protection. Not a surprised to me that the market is down. I can see why traders would lock in gains before year end to raise cash/ rebalance portfolio/Tax sell before new year.