I think that people who sold above me or to me couldn't be classified as "weak hands being shaken out", that would be coping.

IF you knew when the supply spigot was getting cut off, and you wanted to make a lot of money, you'd short until it's time to buy, then you buy at a steep discount to the real value.
It's how the redshills got their's 250 years ago.

I wonder how many betamax machines are still out there playing movies in stereo.