"Seneca had made the bargain that many good men have made when agreeing to aid bad regimes. Their presence strengthens the regime and helps it endure. But their moral influence may also improve the regime's behavior. For many, this has been a bargain worth making, even if it has cost them—as it may have cost Seneca—their immortal soul. The Rome he has been trained to serve, the Rome of Augustus and Germanicus, was gone. In its place stood Neropolis, ruled by a megalomaniac brat.” James Romm
24 May 2016
SP 500 and NDX Futures Daily Charts - Hair of the Dog
Stocks were bubbling up to the bar led by big cap tech and financials.
This looked like a 'technical trade', ie a lower volume short squeeze driven by algos.