You wouldn't know it, but it was only a few days ago that the market was in a panic about the BREXIT vote. Today SPX closed up $11 at $2100, nearing recent highs. RUT joined in with an increase of $8 to close at $1147. And volatility is coming in, with VIX dropping a half point to 15.1%. It must be a tough business being one of the perennial bears. They are all called for interviews on the financial cable networks whenever the market tumbles. But then they are quickly sent back to their caves. Trading volume remains modest. Trading in the S&P 500 reached the 50 dma at 2.3 billion shares. Trading volume increased 6% on the NYSE and gained 10% on NASDAQ.

It was only seven trading sessions ago that we were nervously looking over that steep cliff and listening to a long litany of worries from all of the financial pundits. The only question was "How far down will it go?" Fibonacci retracement levels and discussions of previous flash crashes occupied many blogs. Now it's "Happy days are here again." If the market were a human being, we would prescribe antidepressants. What is a trader to do?

The markets over the past two to three years have become very volatile. The so-called V-bottom has become a common phrase. And the width of the V-bottom hit a minimum with this BREXIT trade; it only required two sessions to tumble and the market recovered in four trading sessions - hold onto your seat.

Maybe some significantly bullish economic data is fueling this rebound. The ISM services index reported today at 56.5 for June, up from 52.9. That's good, but not stellar. Yesterday, we were told that factory orders declined one percent in May after increasing 1.8% in April. The minutes from the last FOMC meeting were released this afternoon. Those minutes were far from bullish on the economy. The committee appears concerned about raising interest rates further with such a weak economy. And BREXIT has them worried too. So it is obvious. Buy the market. Everything is rosy. Hmmm... I think we will be remaining in the sideways trading range of the past few months.

Allow me to return to the "What's a trader to do?" question. One of the most fundamental financial axioms is diversification. That not only includes which stocks or bonds. It also includes strategies. Market neutral strategies have been working well in the midst of this volatility. If you don't have a few of those working for you, you might consider adding them to the mix.