Like my Jack Russell terriers chasing vermin, HRT was hot and exciting out of the gate this AM. But once the chase was over, the dogs retired to a shady tree to watch the world go by and HRT did pretty much the same.
My guess is, early on, shorts wanted to cover to avoid weekend exposure, by bidding up prices to hit pre-set price targets of sellers. When no one jumped on the band wagon to take SP higher with added volume, they decided no good news is coming this weekend and retired to the sidelines.
GLTA and enjoy your weekend ... next week, let's get dirty (dogs) and gooey (HRT).