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There is a rule of thumb in the City that you should buy a share if it goes up on bad news and sell one if it goes down on good news. The reason for this is that the share price tells you very quickly whether the good or bad news is already discounted, implying that the collective wisdom of traders and investors is more useful than the individual opinions of analysts.
This principle also applies to markets, as reflected in the adage that “bull markets climb a