One of the reasons people made a fair bit of coin during the Brexit debacle is because the majority of the bots were switched off and the market was allowed to trade in a way that most people would classify as "old school" trading.
No significant continual back-filling or other bullshit, just a raw market.
That's an interesting theory. Where did you hear that? I haven't read that anywhere on the net. I think the bots were well alive and on during that time thus the EXAGGERATED moves. Bots probably kept selling which induces other bots to sell which induces trend followers to sell which induces panic selling from the longs or some combinations of the above.
That's my guess. If you have a link to an article that said the bots were turned off I would love to hear that.
Either, I'm happy of my big profits. I hope the profits continue....