More confusing action today

Early on the market tanked and then roared back and then tanked again and ended up down a bit. If you've got a handle on this action, pat yourself on the back. I'm hoping that September will make more sense, but historically it has been a volatile month. I'm too impatient to wait a whole month (I'm doing good if I wait a couple of days) so I plan to regroup this weekend and try my luck again on Tuesday (you know you're a trader when you look forward to Mondays and you're disappointed if Monday is a holiday).