Smoothie, don't you mean, smart enough? They got a small % of the massive amounts that were sold off... halting trading beforehand would mean they wouldn't make as much.
I think they're pretty happy they're crashed, and happy that the idiots keep using their inferior service. And investors have done nothing to show MtGox that we value performance over flash-crashes to make a quick buck.
I'm of the mindset that gox shouldn't even be trading on their own exchange.
If they are that is the purest sense of manipulation.
Keep in mind that they are STUPID to do this because if customers get burned they will go to another exchange.
As you can see gox only does about 60% of trade volume per day that is down from 80% in 2011.
I can see that % going to 30% very quickly.
Lost business + price drop + short term profit is worse for MTGOX.
