I've been in this trade 2.5+ years, patience will

I've been in this trade 2.5+ years, patience will pay. As I said, two large buyers came in at the open. A shareholders ( whom I maintain contact with), had 8 ' s on the Ask. The two buyers laid down some serious cash and zipped through the Ask running past the 8's. The MM capped this from running beyond 9, then spent most of the rest of the day covering. They've been recouping since...