The smart people are getting out as high as they can.
Smart people get in and hodl.
It's just a correction. Look at price movements in the past. Volatility is constantly decreasing. Movements of 10-20% are nothing.
Positive or negative trends are all relative. Take a look at this:
http://bitcoincharts.com/charts/bitstampUSD#rg60zczsg2013-08-30zeg2013-10-05ztgSzm1g10zm2g25zv
That sure looks like a slight negative trend to me, with a very negative crash toward the end. Although anyone that sold everything in October because of this had no idea what was coming, and are probably crying right now...