Lower the flag but keep your chin upIt's just good manners to run the price down for a few days. Sorta like lowering the flag to half mast as a show of respect for the person lost.
This event doesn't change the outlook. The business will move forward unchanged in the near term. Things will develop much the same as if Tres were still there. His contributions will stay in place for some time and are not lost the day he departs.
Turnover can be good for a company. I would bet that in the last year and a half Tres has given Samsys the bulk of his very best ideas and has less left to contribute. Bringing in a new COO chosen specifically to move Samsys through the next phase could turn out to be a positive. Someone well connected would suit me just fine. Or maybe Matrics has a star that wants more control than is available under Symbol. There is the potential for positive news to flow from this event.
The bears were in retreat for several days before this news and buyers were bidding up. I've added a third to my position today and will ad another quarter below 2.80 if possible. There's more upside than downside at this price.