I think you see the markets testing bottoms and trying to find new trading ranges. Things are not stable and no one KNOWS the levels at which things will stabilize or when that will occur.

Also, I think many people who have looked at the things that have been happening think that there will be a change that's not necessarily good when things begin to improve.

Currently, business is stalled, and we are in a deflationary environment. Deflation is just bad unless you've got wads of cash and little else. Banks, investors, and almost everyone is hoarding cash, if they can, and trying to preserve the capital they have now. Government is trying to force people to stop this using the tools they have, and one of those tools is to make people want to spend money. Why would someone want to spend money? Perhaps because holding onto it as cash is going to cost you, that means government will continue to work towards inflationary policies until that happens. So, we are likely to go from deflation to inflation, but when is the big question. Timing markets is like practicing alchemy. Being prepared is to try to see that things are beginning to change and acting to place yourself and your money properly.