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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: TGMark ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: market timing via sentiment measures
Date: 09/29/25 11:16 AM
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The only thing to remember about moving to cash is that it works extremely well, if and only if you have the nerve to deploy it when there is a rich opportunity set.

Yep I get it. This is how I imagine it would work.
- go to cash whenever, like now
- wait for the next crash or significant downturn
- re-enter when there is blood in the streets, defined by very poor breadth and posts here about either short or long-term bottom detectors signaling.

In my own case, I'm sitting in a decent spot regarding "retirement" which is coming up, I suppose.
Just have this nagging feeling that there is likely to be some significant downturn in the next year or three given the macro factors at play.
How nice it would be, for once, to have significant dry powder to deploy.

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