Don't use forecasts to predict the future, but . . . Occasionally, markets experience discontinuous price changes. Volatility of securities in NOT constant. It's not timing, it's time in that counts. The bloom may have fallen off the rose.
Investors tend to take the credit for stocks that rise and blame others for stocks that fall.
He who has the GOLD, rules. Adding sand to the pile is a viable investment strategy. The bond market usually figures it out before the stock market.