>But I don't think anyone can ever tell if we have hit bottom unless we are already bouncing back. Even then you can't tell, because it might just be a tempora

>But I don't think anyone can ever tell if we have hit bottom unless we are already bouncing back. Even then you can't tell, because it might just be a temporary thing on the way down. Look at the three or so fools' rallies in the Japanese stock market in the last decade or so, for example.