hey negative ned... take this bs some where else... now im not overly optimistic and i am not overly pessimistic i consider myself a realist... and from past performance (which we all know does not dictate future success however it does develop a pattern... and if you disagree with that you should be trading since we place every trade on past performance ie.:charts...) bear markets have lasted 4yrs at a time... granted its the biggest bull market we'eve ever experienced so i expect it to go on for a lil longer, however i dont see this going on for 10yrs... MORE IMPORTANTLY... with the geopolitical issues that are currently in play, i see this coming to quick end... either the bear market or us living... (lol that being said only because of all this nuke/bio threats weve been having)