Almost everyday plenty of stocks up huge and down huge in the same time, if you have a system to spot them and make profits you don't really care about the general market conditions. Here is today's market, both sides : All you need is to play 2-3 of them to make a decent gain, either Long or Short, or both.
I bought TQQQ like you said and it has been anything but easy, so if we go back to ATH, don't you go about how easy it is again.
I was joking about kamala btw lol. Volatility as we approach a major double top magnet is par for the course...