nash031
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Already mentioned by seraphim, deflation. I have been doing a lot of research, or rather other's I read have. 76-82?=High Inflation; 82-99=Disinflation (Great for financial assets, we saw that.) 2000-date Deflation leading to Depression. Right Bear markets are shorter than Bull markets. Bear market is usually quick & painful. As, most people, sad to day, buy high, sell low. Today, after 5 years individuals are all in, while insiders a cashing out at a very fast rate. Just don't see how we after disinflation, it will bounce at 0 inflation and head back up, why not break 0 inflation to the downside; deflation, then back up?
I think you and most others are talking about "inflation" and "deflation" differently. "Inflation" to me indicates the rise in prices paid for consumer goods (or the decline in the purchasing power of a dollar). You seem to be using the terms in the sense that the equity market (S&P, Dow, take your pick) goes up or down, and the rate at which that occurs?
In the end, it still sounds like you're more concerned with timing the market in the short term than setting up a long-term investment plan that gives a great chance of winning over the long haul.