I agree completely with your last sentence.  But I think if the Deep State still had the means to trigger a recession, they'd have done it by now.  Lately I see almost each market move down, soon matched or exceeded by a move upward.  I am all in. Trump said it was "good time to buy", around January or so?  Also said market/economy would "take off like a rocket ship" if FED cooperates by lowering.    To me that is more Trump telegraphing, of what is to come.    My rationale: If the Deep State kept our markets artificially suppressed, then removal of their control should loose the chains.  Trump is very conscious and proud of his positive effect on 401Ks. I actually think the market jumps up from here.  Especially once his election landslide occurs.