Oh ye of little experience.
Was the market an obvious long in January of 2018 at all-time highs? Sure! Then look what happened. Was the market an obvious long in September 2018 at all-time highs? Sure! Then look what happened.
Is the market an obvious long now in April 2019 at all-time highs?
Sure. Now watch what can happen.
Can it continue to do an early Jan 2018 thing and keep pushing new records? Well, yes! But this is not an obvious bull market now. I've learned (and it has been very expensive to do so), thus I'm treading carefully now. Walking on eggshells, pins-and-needles and whatnot.
Now that I have witnessed what the market CAN do in this new era, I may be better prepared for what it probably WILL do. Especially with the Trump v. Fed v. China v. Brexit v. Trump factor in play. The effects are getting more pronounced as this drama plays out.