Indeed - all the gains have been already baked into the cake. If stocks are toast, and gold is toast (for now) - all that is left for me is SHY, IEI, etc. 12/19/18
@Carnac - late 1970's not so simple, yet similar: https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS711US711&biw=1280&bih=618&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=seEaXPK3FYPI_QaapYX4CQ&q=1977+orbital+buffer&oq=1977+orbital+buffer&gs_l=img.3...161026.165488..165927...0.0..0.1215.1936.1j1j2j7-1......1....1..gws-wiz-img.JvDSs_1bfjA 12/19/18