I have written a similar post on the 4th day of the Goat Year in February 2015.  At that point in time, the page view on my blog has crossed "100,000" and my total portfolio value has crossed "170,000". As many of my counters were at or near 52 weeks high then, I thought it would be just be "a piece of cake" crossing 180K. How wrong was I? A mini-bear attack lasting from July to September.  STI retracted more than 20% from 2015's high.  My troops barely holding the fortress during the Bear Army attack. Finally come October and the initial sign does look like the bear attack is over.  However, it is too early for the usual end-of-year rally or window dressing.  So, we do not yet know if it is a real recovery or possibly the Bear Army may be just re-organising ......