People usually do not like slow movement, they just simply want the spikes and they have forgotten the same way you will have to see huge spiked to the upward momentum is the same way you can see it in the downward momentum.

I would not say it is a good thing to stay away for a while but the best is to just equip you with enough knowledge to make certain investment decisions through monitoring the trend. This may not that much easier like it sounds here. But other than this, we do nto have any other choices in this mixed trends of market conditions.

I personally believe the market is not done with the down trend and during this time, there would still be some period of long term consolidation as the case may be once we eventually bottom out, so there would still be time. Still at the same time, market will definitely stay stronger and may not break the solid resistances around $5,500 levels. But, may take more time to start its rally toward new ATH.