so will the market ever return
As you said that you are a very confident person, we are both confident that it will return.
We don't know when but we do believe that it will come, maybe for the end of the year or if not then 2019 is the next hope and so on. How I wish that I can see some sights in the future so we can have a sign on when to sell and when to buy but sadly I don't have. Stay on your place and follow the plan that you formed.