I do think the bear will end this year - we may have already seen the worst with the December drop to 100b cap. Not sure we'll see new ATHs this year though.
We are just hopeful it will end, it has already made so much destruction to us, some investors leave the market and they loss their faith.
It's time to restore the faith back and the only solution is a new bull run, if you don't believe then I respect your opinion but I have a feeling it will come very soon.