I never exited the market or pulled funds out, I held firm and sat on a pile of cash.
I wasn't looking to buy-in at the low, I was looking for market stability to get back in. That happened around 20,500. That's where I put a huge chunk of my cash reserves in and I'm very happy right now.
The rest of the cash that I'm still holding I'm looking to move out of the townhome I just finished remodeling and into a single-family, small ranch home near my now long term GF (going on 2 years.) Not sure if I'll pay cash for the new place or not yet. Depends on what the markets do and what the bond market does. Keeping an eye on that.
Get back in meaning put cash in.