[Alberta's Child]

In the vast majority of cases, anyone who isn't an active trader should not be looking at specific dollar amounts to "pull out of the market."

If you need the money that badly right now, you shouldn't be in the market in the first place.

[OrangeHoof]

"If you need the money that badly right now, you shouldn't be in the market in the first place."

It's not money I need right now. It's the money left over from my 401k that is my retirement lifeline. I can't afford to have that lose 80% of i's value so I'll let it sit on the sideline at a certain point and then get back in when it shows a rebound.