Ready to make money in 2008. Recession or not. Last recession/bear is what created many of the seasoned full time traders like Mikey and I who made handsome returns on the LONG side. Over the course of a bear, quality stocks get MORE respect I found. Some of my biggest winners ever actually were during the last bear. (HW, 20 bagger -- ABRX, 15 bagger, IPA, 10+ bagger ... and those were stocks at the time to confidently load huge on with any dip with confidence)