Dick:
No offense, but that's ridiculous. You can bet pretty much whatever you have that every single bear was a bear when the Market was at all-time highs (Dow 14,000). So what if they missed a gain from 6,400 to 10,000 if they also missed the biggest drop in market history (from 14,000 to 6,400). The DOW is still down 29% from the highs.
As for me, I've been out of the market for 4 years now (10,800 on the DOW). I'm still ahead and will be ahead the rest of my life IMO because by the time I go back in, the DOW will be wayyyy south of 5,000 on a dollar adjusted basis.
Len