This is a tricky question. Risk taker would already be moving into the market to take up positions. The past few weeks’ news have been positive. The year end season sales has gone up and the payrolls number has also gone up. Unemployment drop. So you may be feeling a bit more confident to go back into equities but still hesitating. So is it too early to go into the market now? As for me I would be taking up postions based not on speculative counters but on good solid companies with a profit track record and dividend payments. You could wait further for the quarterly results announcement which will be coming out over the next few weeks before deciding. Prices would also be creeping up if the numbers turn up positive. So have a game plan. Decide how much money you want to allocate for equities. Do not borrow to leverage at this point of time. Start doing your research. Start monitoring the earning announcement. Start investing if announcements are positive.
Wishing you best of luck and a Happy New Year 2012.