One of the best signs a crash is imminent (say within a couple of months) is when your family members start bragging about their stock holdings at parties. That's the time to get liquid if you haven't already done that by then. Of course that means you're indirectly still trying to time the market but at least you'll err on the safe side.
I've earned a fair bit of money trading and would never put it down to anything but dumb luck and having enough reserves to be able to sit out the worst. If you're trading with money that you need you're doing it wrong.
I've earned a fair bit of money trading and would never put it down to anything but dumb luck and having enough reserves to be able to sit out the worst. If you're trading with money that you need you're doing it wrong.