The index fell for an entire week, with the STAR Market Composite Index plunging 4.88%. Major funds posted net outflows for two days in a row, yet people are still loudly claiming that “the market has the foundation for a corrective rebound.”

Put simply, investor sentiment is extremely cautious—no one dares to pile in with real money.

As third-quarter reports trickle out through the end of October, I’m not buying this lousy, pie-in-the-sky rebound for stocks with no earnings to back them up. Let’s see who’s swimming naked first.