This quick post help to answer some of the questions for my clients during the current Covid 19 Crisis. I am getting many questions on when to buy and what to buy. What to buy is more complicated. But commonly recommended is to buy SP500 Index. Symbol V00. There is a lot more I can say about what to buy later. But this post is about when to buy? More specifically, is now a good time to buy? I refer you to these indicators that I almost use as a reference. Be sure to check out the accompanying videos. Valuation (Quantitative) Common Used Indicators - I frequently use the Total Market Cap to GDP Chart https://www.gurufocus.com/stock-market-valuations.php Shiller PE Multiples https://www.multpl.com/shiller-pe Economic Data https://conference-board.org/data/ Technical Charts (Qualitative) I mostly look at MACD, RSI, EMA 200 vs 50vs 20, Chart Pattern, Supporting Volumes, VIX. I use Etrade https://us.etrade.com/ If you don't have accounts you can use https://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/default.asp Vix Chart http://www.cboe.com/trading-tools/strategy-planning-tools/term-structure-data