STI is like a yo-yo these days, going up and down. The STI closed up 2.2%, its biggest rise in five months. Which is great... But not enough... Anyone still holding in hope to breakeven like me?

Indexes that are rich in Financials typically fare worse during bear market. And they typically recover more slowly as well. So its not surprising that STI is lagging behind say S&P500 which are rich in innovative tech companies. Haing said that, Singapore's market is much smaller than the US. So all these explain why it lags even during recovery periods. But i will expect STI to hit pre covid levels by late next year. So for those who bought sti in March-Nov 2020, they can expect a 1 year profit of >20% (maybe even more with dividends).

For myself, i consider STI a short term play like these. May only consider it seriously when i hit closer to retirement age.