Just when it looks like the market is on the mend, pow! Something upends the advance. A surprisingly strong jobs report is the most recent reason stocks are suddenly struggling again. It could mean the Federal Reserve must maintain its aggressive interest rate hikes for the indefinite future, dragging the market lower as a result.

Or, maybe it won't. This week's rough start could merely be a temporary stumble before the rally effort underway since October gets going again. Nobody really knows.

What if, however, figuring out if the stock market's already hit bottom misses a much bigger point? Here's a much more important question you should be asking yourself right now while stocks are at a crossroads.

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