actually i do believe that "new money" is always coming in. the difference in different times is that sometiemes like now the new money is also seeing the uncertainty so it decides to wait a little bit so that maybe it can find a better entry point. additionally because most traders are doing the same thing too, the "whalecumulator" can easily place a sell pressure on the market enough to keep the price at the level they want so no matter how much "new money" comes in, price stays the same.
Waiting for some entry and planning for an exit route will always be the target.No matter if theres new money or not to come in.