Ask HN: Good Time to Acquire Domain?

We currently use "theapp.com" instead of "app.com" and it works well enough so as not to justify paying a domain squatter (BODIS/SecuredOffers).

Having said that, given that fewer startups are getting funded and tech companies are reigning in their spending, isn't this the perfect time to make a bid?

If so, when would be the most advantageous time to start the negotiation process with the squatter? I realize that it's impossible to "time the bottom" but perhaps someone out there has a better crystal ball.