US Stock Market and Inverted Yield Curve

A previous blog stated that an inverted bond yield curve was a good indicator of a recession and when it occurs it means that it is time to switch from stocks to bonds. The below article from Wikipedia explains it.

Inverted Yield Curve

An interest rate environment in which long-term debt instruments have a lower yield than short-term debt instruments of the same credit quality. This type of yield curve is the rarest of the three main curve types and is considered to be a predictor of economic recession.
Partial inversion occurs when only some of the short-term Treasuries (five or 10 years) have higher yields than the 30-year Treasuries do. An inverted yield curve is sometimes referred to as a "negative yield curve".

Historically, inversions of the yield curve have preceded many of the U.S. recessions. Due to this historical correlation, the yield curve is often seen as an accurate forecast of the turning points of the business cycle. A recent example is when the U.S. Treasury yield curve inverted in 2000 just before the U.S. equity markets collapsed. An inverse yield curve predicts lower interest rates in the future as longer-term bonds are being demanded, sending the yields down.
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To explain further, normally a longer maturity bond has a higher rate due to inflation and to compensate for risk in holding it for a longer period. When the curve changes shape from normal to inverted this is a very bad sign for the stock market and it is time to move to bonds.