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What does it mean to buy the dips?

What does it mean to buy the dips? How to Manage Risk When Timing the Market A common piece of advice for investors is to try to ‘buy the dips.’ But if you’re new to investing or unfamiliar with the lingo, you might not know what that means. In short, buying the dips means trying to buy an asset, typically a stock, when the market price drops. This lets you get stocks at a lower price, which can help you make more money from your investments. Buying the dip is a form of market timing where you try to predict how the market will move in the future, and then make buying and selling decisions based on your predictions. This contrasts with buy-and-hold investing, where you buy investments and hold them for the long term, relying on long-term gains to grow your portfolio. Timing the market can be difficult, risky, and doesn’t work for most investors—even professional money managers—but those who succeed can make a lot of money. What Is ‘Buying the Dips’? Buying the dip means t...