buy the dip

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buy the dip

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Referring to the "dip" (fall) in a stock's market value, which allows an investor to purchase its shares at a cheaper price and possibly earn better gains if the stock rebounds to its previous high.

verb buys the dip · buying the dip · bought the dip · buy the dips

  1. slang To purchase a financial asset after its market value drops. Many traders are told to “buy the dip and sell the pullback” but not exactly when to execute this. It has been left up to the trader to enter when he or she feels the time is right.

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@misc{buy_the_dip_2026,
  title = {buy the dip},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/buy%20the%20dip},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}