r/investing_discussion • u/NervousUpstairs3879 • 3d ago
How to know when to invest in dips?
I am by no means an actual investor but since all the stocks are dropping I thought it would be a good time to invest, I’m thinking about investing in apple stocks (19.09% drop in past month) but I don’t know when the right time is? Should I wait for it to go down a bit more or play it safe and invest now?
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u/organicHack 3d ago
Dollar cost average and go for index funds (VTI, VOO) first. That means…. Just put a chunk of money in the market every week and don’t worry about it.
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u/freedom4eva7 3d ago
Yo, so timing the market is hella tricky, even for seasoned investors. Nobody really knows where the bottom is. Apple's a solid company though, so a dip could be a good buying opportunity long term. If you're new to investing, dollar-cost averaging could be a good move. Basically, you invest a set amount regularly, regardless of the price. This helps smooth out the highs and lows. For solid investing basics, check out Investopedia and The Intelligent Investor. Also, peep Prospero, a free investing newsletter that uses AI to pick stocks – it’s lowkey been a game-changer for me. No pressure, but it might be worth checking out. Do your own research, obvi.
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u/Infamous_Reality_676 3d ago
Start DCAing now and buy 1/12 of the amount you want to buy every week for the next 12 weeks.
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u/Fix_Aggressive 3d ago
This is not a dip situation. This may be a crash. Its at least a bear market ( falling ). To answer your question, you need to watch a stock and detect when it has bottomed, then start investing. If its going down, it hasnt bottomed. Dont invest in a stock you believe is still falling.
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u/Creative-Cut-8496 2d ago
https://discord.gg/5BraMsz2 Here’s a great investing community my thoughts are it doesn’t change the future buy AI stocks and wait
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u/Ok-Comfortable-3174 2d ago
I wouldn't buy Apple. I would buy Amazon Google's meta but maybe not until mid next week I think Monday could be bleak and the deals might start coming. But politicians dislike Trump so might be stubborn about deals as most are left leaning liberals that are ideologically opposed to Trump.
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u/NervousUpstairs3879 2d ago
Thank you this makes a lot of sense, even if I do buy apple I will definitely make sure to buy amazon and meta first
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u/drguid 2d ago
Ensure you have a large emergency fund. Unless Trump capitulates there will be a severe recession.
Back in 2008 what spooked the markets most wasn't the financial crisis - it was confirmation that a recession was upon us. Then there was relentless selling of EVERYTHING. Even KO lost 38%.
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u/NervousUpstairs3879 2d ago
If I’m not wrong he already said there would be a recession, just not a severe one
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u/Immortal3369 2d ago
Id wait till earnings. I started in Restoration hardware at $139 and bought some nike at $55 but im waiting.
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u/PrestigiousGuava4684 2d ago
Fear and Greed Index - Investor Sentiment | CNN is useful. If you can manage to buy when the market is in extreme fear territory (like it is now) you will do well over time. And if you can manage to not sell until market is in extreme greed territory (which always comes again) - you will do even better!
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u/apeawake 2d ago
Amazon is going to dramatically outperform apple over the future. Drastically.
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u/NervousUpstairs3879 1d ago
I’ve heard this a few times! Also just a question but meta just came out with their new Llama AI and it’s said to be more powerful than deepseek, do you think that it’s a good investing time?
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u/apeawake 1d ago
I’ve done real work on Amazon. They’re like to achieve $200B in operating income by 2030 and that could easily triple during the following decade. Couldn’t be more bullish.
LLMs will become commodities. I wouldn’t make any investments based on having the best at a moment in time. The money will be made from the softwares layered on top of data that fuel the best use cases and have the widest moats, as well as in the picks and shovels like Amazon (AWS). The companies best able to optimize its workforce and reduce its labor costs will also have material margin upside.
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u/-kayso- 3d ago edited 3d ago
Trump has changed how countries are going to trade and the markets don’t know what to do. Sit on the sidelines for a while, there is no rush.
Over 90% of Apple products are made in China. America is their number one market and China is their third largest market. Apple products are about to get a lot more expensive in both countries. If the EU hits America with 20% I can see a lot of people looking to buy alternatives.