lets say you pick stocks and your post is about buying the dip.... sure, i dont nessisaraly agree with it but sure. Your buying $VEQT ,$XEQT, $VFV and your shouting dip..... Dip compared to what? why does it matter? What is the time horizon? Buying the dip for someone who has taken on the "indexing" strategy means buying when the funds are avalible, not when the market is down .314% Buying on a red day by accident feels good, but if the aim is to catch what the market gives then timing for a .1% dip is a descision that will not matter in 10+ years. it wont even be a descision you remember in 20 years. Missing out on market returns because you wanted the dip buying experiance is a regret that is just as likely as catching the dip.