Why My Dip-Buying Strategy Nearly Broke Me
I used to think I was being smart—bold, even—every time I "bought the dip." The chart would bleed red, influencers would scream urgency, and I’d convince myself I was catching a discount. But here’s what no one told me: recovery isn’t a straight line—it's a trapdoor disguised as a second chance.
When an asset drops 50%, you don’t need a 50% rise to break even—you need a full 100%. A 90% drop? You need nine times your money just to crawl back to where you started. That’s not a comeback. That’s a mathematical cliff. And yet, I kept averaging down like it was noble. Like it was brave. It wasn’t. It was blindfolded surrender.
Meanwhile, the same influencers chanting “diamond hands” were quietly exiting at breakeven while I held the losses they left behind. The whales? They weren’t buying dips—they were selling to the hopeful.
Now I’ve learned: buying low only works after you’ve stopped chasing ghosts. Forget the high-water mark. Your gains begin from the bottom—not the peak you miss.
If you wouldn’t buy it up 900%, why cling to it down 90%? That isn’t a strategy. That’s self-sabotage.
