You Missed The Dip ... Now What?

While the “pros” were panic-selling, my clients were buying with both fists. This isn’t hindsight — it’s pattern recognition, and it’s exactly what I teach every week.

Remember the stock market crash in April?

Yeah … you missed it.

Don’t feel too bad though …

Institutional buyers, the so-called “professionals” in this business, dumped stocks at the lows.

And Trump derangement sufferers

lol

They’re so far gone I just block them.

Meanwhile, the smart money cleaned up.

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I don’t need to turn this into a commercial for my own shit … but you can imagine how buying stocks at the lows in April worked out.

(Hint: my inbox is full with subscribers wondering when the next picks are coming)

Lucky for them, I started my career buying stocks in the Dotcom boom & bust.

I slept on a couch for 3 years (from 2008 - 2011) because I didn’t want to spend money on anything except stocks.

I’ve learned what to look for when a stock market is crashing.

It’s honestly not as difficult as you might think.

Every Friday I go over the S&P 500 chart on the FAANG Stock Recap Show.

I certainly don’t do this for clicks & views.

If I was worried about that I’d be on my 5th Palantir or Tesla video this week.

Instead, I’m looking for patterns.

I didn’t do so well in science class, but apparently everything in nature follows predicable patterns.

Should come as no surprise, stock markets also move in patterns.

After all, markets are simply prices of human behavior.

The S&P500 has been in a very predictable uptrend for a long time.

Since 2022 it’s been making a steady pattern of higher highs and higher lows.

We call that an uptrend.

President Trump did his best to break the trend.

And if you squint … for a day or two … the market broke trend.

But here we are - essentially at the midpoint of the longer term trend.

I wish it was more complicated than that.

You buy when price is at the bottom of the channel.

You sell (or certainly don’t buy much) when it’s at the top.

So why did so many investors miss the dip?

Or even worse … sold?

The cold reality is people aren’t good at doing the obvious thing.

My doctor says I should eat healthier.

I had pizza for dinner.

So I’m far from perfect.

But I did manage to unload my entire bank account into stocks in April.

I even did something I rarely do …

I used the margin Robinhood offers me.

All because the S&P 500 touched the bottom of the technical pattern.

Something it’s only done twice over the past 3 years.

So if you missed the dip in April … remember a few things:

1. It’s never easy buying at the bottom of a technical channel

2. Decide you’re going to do it in advance

3. Stop listening to people who distract you

4. Surround yourself with people who are making great investing decisions

I’ve lost some weight recently implementing a similar strategy.

Follow some healthy influencers, be reminded everyday to make some decent choices, and 20lbs later I feel good.

Surround yourself with 4 people who are great at investing and you’ll be the 5th.

I’m honored to be one of those people in your life.

And like a good fitness influencer … I might be a little harsh and push your buttons.

But it’s because I know how easy it is to develop bad habits and not reach your goals.

But with some patients, discipline and surrounding yourself with people pushing you toward your goals.

2025 is going to be your best year ever.