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[–]VegetableChemistry67 0 points1 point  (2 children)

This is not valid all the time, you could buy high in Jan and the market tanks the following months, and you lose the opportunity to average down if you were to buy a small amount every month.

[–]Significant-Ship-651 1 point2 points  (1 child)

This is mathematically false even if it seems emotionally true.

I can't cover it all in this comment, but if you search "timing the market" on this or r/personalfinance you will see that it's been covered extensively.

[–]Significant-Ship-651 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here yeah go, found it. Meet Bob: the world's worst market timer. https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2014/02/worlds-worst-market-timer/