When buying the dip doesn’t work: An analysis of the dot-com crash
Look at a chart of the S&amp;P 500 from 1920 to 2008 and you&#x27;ll notice something rather curious: the stock market has gone parabolic ever since the financial crisis. What made this period so unique? Tremendously low interest rates coupled with quantitative easing dissuaded capital from financing the real economy and instead encouraged herding and levering up in the financial economy for returns.<p>At ever dip, it was an open secret the Fed would cut rates and ease again.<p>At least for now, that game is over. We&#x27;ve had moments in the past when the markets had a similar panic (see 2018), but this period is unique due to the inflationary backdrop. Since 2008 we&#x27;ve never seemed to be able to create significant economic growth or inflation greater. The COVID fiscal canon blew growth and inflation skyward. The fed can&#x27;t just turn on the printers again or cut rates until we hit proper a proper recession.<p>That&#x27;s when you buy the dip.<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.macrotrends.net&#x2F;2324&#x2F;sp-500-historical-chart-data" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.macrotrends.net&#x2F;2324&#x2F;sp-500-historical-chart-dat...</a>