Should You Buy Stocks in a Bear Market?

By Eric Cuka – Jun 23, 2022 at 10:00AM

NYSE: SNOW

Snowflake

Market Cap

$50B

Today's Change

(-0.26%) -$0.39

Current Price

$148.41

Price as of April 18, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

Timing the bottom is a fool's game, but how should you buy stocks in a down market?

In today's video, I share my thoughts on how to buy stocks in a bear market. There are a few different strategies to consider, such as periodic dollar-cost averaging into something simple like Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO -0.23%) or using technical analysis to back your way into a hypergrowth stock like Snowflake (SNOW -0.26%). Please watch the below video for my take, and don't forget to subscribe to the channel for more videos.

*Stock prices used in the below video were during the trading day of June 22, 2022. The video was published on June 22, 2022.

Eric Cuka has positions in Snowflake Inc. and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Snowflake Inc. and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Eric is an affiliate of The Motley Fool and may be compensated for promoting its services. If you choose to subscribe through his link, he will earn some extra money that supports his channel. His opinions remain his own and are unaffected by The Motley Fool.