Should I buy more shares when the stock market is falling?

Define low! Markets have been low if you look at things with a three-month timeline. But extend the timeline on your chart to five years, and they suddenly don't look so low. I think it's rash to think of things as low when we see temporary (and alarming!) dips. We've been in a hot bull marketWhen prices are rising or are expected to rise - for example, during a recovery after a recession. The widely accepted point at which it becomes a bull market is when a large proportion of share prices rise 20% or more. for many years as an overall trend, and so everything is relative. I don't see a massive case to pile in now — instead, I think drip-feeding in is sensible.

I don't think we've seen the end of the Iran war's impact on markets, nor do I think we've heard the last of concerns about the over-concentration of a few US tech stocks and red-hot AI valuations. I think we have to expect ongoing volatility Describes the price movement of an investment or index. High volatility indicates frequent and significant price movement, whereas low volatility denotes less frequent or severe fluctuations in price.and price fluctuations and be prepared for this. I wouldn't be comfortable making calls on market timing.