The market is consolidating after a strong rally, and that is normal. The initial short-covering surge has played out. Now comes back-and-fill behavior into early May. The real buy the dip meaning is recognizing this as digestion, not damage. Long-term cycles have turned up, providing the tailwind that keeps pullbacks controlled. Dips toward the 2/3 and 3/5 crossover averages are buyable resets as long as those levels hold.
