The volatility afflicting U.S. and international stock and bond markets this week amid President Donald Trump's tariff push has analysts and institutional investors ringing alarm bells about a possible recession and rethinking big investments and deals. But amid all of the uncertainty and tumult, many retail investors diving into the market in hopes of snapping up stocks on the cheap—buying the dip in other words.
Investment platforms are reporting record transaction volume amid the market rollercoaster. On April 3, the day after Trump announced his "Liberation Day" tariffs on virtually every U.S. trading partner, deposits in Wealthfront's globally diversified index investment accounts were up more than 330% compared to the previous, the financial services company reports. At the same time, deposits into individual stock investment accounts were up nearly 500%. U.S. stocks took a beating that day, suffering their steepest declines since 2020.
