“Buy low, sell high” sounds simple — and that’s the problem. The idea is obvious; the execution is where most people fail. Below I’ll walk you through a realistic, repeatable plan that mixes strategy, risk management, and psychology so you have a much better chance of turning the phrase into profits. I’ll explain the smartest methods, give concrete rules you can use, show a worked example for position sizing, and finish with a checklist you can follow before every trade.

Short summary: You can’t reliably time exact market bottoms. Use frameworks — value signals, dollar-cost averaging, position sizing + stop-losses, diversification, and disciplined rules — and you’ll improve your odds of buying low and capturing the upside.