But use that strategy at your own risk.
Though most prognosticators do not think recent volatility signals an end to the nine-year bull market, the wild swings are likely here to stay.
And a full-on downturn is always a possibility.
"I don't know when or how large it will be, but there's always going to be a bear market and correction in the future," said Aaron E. Graham, a financial planner at Abacus Planning Group in Columbia, South Carolina.