Has Buying Broadcom Stock’s Dips Paid Off?

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Broadcom (AVGO) shares fell 11.2% from their recent high on October 7, 2026, to the close on October 20. The worst of the slide came on October 16, when the stock lost 4.5%, a decline that tempts some investors to buy and others to sell. Broadcom has fallen harder than this before, so how did the investors who bought those earlier falls do a year later?

Broadcom Shares Were Higher A Year After Past Falls

Since 2010, Broadcom has recorded nine sharp falls, with each representing a drop of more than 20% within about six weeks of trading. Seven of those declines happened over a year ago, and the shares traded higher a year later in all seven cases. The median gain over that year was 45%. The other two falls, in January and July 2026, remain too recent to judge.

Realizing that gain meant holding for a year. Along the way, the median…