Edited sentence: - Buy at lower prices and sell at higher prices).Bear market or falling market would always be stressful for all investors, such as new investors who recently started SIP in January (these investors started SIP on the say of their friends, like in 2017 equity market has given return of 30%+, and in the same way they think, will get the opportunity to get that much return in 2018).But if you keep psychological anxiety apart, then falling market (Like it is running currently in 2018) is the perfect condition for the long-term SIP investors.Continuing your SIP will eventually average your cost of mutual fund units (Like in rising market, say you purchase 1 unit for 100 Rs and in a falling market you purchase same fund units in 80 rs so your average for 2 units would be 90 Rs).Falling Market:.For SIP to be effective and deliver the entire potential returns, it must go through all the market phases.Hence, continuing your SIP in the bear market will usually reward you fantastic results in the long terms.If you continue your SIP in the Rising market, you purchase Units (Mutual funds) at a higher price (This is a contrary belief of stock market mantra i.In the rising market, your SIP will get invested at higher prices but that would be lower than the peak of the rising market.Investors will buy units of a mutual fund at a lower cost at a bear market or in correction.Market may go down.Market may go further.Market may remain range bound.Rising Market:.There can be three possibilities for the market going forward:.Therefore, you constantly stand to benefit in the long run because even if the market falls in the future, it will gradually recover and make new highs (higher than the current high).you are very likely to see your investment decreasing in value each week, even if you keep investing through SIP