Maximizing gains is a trading, rather than an investing concept.
Sure if we are able to buy on dips, then we would be able to buy more BTC with the same amount of fiat.... yet if we are holding back and waiting for dips, we might end up with fewer btc (satoshis) than what we would have had by just buying BTC persistently, consistently, regularly and perhaps aggressively.
In other words, no problem taking advantage of dips if you happen to be in a position to take advantage of such dip, yet hopefully not too many BTC accumulators are causing too much whimpiness in their BTC accumulation strategy based on waiting for dips rather than buying BTC regularly.
Exactly JJG, when a person talk about maximizing profits, it's obvious the person just buying to resell when the price goes higher and not buying to obtain higher stashes of Bitcoin at lower price margin in order to fast track their accumulation journey.
Those looking out for dips only to maximize profits are only concerned about short-term market fluctuations and may never be able to boast of good Bitcoin portfolio, if at all they have any. The profits they get from such trading practices are nothing compared to the profits that comes from the compounding effect of Bitcoin price appreciation over a longer period of time which still validates the fact that investors who accumulate Bitcoin persistently are going have more bitcoins and would be in more gains in the future than traders fucking around with Bitcoin price and only seeing the need to buy Bitcoin at dips in order to sell it back immediately there is an upward price correction.
Most of this gamblers are laced with regrets in the future when they calculate how much profits they've missed while gambling with Bitcoin instead of investing into it.
You are making a vary valid point but your presentation makes it appear that buying the dip is just for traders. Far be it, buying the dip is a very powerful accumulation practice that even long term holders take advantage of. Some people have buy orders at various price points below the present market price, when those orders are filled, that is exactly the same thing as buying the dip and because the bought at those power prices does not mean they are eager to sell when the market start rising, it is all about maximizing profits or lets say getting more Bitcoin at discounted prices.
I have been in the Bitcoin space for a while now so I understand that smart investors become more aggressive when there is a dip. That does not mean that they only buy during those times but they increase their purchase at those times when others are afraid and start panicking that price is crashing. They take advantage of those times and come out as the wise ones when the price finally start rising. You might be using other methods like the DCA to buy but trust me, if you learn to combine buying the dip and continuous DCA acculuation, you will realize how powerful such hybrid method can be.