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What steady, boring, automatic buying actually adds up to.
DCA means buying a fixed dollar amount on a schedule regardless of price. This shows the arithmetic.
| Amount per purchase ($) | |
| How often | |
| For how long (years) | |
| Average price you expect to pay ($ per coin) Your best guess at the average over the period |
|
| Price at the end ($ per coin) Where the price ends up when you check |
| Total Invested | — |
|---|---|
| Number of Purchases | — |
| Coins Accumulated | — |
| Your Average Cost | — |
| Value at End Price | — |
| Gain / Loss | — |
Dollar-cost averaging removes the two decisions that hurt most investors: when to buy and how much. You buy through highs, lows, fear, and greed, and your cost basis lands near the market's average instead of near its tops. It won't beat perfectly timed buying. Nothing beats perfect timing except that nobody can do it. What DCA reliably beats is the common pattern of buying excitedly at peaks and freezing during dips.
Set up an automatic purchase at your exchange, size it so you never miss the money, and let the schedule do the emotional work. More on strategy: Portfolio Strategy & Risk Management.
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