DCA history · Bitcoin
Bitcoin DCA since 2025: $100 weekly
Investing $100 every week into Bitcoin since 1 January 2025 (93 buys, $9,300 in total) would be worth $8,952 today (-3.74%).
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Dollar-cost averaging
Winner$8,952
-3.74% · -4.19%/yr
- Invested
- $9,300.00
- Buys
- 93
- Average cost
- $86,074.28
Lump sum, day one
$8,154
-12.32%
- Invested
- $9,300.00
- Bought at
- $94,501.40
- Max drawdown
- 53.14%
Perfect timing (hindsight)
$13,172
+41.63%
- Bought on
- 30 Jun 2026
- At a price of
- $58,501.10
- Not a plan you could follow
How it would have felt
Over this period the plan was worth less than the money you’d put in on 64.2% of days, with the longest unbroken stretch lasting 313 days (to 20 Sept 2026). The worst moment was 5 Feb 2026, when it was down 36.1% on what had been invested. The average cost per unit was $86,074.28 against a price today of $82,857.10 (-3.74%). The cheapest buy was $60,092.00 on 1 Jul 2026 and the priciest $123,522.00 on 13 Aug 2025.
Year by year
| As of | Invested | Worth | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | $5,300 | $4,614 | -12.95% |
| 12 Oct 2026 | $9,300 | $8,952 | -3.74% |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much would $100 every week in Bitcoin since 2025 be worth today?
- Investing $100 every week into Bitcoin since 1 January 2025 (93 buys, $9,300 in total) would be worth $8,952 today (-3.74%).
- Was DCA better than a lump sum for Bitcoin since 2025?
- Investing the same $9,300 in one go on 1 January 2025 would be worth $8,154 today (-12.32%), so spreading the buys out came out ahead over this particular period. Which wins depends heavily on the start date.
- How long was Bitcoin DCA underwater since 2025?
- The plan was worth less than the money invested on 64.2% of days, with the longest stretch lasting 313 days (ending 20 Sept 2026).