DCA history · Cardano
Cardano DCA since 2025: $100 monthly
Investing $100 every month into Cardano since 1 January 2025 (22 buys, $2,200 in total) would be worth $1,318 today (-40.11%).
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Dollar-cost averaging
Winner$1,318
-40.11% · -45.32%/yr
- Invested
- $2,200.00
- Buys
- 22
- Average cost
- $0.3568
Lump sum, day one
$514
-76.62%
- Invested
- $2,200.00
- Bought at
- $0.9140
- Max drawdown
- 87.36%
Perfect timing (hindsight)
$3,264
+48.38%
- Bought on
- 25 Jun 2026
- At a price of
- $0.1440
- 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 78.9% of days, with the longest unbroken stretch lasting 374 days (to 22 Oct 2026). The worst moment was 25 Jun 2026, when it was down 67.8% on what had been invested. The average cost per unit was $0.3568 against a price today of $0.2137 (-40.11%). The cheapest buy was $0.1540 on 1 Jul 2026 and the priciest $0.9140 on 1 Jan 2025.
Year by year
| As of | Invested | Worth | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | $1,200 | $597 | -50.28% |
| 22 Oct 2026 | $2,200 | $1,318 | -40.11% |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much would $100 every month in Cardano since 2025 be worth today?
- Investing $100 every month into Cardano since 1 January 2025 (22 buys, $2,200 in total) would be worth $1,318 today (-40.11%).
- Was DCA better than a lump sum for Cardano since 2025?
- Investing the same $2,200 in one go on 1 January 2025 would be worth $514 today (-76.62%), so spreading the buys out came out ahead over this particular period. Which wins depends heavily on the start date.
- How long was Cardano DCA underwater since 2025?
- The plan was worth less than the money invested on 78.9% of days, with the longest stretch lasting 374 days (ending 22 Oct 2026).