DCA history · Cardano
Cardano DCA since 2020: $100 weekly
Investing $100 every week into Cardano since 1 January 2020 (356 buys, $35,600 in total) would be worth $31,751 today (-10.81%).
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Dollar-cost averaging
$31,751
-10.81% · -3.37%/yr
- Invested
- $35,600.00
- Buys
- 356
- Average cost
- $0.2399
Lump sum, day one
Winner$227,661
+539.50%
- Invested
- $35,600.00
- Bought at
- $0.0335
- Max drawdown
- 95.15%
Perfect timing (hindsight)
$317,895
+792.96%
- Bought on
- 12 Mar 2020
- At a price of
- $0.0240
- 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 7.6% of days, with the longest unbroken stretch lasting 120 days (to 20 Sept 2026). The worst moment was 12 Mar 2020, when it was down 48.6% on what had been invested. The average cost per unit was $0.2399 against a price today of $0.2140 (-10.81%). The cheapest buy was $0.0253 on 18 Mar 2020 and the priciest $2.87 on 1 Sept 2021.
Year by year
| As of | Invested | Worth | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2020 | $5,300 | $14,558 | +174.68% |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $10,500 | $111,134 | +958.42% |
| 31 Dec 2022 | $15,700 | $23,330 | +48.60% |
| 31 Dec 2023 | $20,900 | $65,500 | +213.40% |
| 31 Dec 2024 | $26,100 | $102,641 | +293.26% |
| 31 Dec 2025 | $31,400 | $43,073 | +37.17% |
| 22 Oct 2026 | $35,600 | $31,751 | -10.81% |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much would $100 every week in Cardano since 2020 be worth today?
- Investing $100 every week into Cardano since 1 January 2020 (356 buys, $35,600 in total) would be worth $31,751 today (-10.81%).
- Was DCA better than a lump sum for Cardano since 2020?
- Investing the same $35,600 in one go on 1 January 2020 would be worth $227,661 today (+539.50%), so putting it all in on day one came out ahead over this particular period. Which wins depends heavily on the start date.
- How long was Cardano DCA underwater since 2020?
- The plan was worth less than the money invested on 7.6% of days, with the longest stretch lasting 120 days (ending 20 Sept 2026).