DCA history · Cardano
Cardano DCA since 2022: $100 weekly
Investing $100 every week into Cardano since 1 January 2022 (251 buys, $25,100 in total) would be worth $13,500 today (-46.22%).
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Dollar-cost averaging
Winner$13,500
-46.22% · -25.21%/yr
- Invested
- $25,100.00
- Buys
- 251
- Average cost
- $0.3978
Lump sum, day one
$3,900
-84.46%
- Invested
- $25,100.00
- Bought at
- $1.38
- Max drawdown
- 90.97%
Perfect timing (hindsight)
$37,295
+48.59%
- 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 65.5% of days, with the longest unbroken stretch lasting 603 days (to 3 Dec 2023). The worst moment was 25 Jun 2026, when it was down 66.5% on what had been invested. The average cost per unit was $0.3978 against a price today of $0.2140 (-46.22%). The cheapest buy was $0.1450 on 27 Jun 2026 and the priciest $1.38 on 1 Jan 2022.
Year by year
| As of | Invested | Worth | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2022 | $5,300 | $2,506 | -52.72% |
| 31 Dec 2023 | $10,500 | $15,314 | +45.85% |
| 31 Dec 2024 | $15,700 | $31,049 | +97.76% |
| 31 Dec 2025 | $20,900 | $14,826 | -29.06% |
| 22 Oct 2026 | $25,100 | $13,500 | -46.22% |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much would $100 every week in Cardano since 2022 be worth today?
- Investing $100 every week into Cardano since 1 January 2022 (251 buys, $25,100 in total) would be worth $13,500 today (-46.22%).
- Was DCA better than a lump sum for Cardano since 2022?
- Investing the same $25,100 in one go on 1 January 2022 would be worth $3,900 today (-84.46%), 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 2022?
- The plan was worth less than the money invested on 65.5% of days, with the longest stretch lasting 603 days (ending 3 Dec 2023).