DCA history · Ethereum
Ethereum DCA since 2025: $100 weekly
Investing $100 every week into Ethereum since 1 January 2025 (96 buys, $9,600 in total) would be worth $8,735 today (-9.01%).
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Dollar-cost averaging
Winner$8,735
-9.01% · -9.89%/yr
- Invested
- $9,600.00
- Buys
- 96
- Average cost
- $2,492.93
Lump sum, day one
$6,497
-32.32%
- Invested
- $9,600.00
- Bought at
- $3,351.61
- Max drawdown
- 67.6%
Perfect timing (hindsight)
$14,813
+54.30%
- Bought on
- 8 Apr 2025
- At a price of
- $1,470.01
- 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 55.8% of days, with the longest unbroken stretch lasting 204 days (to 20 Aug 2026). The worst moment was 8 Apr 2025, when it was down 41.8% on what had been invested. The average cost per unit was $2,492.93 against a price today of $2,268.24 (-9.01%). The cheapest buy was $1,576.99 on 16 Apr 2025 and the priciest $4,768.47 on 13 Aug 2025.
Year by year
| As of | Invested | Worth | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | $5,300 | $5,549 | +4.70% |
| 1 Nov 2026 | $9,600 | $8,735 | -9.01% |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much would $100 every week in Ethereum since 2025 be worth today?
- Investing $100 every week into Ethereum since 1 January 2025 (96 buys, $9,600 in total) would be worth $8,735 today (-9.01%).
- Was DCA better than a lump sum for Ethereum since 2025?
- Investing the same $9,600 in one go on 1 January 2025 would be worth $6,497 today (-32.32%), so spreading the buys out came out ahead over this particular period. Which wins depends heavily on the start date.
- How long was Ethereum DCA underwater since 2025?
- The plan was worth less than the money invested on 55.8% of days, with the longest stretch lasting 204 days (ending 20 Aug 2026).